2025-03-31-accounts - Central African Youth In Enfield

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ANNUAL REPORT & ACCOUNTS 2024-2025

Registered No 1100569

CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD - CAYE

Year Ended 31[st] March 2025

Registered Charity Number : 1100569

Principal address:

YOUTH & COMMUNITY CONNEXIONS 34 THE MARKET SQUARE ENFIELD N9 0TZ

Trustees and Committee Members:

Geoffrey Kititu Patricia Benkantoyi Fideline Mbuyi Kanangila Kalamba Luala

Projects & volunteers’ Coordinator

Iseka Luala

Key Facilitators:

Rigobert Mulamba - Anga Gemima Bekano Claude Bula Chanel Florance - Daniels

Key Volunteers :

Elena Philippou Paul Elombe

Governing document

The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution.

Bankers:

LLOYBS Bank CSU Charlton Road Andover Hants SP10 1RE

CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2025

The trustees present their report and financial statement for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Document

Central African Youth in Enfield was established in 2002 and we have attained charitable status in 2004; Registered Charity No 1100569.

The founder members saw the urgent and desperate needs of their community “African French speaking” and decided that pro-action was better than reaction. The organisation was established to empower young people and families and help them adjust to life in the UK.

Recruitment and appointment of the Trustees

Under the Recruitment Policy of the Charity trustees are elected at General Meeting.

Management skill is well represented within the trustee body. The mix of the trustee skills, if lost due to retirement is maintained by recruitment and resigning trustees choosing to maintain active contact with the charity providing skills and experience.

Trustee Induction and Training

Trustees are familiar with the work the Charity as they are provided with regular reports from the Charity’s management team. Potential trustees are informed of the following:

The work carried out by the Charity.
Obligation of the board of trustees
Funding of the Charity
Future.

Publications from the Charity Commission are regularly distributed to all trustees.

Risk Management

The trustees are keen to limit the internal and external risks to which the charity is exposed and are looking into ways of providing further support to the charity’s principal activities. Risks to funding have led to the development of links with organisations experienced in recognising and generating news stream of funding. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedure for authorisation of all transaction and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with the health and safety of staff, volunteers, beneficiaries, and visitors to the various projects. CAYE regularly reviews it’s Child Protection Policy and other procedures, which are in line with the Local Authority’s Safeguarding Children’s’ Board recommendations.

Organisation Structure

Central African Youth in Enfield has a broad of trustees consisting of 4 members who meet regularly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the charity. Members are from a variety of professional and management backgrounds that add value to the work of the charity.

A scheme of delegation is in place and day to day responsibility for the provision of the service and activities rest with the Volunteer Coordinator. The volunteer Coordinator is responsible for ensuring that the charity delivers the service and activities specified and that the key performance indicators are met.

Objective

CAYE exists to fill the youth and family support services and provide educational and activity provision. We work with families who have multiple unmet needs and aim to fill the gap between existing statutory agencies and the needs of African French speaking community in Enfield. We are based in Edmonton, which is a part of the Borough suffering from substantial deprivation.

Review of Organisational Activities and Achievements

Our charity has had a very successful fundraising year, with a total income of £33,556. Thanks to the generosity of our funders, we have enjoyed another active and impactful year. This support has enabled us to deliver significant services and activities to our beneficiaries. We remain deeply grateful to our funders and to CAYE’s dedicated volunteer team.

The main activities for the year were:

Music teaching programmes for children and young people
Parents support network group
Volunteering and other supports.
Information, advice, and guidance
Referral and signpost

Music teaching programmes for children and young people.

Funding from the People’s Health Trust, Community Fund and Arts Council England enabled us to deliver an engaging educational programme using musical instruments and music technology. These programmes were designed to support vocational learning and create career pathways for disadvantaged children and young people living in Enfield. Around 150 children and young people benefited from these activities.

Parent Support Network Programmes

The above funding allowed us to run weekly workshops that empowered parents with practical skills and increased awareness of local services. These sessions also provided information and practical guidance to help parents build their confidence, strengthen their skills and better support their families. The sessions improved their understanding of the UK education system so they can better support their children.

Volunteering and Other supports.

The aim of our programme is to support young people from the Congolese community in exploring the cultural heritage of Congolese families living in Enfield. The funding has enabled us to run workshops on planning, technical skills, documentation, and archiving, giving participants the opportunity—many for the first time—to explore and preserve their cultural heritage in an enjoyable learning environment.

The projects also produced an educational and enjoyable musical events featuring talented Congolese Rumba performers, who delivered a spectacular dance performance to a wide audience at Edmonton Green areas. The events aimed to promote the projects across the borough of Enfield. (Please refer to Identification of Congolese Rumba in Enfield – Project Documentary for further details)

Volunteer Support Programs: Our volunteers help bridge service gaps by reaching disadvantaged families and guiding them toward volunteering, education, and employment opportunities.

Our additional services for the year included: We offer a wide range of support services,

including training, volunteering, ESOL, health workshops, crime awareness, referrals, interpretation, and welfare and housing advice. Children and young people have been actively engaged in community events, in addition to families and other community members have enjoyed organised social events.

The need: We continue to see an increase in the number of parents, children, and young people engaging with our services this year. More than 50 individuals benefited from our advice, guidance, and referral support. In addition, over 150 children and young people took part in our musical workshops and Heritage Project.

Future: We aim to continue to work with our funders and Local Authority to tackle issues which affect disadvantaged families in our community.

Within the next year we plan to:

Raise more money to fund the post of a coordinator.
Establishing funding to continue to provide existing services.
Acquire new funding to increase the work of the charity to meet the demands of the community.
Continue to develop links with local communities’ groups and statutory agencies to share ideas, best practice and network.
Focus on increasing and improving the operational capacity of the Charity.

Thanks

We would like to thank everyone who has given their time over the year to help us continue to offer and excellent service to local individuals and families. These include:

Our volunteers, who are our greatest asset.
Those individuals who support Central African Youth in Enfield as Trustees and committee members
All other agencies, company trusts and organisations that support our work in any way.

This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Geoffrey Kititu Trustee & Chair Date: 28/01/2026

Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Central African Youth in Enfield.

I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31[st] March 2025, which are set out on pages 9 to 12.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act; and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act

have not been met; or

(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Tacts Accountant

Date: 28/01/2026

TACTS Accountant, 61 Fountains Crescent, London, N14 6BD

Chartered Certified Accountant.

CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD

Receipts and Payments Account for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted Funds £ - - - - - - - - - - 595	Restricted Funds £ - - 2,195 12,380 - 18,981 33,556 44,539 44,539 (10,983) 24,601	2024 Funds £ 150 26,024 1,920 8,843 20,839 -
		57,776
		57,602
		57,602
		174 25,022
595	13,618	25,196

(The notes form part of the account)

CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD Charity Number: 1100569

Statement of Assets & Liabilities as at 31st March 2025

Monetary Assets Bank & cash in hand Total cash funds	Unrestricted Funds £ 595 595	Restricted Funds £ 13,618 13,618	2025 Funds £ 14,213 14,213	2024 Funds £ 25,196
				25,196

Statements of Fixed Assets

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Depreciation Current
Details Funded by At Cost to date Value
£ £ £
Music Equipment 2022/2023 Donation 1,000 1,000 0
Music Equipment 2022/2023 Heritage Lottery Fund 3,520 3,520 0
Music Equipment 2023/2024 People's Health Trust 759 501 258
Music Equipment 2023/2024 Arts Council - Lottery 2,116 1,397 720
Music Equipment 2024/2025 National Lottery Fund 1,300 429 871
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OTHER LIABILITIES:

Professional Fees £ 600

The accounts were approved by the Trustees on 28/01/2026 and signed on their behalf by: -

……………………….........

Geoffrey Kititu

Chairperson

CENTRAL AFRICAN YOUTH IN ENFIELD Year Ended 31[st] March 2025

Notes to the accounts

1. Accounting Basis

These accounts were prepared on a receipts and payments basis, with all revenue and expenses shown on a cash basis. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” and applicable legislations.

2 Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities when the organisation is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

3. Resource Expendable

All expenditure is accounted for on a cash basis and has been included under expenses categories that aggregate all costs for allocation to activities.

4. Taxation

No provision has been made for the taxation of the Charity’s Income as it qualifies for the tax exemptions available to charities.

5. Fixed Assets .

Music and Computer equipment are expected to have an estimated useful life of 3 years and hence are expected to be depreciated for three years on a straight-line basis at 33.33%.

6. Restricted Funds Analysis

Restricted Fund People's Health Trust London Borough of Enfield Arts Council - Lottery National Lottery Community Fund	Balance as at 1st Apr 24 Receipt during year Payment during year Balance as at 31st Mar 25 £ £ £ £ 6,843 12,380 16,584 2,639 - 2,195 - 2,195 15,454 - 15,454 - 2,304 18,981 12,501 8,784
	24,601 33,556 44,539 13,618

*Purpose of restricted was to provide music and recreational activities for young people, health, Wellbeing and heritage project.

7. Charitable Expenses

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Unrestricted Restricted 2025 2024
Funds Funds Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Staff & Sessional Workers - 30,539 30,539 29,619
-
Volunteers and Training 2,971 2,971 3,993
Beneficiaries incentives and expenses - 120 120 2,650
Events and activities - 2,329 2,329 9,802
Admin and Office Cost - 2,619 2,619 2,907
-
Equipment 4,271 4,271 5,696
Refreshments - - - 486
professional fees - 800 800 720
Transport and Travel - - - 354
Monitoring and Evaluation - - - 780
Publicity and advertisements - 889 889 595
Total Charitable Expenses - 44,539 44,539 57,602
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8. Support and Governance

Allocation of support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back-office costs, finance, personnel, and governance costs which support the Charity activities. These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The bases on which support costs have been allocated are set out below.

Admin Cost Equipment Professional fees Total	Support £ 2,619 4,271 - 6,890	Governance £ - - 800 800	Total £ 2,619 4,271 800 7,690