**Registered Charity No. 1104934 Company No. 4921997** ## **ANNUAL REPORT** ## 2021 – 2022 ## **Horn Stars** Presented: Horn Stars Annual General Meeting 18[th] November 2022 Safari Restaurant 135 High Street London NW10 4TR **‘Empowering the Next Generation’ Horn Stars Annual Report** **2021 – 2022** **Horn Stars AGM 2021/22** ## **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** Mr.Jama welcomed the participants of the meeting and conveyed how good it is seeing everyone in person and checking how everyone was keeping in these testing times with the pandemic almost behind us but now the cost of living crisis, then stating that the there was a quorum for the meeting and declared that the meeting was open for business. The chairman informed the gathering that the organisation was developing and improving its prospects of attracting funding and this year has been a rewarding one for the charity. 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 as the operating name. 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 2021/22 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 2022. ## **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 £25,250 for the year ending 31[st] March 2022. 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 **£341,283** 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 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 4 engagements and football projects, 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, 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 100 young people engaged and 15 of them having gained jobs and interns. We’ve been working innovatively and this 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. 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. Aswell as the summer programme in the unity centre in Church Road and the youth club in Ealing. 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. 6 ## **Outcomes** • 90 BAME girls from the Wembley and Harlesden neighbourhoods engage and completed the DIVA project • 60% 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 8 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 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 95 people have accessed this service with many of them attending more than once. We also started a womens only exercise classes on a Friday to support the single mothers that access the advice sessions. . ## **- - FUNDING AGENCIES 2020 2021** ## MTVH ## THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ## JOHN LYON‘S CHARITY ## HYDE HOUSING ## CATALYST HOUSING 9 ## ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK ## ARK ACADEMY ## 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 STAIiS Accounts and Trust￿8. Report For the year ended 31 Mydreh 2022 opNSTARs s FmTrnwp.rirsll Thv. Next fJP.np.r8ijop Charity numFtt.. 1104934 Company Tjumber.. 4921997 HORN STARS iwl and Admittistrntive Expen For the year ended 31 March 2022 The organisation is a regist¢red charity and lirnited company by guardntee, incorpordted on 6 October 2003. Ststus: Charity number.. Company numb¢r. 1104934 4921997 Management committee: AhTned Jama Muna Yu8uf FaThzi Muse Mohatwned Ayan Ali Ahmed Musa Hussein Ibrahim Chainnan Secr¢tary Treasurer Member Member Member Registered offic¢ & Business addre5S". 6 Hillside London NWIO 8BN Director: Abdi Fat Accountants Issa Associates Chartered Certified Accountants 116 Cutnberland House 80 Scrubs tAne London NWIO 6RF Bankers Barclays Bank Alperton Branch 220 Ealing Road Wembley Middlesex HAO 4QH HORN STARS Trn$tte5' Report For the year ¢nded 3A Mareh 2022 Objecitve The obj¢¢tl4rfe ot Horn sta￿ is to provide a holtsti¢ rnnge of SUp￿tt servtc¢s to the black &nd ethni¢ trtinorities and Refug¢¢ Communities in West London and ¢ontribul¢ towards positive and well-balanced integration with host commdnity to access public seryices especially in educatiotL and recreation. t£gal struclure Horn Stars is a ￿gIstered charity company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articl¢s of Association dated October 2003. Fin(mclalstdlemerlt The tttstee$. who a￿ also dlbectors of the charity compaby, stsbthit their t￿ste¢S. report and financial statemenLs fotr the yedr enda 31 March 2022. Reservepoliry.. The charttable company ¢urrently operdtes with tninimal general resetves. The t￿lS￿e$ are end¢avouring to build up its donor bas¢ with a view to having sufficient reserves in order to contiuue its operdtton5. Riskf%) review.. The trijstees have recently reviewed th¢ major risks fa¢cd by thc charitable company. This has resulted in efforts to increase charity's donor b&se to build gener81 r¢serv¢s. Tn4siees Responsibilities The trustees a￿ respohsible for ke*ing proper a￿untIng records which dlsclose at any time the finattclal position of th¢ company and ¢nable th¢wn to ensure that the fthancial statements comply with the Compalkles Act 2006. The trustees overse¢ preparation of financial statsmenty select suitable accounting policies and make judgm¢nts artd estimates that are reasonable and Prudent to glve the true state of affairs of th¢ charity. HORN STARS Trustees? Report (continued) For the year ended 31 Mgreh 21122 I rustees are also responsible for safeguarding tELe assets of the charitsble ¢ompany. They are elected and replaced as set out in the Memorandutn and Arti¢l¢s of Association. The cl)arity is managed by elected trustee members, 8 Program Coordinator and a good number of volunteers part-tiine youth workcr and sports ¢oa¢lies. The oarice is open from Moiiday to Friday be1￿'eeI) 9.00 ain and 4.OOpni, and youtli clubs in the ¢veiiings. The core of the charity s work continues to be educational. y()uth ei)gageinent projects for junior teams and recreational development amongst young people from refugFee communities and fighting again%t earl), offending and anti-social behaviour. Our plans for the short terni include enhancing and biiilding on the strong foundation alread), started. and increasing iniliatives and activities tliat compliments the needs of those who are at risk of off¢nding. sch￿1 exclusions. early dropout% ai)d anti social activities. Funding The cliarity is gcnerously funded by Step Up Hub. John Li'ons Charity. LB of BrenL Youiig Brent Foundation, Hyde Housin& Caring As One. Aelive Communities Network, LB of Lewishani. Ark Academy. Londoi) Sport and nther organisatioi)s which made possible the initiation and contiiiuation of tliis seTrice to break the barri¢r for the children of Ethnic Minorities, young refugees and their l-amilies. This report was approved by the board and sigtLed on its behalf by.. Chairman Ahmed JAMA 6 Hillside l.ondon NW108BN Date: 16th Nov¢fflber 2022 HORN STARS Independent Eumioer's Report For th¢ year ending 31 Mar¢b 2022 I have examined the accounts on pages 5 to 6 which have been prepued on the accruals basis. Respeclive responsibililies oftrustees ande¥aminer The trnstees (who also thc directors of the company for ihe puryoses of company law) ar¢ reswnsible for the prepardtion of the accounts. The I￿Ste¢S consider that an audit is Ttot r¢quircd for this ycar under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent exkmination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination. it is my responsibility to.. examine the accounts under seetion 43 of th¢ 1993 Act; to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions glven by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of thc 1993 Act; and to state whether p8rticular matters hav¢ ¢om¢ to my att¢ntion. Bosis ofiAdependenl Q￿MIner'S report My examination was carri¢d out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination Ihclud¢s a r¢vi¢w of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the aceounls presented with those ￿OrdS. It also includes considerdtion of any unusual Items or disclosu￿$ Tn the account4 and seeking explanations from you as tNstees concerning any such matters. The proc¢dures undcrtak¢n do not provide all the evidence that would be required ih an audit and consequently no opinion is givcn a5 to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view, and thc rcwrt is limited to those matt¢rs s¢t out in the statemeDt below. IndependentLYaminer's sla¢emen¢ ITE connection with my examtnation, no nlatter has COTne to my attentio￿ which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting r¢¢ords a¢cOrd&nce with sectiorft 386 of the Companies Act 2006. to prepare accounts whtch accord with the accounting record4 comply with the &ccounting r¢quirem¢nts of sectiort 396 of the Companies Aet 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice.. Accounting and Re￿)rtIng by Ch￿ltieS. have not be¢n met . Issa Associates..... Issa Associates Chartered Certified Account8nts 16 Cumberland House, 80 ScTubs IAne. London. NWIO 6RF Date.. 16 November 2022 HORN STARS ststement of Actiyittes For the yearen(kd 31 Mar¢b 2022 un￿str￿ted ReStr￿ted Total Tot￿ fiD Income Gra￿ts and.DonaliOpts. 41624 29&6( 341285 203512 41624. 29&6ilb. 341283 203512 Erpendilure Adtnut costs Leadershq) wOgra￿￿S Co[Tun￿ty awaren¢55 events Y(xJth. f(xAball & Oureach a¢tiMitrs SclKx>& sUPPOrt activitr EtYybynEnt and ¢ar¢ets advr Wages & sa&rEs Rent'aThJ facditrs hire Travel atxl SUbstste￿¢ Holx5ay prwamme & events Legal & ProfesSK￿l f¢es Consukan¢y and Traiiti Tek￿kne and u￿rnet eharges Prillx]g ￿Stage and slatu)nery Vobjttteer t￿nseS Bank charges Marketuig and prO￿￿tK>n DewecBtK)n 1377. 345iXI 25,725 119,867 32213 18250 21,003 20.486 5.IlX) 345IN) 25,7 119,867 32213 18250 40391 20,486 2.012 31961 1,091 10,137 4,696 33q) 7,730 6&865 95lY) 31532 19387 40.152 11,734 2.012 32961 359) 1,091 10,137 5.107 4,033 2,939 8(M) 3390 62 1219 1,149 1219 1.149 1,998 I,T25 Totsl exPendrt￿e 37ffi29 316519 354.148 193J16 SWph￿l(def￿tt) for the year 4.995 (17W9) (12W) 10,196 Fur¥J bakntxe as at 31 March 2022 17859 12.864) HORN sfAks B¥l#ll¢t Stseet For the Ye￿ etsd¢d 31 2022 Notes FiredAssets." 1229 CNrrentAssets.' Debtors Cash in hand 23,986 23,986 37,485 37,485 Current liabilitiu payable within l year.. credits￿ aThJ accruals (81X)) (fAM)) Nei CurTeniAssels 23.186 TolulAssets less current liabilil*s 25250 3&114 Funds.. Bakne year Ba￿￿e lyixght forward (IU64) 38,114 25250 10,196 27.919 3&114 For final￿￿1 y¢ar ¢ThJed 31 March 2022, conN)any was entitled to exerrJptK)n fr)m aulit ￿￿ler s477 oftl* Coll￿s Act 2006. txTrtKe h&s been deposited thyjer s476. Tr dIE¢tO￿ aCk￿w￿d￿￿ drir resporsi)kn br cow k¢￿5 records wh￿h compty with s386 aTKI preparrgaeeoth)ts wh￿h give a aT¥J fair ￿]eW oftk state ofafFairs oftlr compajy as at the e￿] ofttE knw] year, aTd of ts proft or bss fi)r tFr fiwKia] year ￿ a￿)rda￿e with requtyEnMts OfSects)￿% 394 a￿1 395 a￿] w￿h otltn¥tse COTrpty wÉhttY reqUir¢￿nts ofts CO￿an￿S Act 2006 rebtllE to acco￿, so fir as applKabk to tjr ¢onyany. Trse accol￿ts have ￿en pret￿ted in acCOrd￿e with wovisM)ns aFpkabk to C1¥nFa￿s SW to smaD coM￿nts. reg#ne. The f￿a￿vI state￿￿rtts (m ￿geS I to 6 were aFsThd by Fthrd sigkkd on their ￿half by: Date.. 16 Nov¢miYr 2022 Treasurer Fawzi HORN STARS Nots$ ¢0 the Accounts For tht )r4r ended 31 Mareh 2022 Bass of acCO￿ting The ftt]8n¢￿ statements have tKen prepar¢d h1st0rralc￿t conv¢ntM) and have iKen prerAred in accordance. with Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2015).'Accoimtllig and Re￿rtIng by Charit*S" and awli¢&ble ac¢(Knting Acc(MJnling Pokts A summary of prujcipal accountuig y11￿les, all of whKh have F£en app￿d con- Stsfrntly thriwghout the year B set out ￿knw. IncoTrE and expendilure All incon* and ewndttu￿ is accounted for on acen￿l Emss. 2.2 FundAccounting c￿￿rnI fim(b are avai&ble for use at the discretmjn of the trustees in ftherdnce of the ge￿rnI objectives of the clwrfy. RestrKted fw)ts are fu￿5 subject to srKcifr restrictive Condit￿ ll￿￿￿ed by 2.2 Tangible Fired ￿￿ti$ and Depreeialion Tawble fjxed ass¢ts aff ststed at ¢osL proVtsK￿ for deprecoiN)n of fLxed assets hekl for ￿ by the charity made at an armual rdte of 25Yo on StraI￿t tASi8. 13 SialELS The organtsation ks a regi3tered char#y & company ]atnited by guardntee. The Mem1￿t5 are th¢ trust¢¢s nan3¢d & sUPPOrt activitr EtYybynEnt and ¢ar¢ets advr Wages & sa&rEs Rent'aThJ facditrs hire Travel atxl SUbstste￿¢ Holx5ay prwamme & events Legal & ProfesSK￿l f¢es Consukan¢y and Traiiti Tek￿kne and u￿rnet eharges Prillx]g ￿Stage and slatu)nery Vobjttteer t￿nseS Bank charges Marketuig and prO￿￿tK>n DewecBtK)n 1377. 345iXI 25,725 119,867 32213 18250 21,003 20.486 5.IlX) 345IN) 25,7 119,867 32213 18250 40391 20,486 2.012 31961 1,091 10,137 4,696 33q) 7,730 6&865 95lY) 31532 19387 40.152 11,734 2.012 32961 359) 1,091 10,137 5.107 4,033 2,939 8(M) 3390 62 1219 1,149 1219 1.149 1,998 I,T25 Totsl exPendrt￿e 37ffi29 316519 354.148 193J16 SWph￿l(def￿tt) for the year 4.995 (17W9) (12W) 10,196 Fur¥J bakntxe as at 31 March 2022 17859 12.864) HORN sfAks B¥l#ll¢t Stseet For the Ye￿ etsd¢d 31 2022 Notes FiredAssets." 1229 CNrrentAssets.' Debtors Cash in hand 23,986 23,986 37,485 37,485 Current liabilitiu payable within l year.. credits￿ aThJ accruals (81X)) (fAM)) Nei CurTeniAssels 23.186 TolulAssets less current liabilil*s 25250 3&114 Funds.. Bakne year Ba￿￿e lyixght forward (IU64) 38,114 25250 10,196 27.919 3&114 For final￿￿1 y¢ar ¢ThJed 31 March 2022, conN)any was entitled to exerrJptK)n fr)m aulit ￿￿ler s477 oftl* Coll￿s Act 2006. txTrtKe h&s been deposited thyjer s476. Tr dIE¢tO￿ aCk￿w￿d￿￿ drir resporsi)kn br cow k¢￿5 records wh￿h compty with s386 aTKI preparrgaeeoth)ts wh￿h give a aT¥J fair ￿]eW oftk state ofafFairs oftlr compajy as at the e￿] ofttE knw] year, aTd of ts proft or bss fi)r tFr fiwKia] year ￿ a￿)rda￿e with requtyEnMts OfSects)￿% 394 a￿1 395 a￿] w￿h otltn¥tse COTrpty wÉhttY reqUir¢￿nts ofts CO￿an￿S Act 2006 rebtllE to acco￿, so fir as applKabk to tjr ¢onyany. Trse accol￿ts have ￿en pret￿ted in acCOrd￿e with wovisM)ns aFpkabk to C1¥nFa￿s SW to smaD coM￿nts. reg#ne. The f￿a￿vI state￿￿rtts (m ￿geS I to 6 were aFsThd by Fthrd sigkkd on their ￿half by: Date.. 16 Nov¢miYr 2022 Treasurer Fawzi HORN STARS Nots$ ¢0 the Accounts For tht )r4r ended 31 Mareh 2022 Bass of acCO￿ting The ftt]8n¢￿ statements have tKen prepar¢d h1st0rralc￿t conv¢ntM) and have iKen prerAred in accordance. with Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2015).'Accoimtllig and Re￿rtIng by Charit*S" and awli¢&ble ac¢(Knting Acc(MJnling Pokts A summary of prujcipal accountuig y11￿les, all of whKh have F£en app￿d con- Stsfrntly thriwghout the year B set out ￿knw. IncoTrE and expendilure All incon* and ewndttu￿ is accounted for on acen￿l Emss. 2.2 FundAccounting c￿￿rnI fim(b are avai&ble for use at the discretmjn of the trustees in ftherdnce of the ge￿rnI objectives of the clwrfy. RestrKted fw)ts are fu￿5 subject to srKcifr restrictive Condit￿ ll￿￿￿ed by 2.2 Tangible Fired ￿￿ti$ and Depreeialion Tawble fjxed ass¢ts aff ststed at ¢osL proVtsK￿ for deprecoiN)n of fLxed assets hekl for ￿ by the charity made at an armual rdte of 25Yo on StraI￿t tASi8. 13 SialELS The organtsation ks a regi3tered char#y & company ]atnited by guardntee. The Mem1￿t5 are th¢ trust¢¢s nan3¢d