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2021-03-31-accounts

Charity Registration Number 1101649

Bolton Solidarity Community Association

Trustees' report and financial statements

for the year ended 31 March 2021

2-16 Mayor Street Bolton BL3 5HT

Tel: 01204 334004 Website: www.boltonbsca.com Email: bolsomcom@hotmail.com

Bolton Solidarity Community Association Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021 Contents

Page
Contents 1
Legal and administrative information 2
Secretary's Report 3
Trustees report 4-9
Statement of Trustees 10
Accountant's report 11
Statement of financial activities 12
Income and expenditure account 13
Balance sheet 14
Notes to the financial statements 15-17

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Bolton Solidairity Community Association

The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

Legal and administrative information

Status

B.S.C.A. The full name of the charity is Bolton Solidarity Community Association .

Directors / Trustees

Hussain Ahmed Osman Chairman Ahmed Sarman Secretary Najeh Omeri Treasurer Mohamed Arale Member Ali Abdullah Awad Member Zamzam Abdi Member Secretary Ahmed Sarman Charity number 1101649 Date Registered 15 May 2002 Principal Office 2-16 Mayor Street Bolton BL3 5HT Website www.boltonbsca.com Telephone 01204 334004 Registered office 2-16 Mayor Street Bolton BL3 5HT Accountants Berkley Heath 2 Redstone Road Manchester M19 1RB Business address 2-16 Mayor Street Bolton BL3 5HT Bankers Lloyds Lloyds Bank Daub Hill Branch Bolton BL3 6LS

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Bolton Solidairity Community Association The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021 The trustees of B S.C A. are pleased lo present their annual report together with the financial statement of the charity for the last 12 months ended 31st March 2021. Despite the pandemic ICovid-191 BSCA has proven lo be yel another year of continued service provision across BO￿on borough and surroundings. This report looks at progress over the last twelve months and demonstrates our involvement within the local community. On behalf ol B S.C.A. I would once more to like to express my personal thanks to B.S.C.A.'s staff and trustee5 lor all their efforts over the last year. l also would like to thank our volunteers who support the work of B.S.C.A. and continued theic contribution during the 1851 year. Finally, we would like lo thank all our current funders and other partners who have given us great support Bolton at Home. Lloyds Foundation. Bolton CVS. Bolton Cotjncil, Igen Trusl. ESF. Salford CVS. Bolton College. BSBT. GMCVO, The voluntary sedor of Bolton and many more. We are very pleased lo introduce this year's Annual report 202012021. As predicted the financial climate dLJring the year has once more proved lo be very dffficull But, I have to say that B.S.C A. team have ¢onliftued to put in a tremendous amount of time and efforts to Secu￿ the funding that covered the activity of the rLJnning proie¢ls This report was approved by the board of trustees on 2 Febuary 2022 Ahmed Sarman On behalf gf the Management Committee.

Bolton Solidairity Community Association

The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021

Who we are

Bolton Solidarity Community Association (B.S.C.A.) was founded in 2002 and achieved registered charitable status in 2003. Over the last 19 years, B.S.C.A. has become a model of best practice for other charities in the area. Our background and our experience mean that we have unique insight across Bolton’s many communities. We are best-placed to offer you the understanding and the reach that you need to make a real difference.

BCSA works to aid communication, promote understanding, facilitate integration, and empower new and emerging BME communities, including Somali; Ethiopian; Sudanese; Oromo; Eritrean; Kurdish; and Iraqi communities. We provide direct support to refugees, asylum seekers and immigration in Bolton, as well as locally-established BME communities. We also provide support, expertise and training to empower our clients to become successful and active members of the community.

Our Vision:

Our vision is to improve the quality of life for disadvantaged, isolated and marginalised new and emerging communities in Bolton Borough.

B.S.C.A.’s Values are

Working together Integrity Respect and valuing others Empowerment

Our aim is to:

To provide an accessible and welcoming venue that is a focal point for the community, a place for people to meet and where B.S.C.A. offer their services and activities.

To support young people to prevent their involvement in crimes and help them to improve their education achievement.

To reduce isolation among new and emerging communities in Bolton and support them to promote their cohesion and integration into the wider society.

To reduce health inequalities in the Bolton Borough and raise awareness of new health issues affecting new and emerging communities which contributes to inequalities i.e. Khat, Female Circumcision, domestic violence.

To improve employability skills of new and emerging communities in Bolton and also improve their involvement in main stream services.

Governance, Structure and Management

Legal structure

Bolton Solidarity Community Association (B.S.C.A) is a charitable company limited by guarantee having no shares.

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Bolton Solidairity Community Association

The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021

B.S.C.A trustee’s responsibilities

B.S.C.A.’s trustees give their time voluntarily and received no benefits from the B.S.C.A. charity. The Trustees form the management committee who meets regularly to oversee the running of the organisation. B.S.C.A. trustees ensure that the charity is carrying out its purposes for members of the community benefit and also comply with charity’s governing document.

All the trustees of the B.S.C.A. including the chair are elected once in every two years by the members of the organisation attending the Annual General Meeting.

Policies:

Reserve policy:

A reserve policy is a key component of a charity’s financial management and planning. The commission of charities requires charities like B.S.C.A. to determine and explain their policy for free reserves.

The B.S.C.A.’s management committees have examined this year the charity’s reserves. The charity’s reserve policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves to cover few months operating expenditure to cushion the organisation during periods when project funding or core funding is unavailable. The charity currently operates with reserve account balances of £29,389 (twenty nine thousand three hundred and eighty nine pounds). The trustees of B.S.C.A. are endeavouring to build up its donor base with view to having sufficient reserves.

Financial review policy

B.S.C.A has developed a fundraising strategy built into strategic plan and is reviewed on a yearly basis. The treasurer is responsible for financial management and presents the organisation’s financial situation during the trustee’s meeting.

B.S.C.A. has developed a fundraising strategy built into strategic plan and is reviewed on a yearly basis. The treasurer is responsible for financial management and presents the organisation’s financial situation during the trustee’s meeting.

The role of the fundraising strategy is to ensure the long-term sustainability of the B.S.C.A., so that it can continue to provide its exceptional services and learning experiences for many years to come. Creating a dedicated cross-organisational Fundraising Strategy for B.S.C.A. represents a significant opportunity to strengthen and develop the B.S.C.A.’s fundraising activities.

The overall aims of the Fundraising Strategy are: - to increase and diversify the organisation’s income, in order to improve its financial sustainability; and - to introduce systems and procedures to unite fundraising efforts and record-keeping across the organisation, in order to support fundraising activity for the long-term.

It is essential that the Fundraising Strategy aligns with the B.S.C.A.’s overall organisational Strategic Plan (20202021).

Risk Management:

Our organisation has a risk management policy which is a process of identifying, evaluating and controlling risks. During 2020/2021 the B.S.C.A.’s trustees carries out a review of major risks to which the charity is exposed and has an established risks register which is updated once a year.

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Bolton Solidairity Community Association The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021

Activities and achievements of the year (2020/2021)

Client drop in advice sessions:

Usually B.S.C.A.’s client drop in advice session is available three days a week. The scope and range of issues we deal with are great and diverse. As we know most of the service providers closed their doors during pandemic period. Many of our vulnerable clients felt that it was a difficult period. Some of them become lonely and isolated.

To continue the work and service we are doing for our clients we have created phone service and digital advice online. To the best of our ability we have tried to assist those clients through phone contact as well as other digital media.

During 2020/2021 the numbers of cases we have dealt within this service were 2870 cases.

FGM Project:

Due to Covid 19 the way in which FGM activities were carried out in 2020 and 2021 was different from the previous years. There were fewer sessions being offered face to face meetings.

Sessions were delivered through the webinar. Our project workers delivered 17 FGM awareness sessions to some of the new and emerging communities in Bolton. The project workers also delivered FGM sessions to some of the primary and secondary schools in Bolton.

The purpose of these workshops was to raise awareness within the communities about FGM and an understanding of the legal framework and to encourage the effective implementation of laws against FGM.

During 2020/2021 B.S.C.A. FGM project workers had 57 telephone advice conversations with FGM victims. The purpose of the telephone conversations was to support the victims as well as to share any concerns they may have.

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Bolton Solidairity Community Association The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021

Substance misuse awareness

The main purpose of this project is to provide advice to members of the new and emerging community in Bolton who have Khat misuses problems. The other aims of the project include:

From April 2020/2021 the project workers have organised 11 workshops through webinar and have conducted telephone advice sessions with 113 khat users.

Work Experience:

Previously each year our organisation provides work experience to secondary school students. As a result of Covid 19 restrictions B.S.C.A. could not accommodate the work experience of those students. But on the other hand B.S.C.A. has made it possible for 21 members from new and emerging community in Bolton to provide work experience through virtual media.

Outreach work

Despite the difficult situation brought by Covid19, the B.S.C.A. volunteers and workers continue their vital work to reach out hard to reach people. In order for this outreach work to have a positive impact on the target group digital technology was used during Covid19.

To carry out outreach activities, B.S.C.A. workers and volunteers were dealing and communicating clients with phone, video and social media means. In 2020/2021 this activity, we supported 178 individuals.

Homework Club

The BSCA homework club has been running successfully since 2005. During 2020/2021 we offer sessions ranging from KS1 up to GCSE. Previously the sessions were running twice a week at Bolton University and Mayor Street building.

Since the Covid-19 coronavirus hit, we have not been able to access the Bolton University building and the mayor street building. To continue the homework club sessions we have changed to help students via webinar. Due to this technology some of the students were not able to benefit from the homework club education. The number of the students using this system was 67 students.

EU settlement scheme

In 2020/2021 B.S.C.A. helped many EU citizens to fill out residency forms as the UK left the EU. The EU settlement scheme has been developed to help EU citizens to apply for residency. Some of the EU citizens living in Bolton, who do not have the appropriate access, skills or confidence to complete the forms, the B.S.C.A. has assisted them in completing the forms and applications that needed to be completed. Through this activity the B.S.C.A. has helped 109 service users.

Employment project (Bright future)

As part of the Bright Futures project we worked with 36 people on this project. This project was to improve the employability outcomes. The project offered volunteer opportunities, training and building skills as part of the journey. As a result of the project we were able to help those 36 people find employment or move closer to being employed. The feedback from the project participants was very positive as a whole and we thank our funders and partners for contributing to this success.

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Bolton Solidairity Community Association The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021

Skilled Up project

The project was run smoothly; however major changes occurred due to the lockdown (covid-19) from April 2020. To overcome this B.S.C.A. introduced new ways of working with beneficiaries which were digital and more social distanced one to one support. During 20120/2021, we ran CV building, job search skills sessions, workshops, basic skills and interview techniques. The project workers provide ongoing support to 73 people. They also offered guidance other 175 individuals.

Hope project

With this project we engaged with people by Involving them in their own health and care primarily but not exclusively with people from new communities including refugees and asylum seekers and BAME individuals that are in recovery and introduce support systems which would increase the chances of them accessing mainstream service provision as well as increase the chances of them staying in recovery by having ownership of what help they need.

We helped provide them with digital diversionary activities to help them stay connected with others who have similar experiences to them. We have provided wellbeing support both physically and digitally to our target group through sessions and workshops and this has helped the resilience of our group. During and pre-Covid we also gave opportunities for our beneficiaries to take part in volunteering opportunities such as food drops, tackling social isolation and wellbeing exercises. We have managed recruit 20 beneficiaries on to the project.

Football training:

B.S.C.A. routinely carries out physical activity for young people. There were football training sessions with FA qualified coaches to support young people from age 5 to 16. The sport sessions take place in different places across Bolton e.g. Pikes lane and queens Park. During the period 2020/2021 the workers and volunteers of the

Walk activity

Most of the time during 2020/2021 there were restrictions related to Covid-19. Many people felt lonely and isolated during that period. The aim of this activity was to combat loneliness and isolation. This project provided opportunities for community’s elderly people and women groups to do walk and other physical activities.

Partnership

B.S.C.A. continue to work closely with other voluntary sector organisations in Bolton and local authority bringing communities together and improving collaboration and community cohesion. This partnership has also enabled us to deal effectively with Covid-19 pandemic.

Volunteers

B.S.C.A. activities cannot run without our volunteers. They actually carry out and participate in all the various activities that BSCA was doing during 2020/2021. Areas where our volunteers are most active include youth activities, homework club, women and girls activities and many more. Currently 29 volunteers are supporting BSCA’s projects and other activities.

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Bolton Solidairity Community Association The report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2021

Future plans:

In the coming years we will strive:

B.S.C.A. Bolton Solidarity Community Association

www.boltonB.S.C.A.com

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Bolton Solidarity Community Association for the year ended 31 March 2021 Independent examinerfs report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of Bolton Solidarity Community Association. I report on the financial statemenls of Bolton Solidarrty Communty Association for the year ended 31 March 2019 which comprise the statement of financial activilies, the balance sheet, the cash flow slalemenl and Ihe related notes. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities {effeclive April 20081. under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out therein. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. you consider that the audil requirement of section 144{21 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act} does not apply. 11 is my responsibility to slate, on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charily Commissioners under section 14515llbl of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examine￿8 report My examination was carried out in accordance wth the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts. Independent examinerfs statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention-. {1 } which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any malerial respect the requirements. to keep accounling records in accordance with section 130 of the Act," and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act. have not been met". or 12) to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ey Heat Cas Plus Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants The date upon which this report was completed is -_ 2 February 2022 11

Bolton Solidarity Community Association Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2021

Incoming resources
Staff costs
Repairs
Insurance
Light and heat
Advertising
Telephone
Computer costs
Donations
Accountancy fees
General expenses
Net movement in funds
Net Surplus / (Deficit)
Resources expended
Donations
Grants
Total incoming resources
Total funds brought forward
Total resources expended
Rent, rates and service charge
Printing, postage and stationery
Community program
Legal and professional
Depreciation & amortisation
Interest and charges		 Unrestricted
Funds
£
120
48,933
49,053
-
4,687
1,150
840
3,145
3,087
492
1,251
2,810
16,098
2,230
-
2,409
1,820
179
206
40,404
8,649
20,740
29,389		 Restricted
Funds
£
-
191,604
191,604
87,350
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
87,350
104,254
52,202
156,456		 Total
Funds
2021
£
120
240,537
240,657
87,350
4,687
1,150
840
3,145
3,087
492
1,251
2,810
16,098
2,230
-
2,409
1,820
179
206
127,754
112,903
72,942
185,845		 Total
Funds
2020
£
120
74,233
74,353
78,124
4,770
425
835
3,030
3,545
385
1,173
645
17,344
2,595
-
1,923
1,160
239
308
116,501
(42,148)
115,090
72,942

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Bolton Solidarity Community Association Income and expenditure account for the year ended 31 March 2021

Income
Total expenditure
All activities relate to continuing operations.
Net retained surplus for the financial year		 2021
£
240,657
(127,754)
112,903		 2020
£
74,353
(116,501)
(42,148)

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Bolton Solidarity Community Association Statement of Receipts and Payments at 31 March 2021

Notes
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
5
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Net current assets
Net assets
Funds
Unrestricted funds
6
Restricted funds
7
Creditors: amounts
falling due within one		 £
£
5,500
181,097
181,097
(752)
180,345
185,845
29,389
156,456
185,845
2021		 £
£
717
72,975
72,975
(750)
72,225
72,942
20,740
52,202
72,942
2020

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 2 Febuary 2022 and signed on its behalf by:

Ahmed Sarman Trustee

The notes on pages 15 to 18 form an integral part of these accounts.

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Bolton Solidarity Community Association Statement of Receipts and Payments at 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Notes Fixed assets Tangible assets 5,500 717 Current assets Cash at bank and in hand 181,097 181,097 72.975 72,975 Creditors: amounts falling due within one {752} (750) Net current assets 180,345 72.225 Net assets 185.845 72,942 Funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds 29,389 156,456 20.740 52.202 185,845 72.942 The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 2 Febuary 2022 and signed on its behalf by: Ahmed Sarman Trustee The notes on pages 15 to 18 form an integral part of these accounts. 14

Bolton Solidarity Community Association Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021

1 Accounting policies

1.1.Accounting convention

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008) and follow the recommendations in 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice' issued in October 2000.

1.2.Incoming resources

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and gifts and is included in full in the Statement ofFinancial Activities when receivable. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold. Donated assets are included at the value to the charity where this can be quantified and a third party is bearing the cost. The value of services provided by volunteers has not been included.

Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities in the year in which they are receivable.

1.3.Resources expended

Resources expended are recognised in the year in which they are incurred.

Fundraising costs are those incurred in seeking voluntary contributions and do not include the costs of disseminating information in support of the charitable activities.

Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

1.4.Tangible fixed assets and depreciation

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life, as follows:

2 Donations and grants

Donations and grants 2021
Unrestricted
£
49,053
49,053		 2021
Restricted
£
191,604
191,604		 2021
Total
£
240,657
240,657		 2020
Total
£
74,353
74,353

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3 Cost of generating funds

Staff costs
Rent, rates and service charge
Insurance
Light and heat
Printing, postage and stationery
Advertising
Telephone
Computer costs
Community program
Legal and professional
General expenses
4 Management and administration
Accountancy fees
Depreciation and amortisation
Bank charges
5 Tangible fixed assets tangible
Cost
At 1 April 2020
Additions in the year
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation
At 1 April 2020
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2021
Net book values
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020		 2021
£
87,350
4,687
840
3,145
3,087
492
1,251
2,810
16,098
2,230
1,820
123,810
2021
£
2,408
179
206
2,793
Tangible
assets
£
26,002
4,962
30,964
25,285
179
25,464
5,500
717		 2020
£
78,124
4,770
835
3,030
3,545
385
1,173
645
17,344
2,595
1,160
113,606
2020
£
1,923
431
308
2,662
Total
£
26,002
4,962
30,964
25,285
179
25,464
5,500
717

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6 Unrestricted funds
Donations and grants
7 Restricted funds
Donations and grants		 1 April 2020
£
16,226
16,226
1 April 2020
£
98,864
98,864		 Incoming
£
49,053
49,053
Incoming
£
191,604
191,604		 Outgoing
31 March 2021
£
£
(40,404)
24,875
(40,404)
24,875
Outgoing
31 March 2020
£
£
(87,350)
203,118
(87,350)
203,118

Purposes of restricted funds

Restricted funds that can only be used for particular restricted purposes as required by the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for a particular restricted purpose.

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