2025-04-30-accounts

Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

SODES GROUP

Charity number 1100331

Report and Unaudited Accounts

For the year ended 30 Apr 2025

Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

SODES GROUP

Report and Unaudited Account for the Year Ended 30 Apr 2025

Contents

Description	Pages
Charity information	1
Accountant’s Report	2
Director’s report	3
Profit & Loss Account	4
Balance Sheet	5
Detailed Profit& Loss Account	6

Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

SODES GROUP

Charity Information 2025

Trustees

Mr. Mohamed Yussef Omer Trustee & Chair Ms. Fatima Duale Trustee AMINA ABDI Trustee

Reporting Accountants

Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

Office 1 465 Coventry Road

Birmingham B10 0TJ Bankers NatWest Edgbaston (A) Branch 30a Hambone Road B15 3AA

Registered Office

45 Blake Lane Beardsley Green Birmingham B9 5QT Registered Charity Number 1100331

Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

SODES GROUP

Accountant’s Report

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

Accountant’s Report to the Board of Directors on the unaudited accounts of SODES GROUP 2024/25

In accordance with the engagement letter, and in order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Charity Act, we have compiled the report and accounts of the charity for the Year Ended 30 Apr 2025 and which charities the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the accounting records and information and explanations you have given to us.

This report was made to the Charity’s Trustees, as a body, in accordance with the terms of our engagement. Our work has been undertaken so that we might compile the accounts that we have been engaged to compile, report to the trustees that we have done so, and state those matters that we have agreed to state to them in this 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 Charity and the trustees, as a body, for our work or for this report.

We have carried out this engagement in accordance with technical guidance issued by the Association for Accounting Technicians and have compiled with the ethical guidance laid down by the Association relating to members undertaking the compilation of accounts.

You have acknowledged on the balance sheet as at 30 April 2025 your duty to ensure that the charity has kept proper accounting records and to prepare account that give a true and fair view under the Companies Act 2006. You consider that the charity is exempt from the statutory requirement for an audit for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit of the financial statements. The director(s) have also not provided any bank statement related to the accounting period. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, express an opinion on accounts.

Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

Office 1 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0TJ, United Kingdom

18 June 2025

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Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

SODES Trustees' Annual Report

The trustees Present their report and accounts for the year ended 30 April 2025

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

Principal Activities

The main activities of the charity were; Carers Project

Trustees

The Trustees who served during the period were

Mr. Mohamed Yussef Omar Trustee/Chairman Ms. Fatima Duale Trustee Amina ABDI Trustee

Diamond Accountants & General Services Limited

SODES

Statement of Profit or Loss

for the year ended 30 April 2025

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

Turnover Direct cost Gross Income Project related expenses Surplus/Deficit (Deficit) carried forward	2025 72,052
	72,052
	93,466
	- 21,414
	- 21,414

SODES
Balance Sheet
As at 30 April 2025
	Notes	2025	2024
		£	£
Fixed Assets
Tangibles	1

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

Current Assets 2 Other taxes and social security Cash at bank and in hand Transit Creditors Amount falling due within one year (Accountancy) 3 Net current assets / (liabilities) Total assets Net Assets / (liabilities) Capital and reserves Opening Balance Surplus Movement difference Charity Funds Mr Mohamed Yussef Omar Fatima Duale Trustees Approved by the board on 18/06/2025	28172.98 £28,172.98 £600.00 £27,572.98 £27,572.98 £48,986.84 -£21,413.86 £0.00 £27,572.98	48986.84 £0.00
		£48,986.84 £600.00
		£48,386.84
		£48,386.84
		£58,430.46 - £10,043.62
		£48,386.84

SODES

Schedule to the profit or Loss Account for the period ended 30 April 2025

2025 £

Income

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

Activities Project Related Expenses Employee Costs: Social Security Costs Employee Wages Activities Travel and subsistence Motor Expenses (Gen) General Meeting Costs Premises Costs Rent Light and Heat General administrative expenses Telephone and fax Hall Hire Office Supplies Staff Training Bank Charges Insurance IT Repairs Repairs and maintenance Depreciation Sundry expenses (petty Cash) Legal and professional costs Accountancy fees Other Professional charges Adjustment to the accounts Deficit	72,051.84
	72,051.84 0.00 91,837.80 0.00 0.00 0 0
	91,837.80 0.00 0.00
	0.00 1,027.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,027.90 600.00
	600.00
	93,465.70
	-21,413.86

Office 1, 465 Coventry Road, Birmingham B10 0[TH] : Email [e-mail]

Somali Disability & Elderly Support Group (SODES)

SODESROUP Charity No. 1100331

45, Blake Lane Bordesley Green Birmingham B9 5QU Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.sodes.org

SODES AGM Report 2024/2025

Date: 14/05/2025 Time: 16:00 – 18:30 Venue: SODES Centre

Present: 51 Participants Apologies: No apologies

1. Chairman’s report of the year’s activities, achievements and setbacks

The chairman has opened the meeting and thanked volunteers and staff of SODES for their hard work, contribution and continued support for the community.

The chair also highlighted the wide range of new activities offered by SODES in 2024 and how they benefited the community. He also noted how the services create a diverse group of clients who regularly attend SODES Centre.

He emphasized new clients who regularly attend SODES open hours with different question and advice about the living cost crises and household fund. But he also mentioned that the charity has no enough resources to cover the needs and the service needed by the client; the service users are, therefore, referred to other organization many times. He encouraged staff and volunteers to do their best to help local community, with little resources, in this difficult time.

In 2024, SODES has only two projects, After School Club and Care Service project. that service had a positive impact on the local community in Birmingham.

Volunteering AFTER SCHOOL CULB.

Fortunately, this project is voluntary basis.

The volunteer project set up a youth club that runs 1 evening a week and Saturdays, where it provides a safe, enjoyable and socially aware environment for the youth. The youth club hosts 3 activities per evening which entails 2 recreational and 1 education based sessions. The project provides varied benefits to the young people, ranging from the fun to education. The youth club has become an education tool for the young people through creating stronger, more sustainable communities where young people have a safe, sense of belonging and participate as active citizens. The contribution of the Parents has made possible for the youth to continue with the homework help sessions and the previous

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Somali Disability & Elderly Support Group (SODES)

SODESROUP Charity No. 1100331

45, Blake Lane Bordesley Green Birmingham B9 5QU Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.sodes.org

recreational activities. In addition, the project has introduced a Somali poetry activity. Thus far, the project has provided young ethnic people to develop their self-confidence and social skills alongside practical IT skills and life skills. The youth club also opened its door to all young people regardless of personal background and circumstance. Due to the limited resources, unfortunately few, less young people than previous year, has benefited from these activities.

Careers Project

Through providing advice, information, organizing social activities and meetings in order to share their experiences, the lives and their family member’s live have been improving.

This project becomes a permanent program and has given the community a sense of continuity and trust that it will be there for them when their needs are magnified. The community has received enough awareness and education about carers support from SODES and understands the impact that this has on the individual, family and the community.

During this year around 9 carers were supported in the following areas:

• Referral to other agencies

• Benefit advice, filling forms, interpreting and translating correspondences from service providers

• Organizing social activities and group meetings to share their experiences

• Liaising with children and adult’s services (social services), mental health departments, GPs and social workers.

Trustees have been elected.

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Somali Disability & Elderly Support Group (SODES)

SODESROUP Charity No. 1100331

45, Blake Lane Bordesley Green Birmingham B9 5QU Tel: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail] Website: www.sodes.org

Elected Trustees

Mr. Mohammed Yussef Omar Chair 26 Exton way Alum rock Birmingham. B8 1PL ...........................................

Ms. Fatima Duale Treasurer 43 Kngston Road, Bordeseley green Birmingham B9 4JD …………………………… Abdorozak Haji Aden Secretary 235 Monument Road Birmingham. B16 8UZ …………………………….

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

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|||| |---|---|---| |Report to the trustees/|Charity Name| |members of|Somali Disability & Elderly Support Group ( SODES)| |On accounts for the year|30/04/2025|Charity no| |ended|(if any)|[1100331]| |Set out on pages|2| |I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above| |charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended|DD / MM / YYYY|.| |Responsibilities and|As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the| |basis of report|accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011| |(“the Act”).| |I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out| |under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I| |have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission| |under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.|

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Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

• the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or

• the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or

• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

• Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Date: 14/07/2025

Signed:

Name: DIAMOND ACCOUNTANTS AND GENERAL SERVICES LIMITED

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Relevant professional AAT qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: OFFICE 1, 465 COVENTRY ROAD BIRMINGHAM B10 0TJ

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to NOTHING TO DISCLOSE disclose .

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