**Registered Charity No. 1104934 Company No. 4921997** ## **ANNUAL REPORT** ## 2020 – 2021 ## **Horn Stars** Presented: Horn Stars Annual General Meeting ## 26[th] November 2021 Safari Restaurant 135 High Street London NW10 4TR **‘Empowering the Next Generation’ Horn Stars Annual Report** **2020 – 2021** **Horn Stars AGM 2020/21** ## **Table of Contents** Chair’s Report Treasurer’s Report 4 - 5 Coordinator’s Report 6– 8 Funding Agencies 9-10 Partner’s 11 2 ## **Chair’s Report** The chairman informed the gathering that the organisation was developing and improving its prospects of attracting funding although the funding climate is still unpredictable but never the less the staff have put in a lot of effort and in return managed to raise more money this year. The funding climate is ever so challenging and the new way of working both collaboratively innovatively have held the organisation in good sted. This year has seen an improvement in both the services we provide and the finances which were raised, I have to thank the director Abdi Farah and is able team and volunteers for this. Horn Stars have been re branding itself for some time now and this has improved the public image of the organisation. During the rebranding a name change has been suggested and designs of a new logo has been commissioned as the organisation has to evolve with the changing times and climates. The name Connect Stars has been approved and will be implemented in due course, this would have happened sooner if it wasn’t for the disruption of the pandemic. Connect Stars has become the name that we operate under and it’s well received. I would like to thank for all of those of you that have taken their time to come and be with us here tonight and also Horn stars volunteers and staff in whom without their support we wouldn’t be here. ## **Ahmed JAMA – The Chair** 3 ## **Treasurer’s Report** ## **Introduction** The 2020/21 financial year has improved drastically from last financial year and this was due to the core funding we have received. The report from the treasurer should be read in conjunction with the Accounts and Trustees Report for the year ending 31[st] March 2021. ## **Finance** The treasurer is satisfied with the Financial Statements that accompany this report. The following are some of the highlights: ## **Balance Sheet** The balance sheet is quite healthy. The general reserve was £10,196 for the year ending 31[st] March 2021. That figure has been a significant improvement from last year and our auditor’s advice that we should have a cash reserve equal to about four months operating expenditure has been achieved. Horn Stars is now aiming at to sustain the general reserve to that recommended level, though it is known to be a difficult task. Unless we make our provision for community advice and guidance funded projects Horn Stars will continue to stress its resources and burden its operating costs. ## **Income** The total income for the year is **£203,512** which came from our grant givers and donors. ## **Expenditure** Expenditure was in line with budgets of the projects under implementation which was relatively good this year as it had gone up due to core funding 4 attained. Most of the expenditure was focuses on projects to be implemented and the core costs of the charity in relationship to its growing activities. The activities included After schools activities, youth engagements and football training programs, in additional further funding were secured for leadership projects. Expense included operating costs, salaries, rent and utilities, adverts and promotion, volunteer expenses, sundries and repairs, and others such as printing, postage and stationery. ## **Cash flow** As the funding increased slightly, we had less problems with incoming cash follow and this has decreased the tensions we faced the previous years the difficulties with cash flow is getting better, but we had to maintain a rigorous expenditure in par to available in-hand funds. ## **Financial Issues** It’s been a good financial year and no long-term financial issue that face the organisation: Fawzi Muse Mohammed The treasurer 5 ## **YOUTH DEVELOPMENT** ## **Youth engagement and football projects** The Hyde funded youth enterprise has worked really well with engaging with 60 young people engaged and 5 of them having gained jobs and interns. This year after coming out of lockdown and working innovatively it was so important to keep the engagement level up and going above and beyond and we conducted more outreach and detach work to see the young people outdoors and discuss their progress with them The after school football is progressing well with over 200 young people engaged the referrals to the Saturday football is mainly from schools and self-referrals, schools include Ark on Fridays where we conduct an afterschool football programme and Safer together through sport programme which involved, Stonebridge, Mitchell Brook and Brentfield primary schools. The programme has worked well and at times was difficult to get it off the ground due to different timetables of the schools and parents having different schedules for the young people after schools, but the young people really enjoyed the programme and worked hard during the sessions. Again with disruptions of the lockdown and delivering some of these projects virtually it was a great turn out once we could do them outdoors again, in schools and community centres. Holiday programmes involved youth clubs, football tournaments and partnership with Jason Roberts Foundation in which we ran every school holiday at The Bridgstone Arena in Stonebridge and provided children with the widest range of activities possible. The programme ran from 12 - 4pm. Example activities included;Football, kayaking, dance, arts & crafts and multisports. The DIVA project involved 80 girls in training, capacity building, residential and social action programme aged 14-16, from Black, Asian Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds in the London Borough of Brent. The programme will built confidence, motivation and inspired the young girls to push beyond their comfort zones and supported the girls to be the best version of themselves. ## **Outcomes** • 80 BAME girls from the Wembley and Harlesden neighbourhoods engage and completed the DIVA project • 50% of participants report having increased confidence and continue to make informed decisions • 85% of participants received a non- accredited Developing Skills for Employment certificate • 95% of the participants have a greater understanding and knowledge of accessing careers • 65% of the participants will join a local project or attend local projects as an exit strategy • Improved employability skills and job prospects - 25% progressing to interviews with 10% in employment • 90% of participants understand the advantages of living a healthier and more active lifestyle by continuing playing sport after completion of the Starlet programme. Providing outreach and detached work for those at risk or involved in gang activity on the Harlesden High street area, Stonebridge, Church road and Chalkhill. Extensive outreach/detached work to engage the young people in the corners and alley ways – the young people least likely to attend projects. The intervention were young people led, supported by a Horn Stars Lead worker. Once engaged, they took part in interactive sessions and received 1-2-1 support to plan pathways to employment, apprenticeships or training. In addition an open youth activities following on from the targeted youth hub occurred, offering safe engagement space, enable some down time space, they mainly lived in an overcrowded homes and required the time to relax reflect and gain access to support. 7 ## **Community Advice & Guidance** . The advice sessions took place in the Hub in Stonebridge and it has became more of a digital training the residents on how to use the online tools through Hyde website to report defaults, change of circumstances and reporting antisocial behaviours, following on from last year where this service was mainly done remotely and was very challenging to conduct. Also most local authorities use a my account feature in their websites. A large proportion of our members have a large family, due to the benefits cap this will automatically affect a large proportion of them, putting their homes at risk and it way have a spiral affect on their children’s schooling. Mobility bas always been a factor that causes education underachievement for pupils’ and this is going to be another disaster waiting to strike the already low educational attainment for young Somali’s in British schools. We are advising Brent council departments and the schools in which we provide our services to minimise the affects as much as possible, but we feel this will have a great consequence the borough. We increased the number of volunteers who assist with the Monday and Wednesday Surgeries, with more professionals given up their time as and when they can. We have worked and have referred some challenging cases to the Brent Hub support services mainly the ones situated in Harlesden Library, Willesden Library and Kilburn. The bulk of the advice session fall upon these areas:: - Utilities (gas, electricity, water and telephones) - Child Tax Credits - Child Benefit - State Benefits including – Housing, Council Tax, Income support, Job Seeker Allowance, Employment & Support Allowance and Pension credits) - Support with employment applications - Universal credit - Immigration (Citizenship and passports) - Food and energy poverty The advice sessions take place on Mondays and Wednesdays and one doesn’t need an appointment on these two days but if it’s an urgent case that can’t wait these two days he or she has to book an appointment either on Wednesday or Thursday in order to be seen. The two advice sessions are 8 mainly conducted by two officers on both days and most of the cases seem to be originating the lack of communication between the service provider and the person accessing it. Wednesdays is the digital training day. This year more than 67 people have accessed this service with many of them attending more than once. . ## **- - FUNDING AGENCIES 2020 2021** ## MTVH ## THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ## JOHN LYON‘S CHARITY ## HYDE HOUSING ## CATALYST HOUSING ## ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK ## ARK ACADEMY 9 ## STREETGAMES ## BBC CHILDREN IN NEED ## YOUNG BRENT FOUNDATION LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT STREETGAMES 10 ## **- PARTNERS 2020 2021** ## Active Communities Network ## Step Up Hub AFC Wembley Hilltop Circle Young Brent Foundation Sport at the Heart The Jason Roberts Foundation Wembley Football League Muslim Council of Britain Council of Somali Organisations –CSO (London) London Youth 11 HORN STARS Accounts and Trustees: Report For the yeor ended 31 March 2021 opNSTARs F1￿￿ni￿9rt￿g The NÈNt Genp.rpliin Charity nurnber.. 1104934 Compwiy number". 4921997 HORN STARS L£gal and Administrative Ewnses For the year ended 31 March 2021 The organisation is a registered charity and limited company by guarantee. incortM)rated on 6 October 2003. Status-. Charity number. Company number. 1104934 4921997 Management committee: Ahmd Jama Muna Yusuf Fawzi Muse Mohatnmed Ayan Ali Ahmed Musa Hussein Ibrahim Chairnian Secretary Treasurer Member Member Member Registered office & busin¢ss addr¢ss.' 6 Hillside London NW108BN Director.. Al)di Farah Accountsnls Issa Associates Chartered Certified Accountants 116 Cumberland House 80 Sernbs Lane London NWIO 6RF Bankers Barclays Bank Alperton Branch 220 FAITng Road Wembley Middlesex HAO 4QH HORN STARS Trustees, Report For the year ended 31 March 2021 Objeclive The objective of Horn Stars is to provide a holistic range of 5UPPOrt services to the black and ethnic minorities and Refugee Communities in W¢st London and contribute towards a positive and well-balanced integration with host community to access public services especially in education and recreation. Legal slruciwe Horn qtars is a registered charity company limited by guardntee and is governed by its Memordndum and Articles of Association dated (ktokr 2003. Inaneial siaiements 'rh¢ trust¢e& wtho att a150 direct(Xs of the charity company. submit their trustees. report and fjnancial stafrments for the year ended 31 March 2021. Policjos.. Reservepoliry." Th¢ Charitable company currently operates wtih minimal g¢n¢ral r¢serv¢s. The trustees or¢ endcavouring to build up its donor base with a view to having suffictent reserves in order kn contiwtue its operations. sk(s) review.. The trustees have reccntly reviewed the major risks faced by the charitable CQTnpany. This has resulted in efforts to increas¢ charity's donor base to build general reserves. Tnulees Responsibiliiies The trustees kre responsibl¢ for keeping proper accounting records which disclose at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the ftnancial statements comply with the Companies Aet 2006. The tn]stees oversee preparation of finAneial ststements, select suitable accounting policies and Tr]ake judgments and estimat¢s that ar¢ r¢asoT]abl¢ and prud¢nt to giv¢ the trn¢ state of affairs of the charity. HORN STARS Trusfy¢s Report (continued) For the year ended 31 March 2021 Tru5t¢es are also respo¥J5ible for safeguardin¥ the assets of the charitable company. They are elected and replaced as sel out in the Memordndum and Articles of AssociatioD. Aciivilies andAchievements Tht rharity is tttattaged by elected trustee members, a Progrnm Coordinator and a good nuthber of vo￿nteerS, yart-time youth worker and sports coaches. The o￿let is opell from Mohday to F¥Nlay between 9.00 am and 4.OOpJn, and youth clubs in the evenings. The core of the charity's work continues to be educational, youth engagement projects for junTOT teaTns and recreational development amongst young pcople from refugee communities and fighting against early offending and anti-social behaviour. OUT plans for the short terni inclu(k. a)Iwing and building on the strong foundation already started. and increasing itialives and activities that compliments the needs of those who are at risk of off¢nding> schix)l exclu%ions, early dropouts and anti s(Jcial #ctiyities. Fwding The charity is generously funded by London Borough of Brent. John Lyc)ns Charity. BBC Children in Need, Young Brent Foundatioii. Hyde Housin& MTVH Housing. Active Communities Network, Catalyst Housing and other orga]iisations which made possible the initiation and continuation of this setvice to brcak the barrier for th¢ children of Ethnic Minoritie& young refugees and their families. This ￿port was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by.. Chaimian Ahmed JAMA 6 Hillside London NWIO 8BN Datc.- IQ November 2021 HORN STARS Independeut Examiner's Report For the year ending 31 March 2021 I have exomined the accounts on pages 5 to 6 which have begn prepared on the accruals basis. Respective rewnsibilities of1ruske￿ and Lyttminer The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the prepar8tion of the accounts. The trustces consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities A¢t 1993 {the 1993 Act) and that an independent ¢xamination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit und¢r company law and is eligible for independent exatn1nati0￿ it is my responsibility to.. £xAmine the accounls under section 43 of the 1993 Act- to follow the proccdures laid down in thc general Directions gÈven by the Charity Commission under section 43(7Xb) of the 1993 ACL and to stats whether particular matters have come to my attention. tsfindependentuvminer's report My examination was Carried oiit in accordanc¢ with the generdl Directions given by the Charity Commission. An exaTnination includes a r¢vitw of the accounting records kept by the charity alld a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includ¢s consid¢rntion of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trust¢es roncerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit And consequently no optnion is given as t whether the ac¢ounts present a 'trne and fair view. and the report l5 limited to those mat1¢ set oul in the statement below. Independent Lyaminer's slalemenl In connection with my examination. no matter has cowne to my attention, whT¢h gives me tEasonable cause to belteve that in any material respect the requircwncnts.. to keep accounting records in a¢¢ordan¢e with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006: and to prepare accounts which accord with the a¢¢ounting record4 comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the StstCTnent of Recommended PrA¢ti¢c- Accounting and Reporting by Charities; have not been met .155a A5sociates..... Issa Associates ChartLred Ceriified Accountants 116 Cumberland Hnus¢, 80 Scrubs Lane. LA)ndon. NW 10 6RF Date- 19 November 2021 HORN STARS Ststenrnt of Activit For ye&r etKled 31 MaTch2021 2ff20 Total ftmds UnrestrKted ReSt￿ted T(rtal furllls Income Grartts andDonalions 40J)86 157,426 203J12 164,820 46J)86 157.426 203512 164,S20 E¥pgndilure Ailmtyi costs Lea(krsh¥* at44 carteT5 project C￿kMUnty awareness events Youth & After sclKK>I actWit￿$ Wages & 5alarrs Rent and rat¢s T￿Ve] subs￿￿rKe Homay programm¢ & events Legal& ProfessK)nal fees aT￿ CotLsultat￿Y Telep]w and irtemEt charges Pra)tUl% ￿stage and ststK*)ery Vohllknr ex￿rLS¢S Sundries ma￿¢t￿8 aryi promot DeprecHtK)n charge 4380 7.730 68.865 95(K) 31J32 40,152 11 68.865 95(M> 31532 21594 11,734 39ffj57 55.828 17273 3.625 11.710 5,166 18558 35 1ffj01 1.6(11 5.107 4J)33 2939 811) 5.IlY7 4,033 1939 81K) 2,754 1,9)8 1.725 1,998 Totsl e￿[￿tt￿re 38544 154.772 193J16 146,160 Swpb￿(d¢ftrt) forthe year 7511 IQ196 18W) F￿d as * 31 March 2021 7541 1654 10.196 14660 HORN STARS Bakne SIKet For the year ended 31 March 2(r21 2020 Nt*es Fi¥edAssels.' Comwter5 aTKI eqllry)￿￿nt 1229 1229 CurrenlAMets." DeE Cath in hand 37,485 37,485 2A615 26ffj15 Curren¢ liabilttsespayable wirkEn l yetJr_' Ctrd&￿S aTKt accruak (61Kll (S￿) N£1 currentA￿ets 36.885 2A115 T￿lalA.$.￿et.r le.*f Curreni liabililies 3&114 27,919 Funds.. BaLqnce for the year Baiance f(Thard 10,196 27,919 38,114 1&660 9258 27.919 Fortlr f￿￿￿ly￿ar erded 31 March 2021, w&s erttikd to exenytK)n from a￿1¢ utKler s477 ofdr Companrs Act 2006. atKI ￿ ￿t￿e ￿$ been dewsiled Lw¥Jer s476. The directo￿ ackTK)wkdge resrrf)rE1l)i￿ts br e￿%￿1[￿ collpary keeps &¢COLrtug record5 whKhcompty with 8386 aTKI p￿par￿¥ accowts whrh giNt a tr a¥KI fa￿ vrw ofdr state ofafiir5 Of￿ COTypatry as at tlr e￿1 oftl* fiMncMI year. aTxI of its pn)fit or k)ss E)rtlt year in accordar£e with tlr ￿U￿￿￿rrts ofsedK>rE 394 aJyJ 395 aTNJ wh￿h odErwEe compty with tk reqU￿￿￿J*s ofttr ConwanEs Act 2006 rekntuigto accoimt4 so fir Bs appkable to dr cowany. These acc(x]nts have prekHred nF accordance wdh the provisK)ns applrabk to companEs subF¢ttO Small compan*s' regurK. The ffflancRI state￿￿￿ts on pwges I to 6 were apyoved by the IKHrd and s)￿d on ther Fkhalf by: Date: 19 Novetmber 2021 Treasurer F2w7i Mll5¢ HORN STARS Notes to t1￿ Accowjts For the year en￿d 31 Ma￿h 2021 Basi5 of accoillltllig The fuHncial statements have been prerAred under th¢ h￿t0r￿al cost conventKN4 aTNJ have ￿en ryep8￿d in accordance with Statement of Recommended PraCt￿e (SORP 2015). "AccountDig alkl Rep)rting by Chariiies" atxl appkabk &c¢ounting standards. AccountNig Pokie5 A sumnwry of the pr￿￿][￿1 acc(Murting TX)iKi2& all of wh￿h havo i*en app]*d con- sstentty throU￿oUt the year ig set out ￿knw. 21 Inco￿ and expendilure All income and expenditure ts accounted for on acCrl￿1 basts. 2.2 Fund Aecounling ral fuÈMJs are avali able for use at the d6¢￿t￿￿ of the trustees n fwtherance of the general obiectives of the chkrity. Restricted fur¥Js are fun(Ls subpct to spectfK restrKÈNe C1)nd&K￿5 itnrK)sed by (k)nors. Tap7gible Fixed assels and Depreciation Tan￿￿]2 r￿d assets are stated at tost. ProvisKJn for deFYeciatK)n of f￿ed assets hell for use by ts charity is mth at an annual rate of 2Y/o On stra￿ht line FASB. 2.3 Staluy The organisatK)n is a registered charty & company lllntted by g￿aTr[￿te. The MCM￿13 are the tr￿SteeS nan￿d on page l. The liabilty in res￿¢1 of the guarnntee. as set out ti) MemoraFtdwn. ￿ limikd to £1 memter of t company. HORN STARS N(rtes to t]K Accounts For year e￿ka 31 March 2021 TaTyble Fixed Assets Total equipn*nt At l April 21r20 A￿rtA)n$ 20,989 20,989 1.150 At 31 March 2ff21 21139 21139 DeprecutK At l April 2020 Charge for the year 19,185 1.725 19,185 1.725 At 31 March 2(r21 20,910 20,910 Net B￿)k value At 31 March 2021 At 31 March 2020 1229 1229 1,804 Debtixs 2021 Other dclknrs Creditors and accrual 2021 2020 OtsEr creditors SW 5(K>