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2025-03-31-accounts

6 Hillside, London, NW10 8BN

ANNUAL REPORT

2024 – 2025

Connect Stars

Presented:

Connect Stars Annual General Meeting 20[th] December 2025

Safari Restaurant

135 High Street London NW10 4TR

‘Empowering the Next Generation’

Connect Stars Annual Report 2024 – 2025

Table of Contents

Chair’s Report 3 Treasurer’s Report 4 - 5 Coordinator’s Report 6 – 11 Funding Agencies 12 Partner’s 13

Chair’s Report

Mr Farah welcomed the participants of the meeting and conveyed how good it is seeing everyone in person and checking how everyone was keeping and thanking all with regards to the outstanding work and commitment for the past year. The chairman also mentioned that there were extra copies of the previous minutes and accounts and if anybody needed them, they can be electronically sent again. Mr Farah has stepped up as the Chairman for the second year running and has a long standing of the operations of the charity as a user all the way to becoming a chairman.

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.

Connect Stars have been re branding itself for some time now and this has improved the public image of the organisation, using social media effectively.

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 Connect Stars volunteers and staff in whom without their support we wouldn’t be here. A big thank you to Muna Yusuf who is stepping down as a trustee after 5 years of dedication and drive in the organisation.

Abdikarim Farah

Chairman

Treasurer’s Report

Introduction

The 2024/25 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 2025.

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 £44,911 for the year ending 31[st] March 2025. That figure has been an improvement from last year and our auditor’s advice that we should have a cash reserve equal to about three months operating expenditure has been achieved with careful planning. Connect Stars is now aiming at to sustain the general reserve to that recommended level, though it is known to be a difficult task due to some funding coming to an end.

Unless we make our provision for community advice and guidance funded projects Connect Stars will continue to stress its resources and burden its operating costs.

Income

The total income for the year is £225,470 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 its slightly dropped from last financial year due to some projects coming to an end. 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, career focused initiatives 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 decreased, 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:

Ahmed Jama

The treasurer

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

I AM Brent Programme

High-Level Activity Summary

During the financial year April 2024 to March 2025, Connect Stars played a key delivery role within the I AM Brent (MyEnds) programme, a place-based violence reduction initiative funded by the London Violence Reduction Unit (VRU). The programme focused on early intervention, prevention, and harm reduction for children and young people living in identified high-need areas across Brent, including Chalkhill, Church Road, Harlesden, Stonebridge, and St Raphael’s.

Purpose and Approach

Connect Stars’ delivery aimed to:

Delivery combined open-access youth provision, targeted mentoring, sports-based interventions, befriending and outreach, and youth forums, working closely with schools, families, and consortium partners.

Key Activities Delivered

Across the year, Connect Stars delivered a coordinated package of interventions including:

• Youth Clubs (Primary and Secondary) Safe, structured spaces offering sports, group activities and wellbeing support for children and young people, particularly during after-school hours and school holidays.

• Mentoring at Youth Clubs

One-to-one and small-group mentoring for young people referred from youth clubs, schools and partner organisations, focused on emotional regulation, confidence, behaviour and trusted adult relationships.

A structured, school-based programme for vulnerable Year 6 pupils, combining sports, mentoring, behaviour targets and regular feedback to schools and families to support healthy relationships and positive transitions.

• Befriending, Referral and Support Street-based and community outreach targeting young people aged 16–25

experiencing isolation, disengagement or risk, offering immediate support, guidance and referrals to education, employment, housing and health services.

• Youth Forums Facilitated forums enabling young people to express views on safety, community issues and service design, increasing youth voice and participation in local decisionmaking.

Impact and Outcomes

Throughout the year, Connect Stars engaged hundreds of children and young people through I AM Brent interventions. Outcomes achieved included:

Quantitative outcome data and qualitative case studies demonstrated progress against key VRU outcome areas, including harm reduction, positive opportunities, and healthy relationship behaviours.

Partnership Working

Delivery was achieved through close partnership with:

This collaborative approach ensured early identification of need, coordinated support pathways, and locally responsive delivery.

Governance and Learning

Connect Stars maintained robust safeguarding, data collection and monitoring processes throughout the year. Learning from delivery informed service improvement, strengthened referral pathways, and contributed to consortium-wide evaluation led by the Innovation Unit.

Conclusion

Connect Stars’ I AM Brent delivery during 2024–25 contributed meaningfully to violence prevention, early intervention and community safety in Brent. The programme strengthened protective factors for children and young people while building trusted relationships, positive opportunities and safer community environments.

D.I.V.A. Programme Progress and Impact

Programme Delivery and Impact

Leadership and Volunteering

Outreach and Detached Youth Work

Young Adult Support (18–30)

Partnership Working and Safeguarding

Community Advice & Guidance

Advice and Support Services

Key Advice Areas

The majority of advice sessions focused on the following issues:

Service Delivery and Reach

- FUNDING AGENCIES 2024 2025

STEP UP HUB

BRENT SAFER NEIGHBOURHOOD BOARD

THE LONDON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

WEMBLEY STADIUM FOUNDATION

HYDE HOUSING

PEABODY

ACTIVE COMMUNITIES NETWORK

ARK ACADEMY

STREETGAMES

LONDON BOROUGH OF BRENT

STREETGAMES

- PARTNERS 2024 2025

Active Communities Network

Step Up Hub

Hilltop Circle

Young Brent Foundation

Sport at the Heart

London Youth

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CONNECT STARS

Accounts and Trustees; Report For the year ended 31 March 2025

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Connect Stars

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For the year ended 31 March 2025

The organisation is a registered charity and limited company by Status: guarantee, incorporated on 6 October 2003. N.B. please note that the charity changed its name on 01.04.2024 Charity number: 1104934 Company number: 4921997

Management committee:

Abdikarim Farah - Chairman Ahmed Jama - Treasurer Ayan Ali - Member Ahmed Musa - Member

Registered office & 6 Hillside Business address: London NW10 8BN

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Director/Chairman: Abdikarim Farah Accountants Issa Associates Chartered Certified Accountants 116 Cumberland House 80 Scrubs Lane London NW10 6RF Bankers Barclays Bank Alperton Branch 220 Ealing Road Wembley Middlesex HAO 4QH

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Connect Stars

Trustees’ Report

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Objective

The objective of Connect Stars is to provide a holistic range of support services to the black and ethnic minorities and Refugee Communities in West London and contribute towards a positive and well-balanced integration with host community to access public services especially in education and recreation.

Legal structure

Connect Stars is a registered charity company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated October 2003.

Financial statements

The trustees, who are also directors of the charity company, submit their trustees’ report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Policies:

Reserve policy:

The charitable company currently operates with minimal general reserves. The trustees are endeavouring to build up its donor base with a view to having sufficient reserves in order to continue its operations.

Risk(s) review:

The trustees have recently reviewed the major risks faced by the charitable company. This has resulted in efforts to increase charity’s donor base to build general reserves.

Trustees Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees oversee preparation of financial statements, select suitable accounting policies and make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent to give the true state of affairs of the charity.

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Connect Stars

Trustees’ Report (continued)

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company. They are elected and replaced as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Activities and Achievements

The charity is managed by elected trustee members, a Program Coordinator and a good number of volunteers, part-time youth worker and sports coaches. The office is open from Monday to Friday between 9.00 am and 4.00pm, and youth clubs in the evenings.

The core of the charity’s work continues to be educational, youth engagement projects for junior teams and recreational development amongst young people from refugee communities and fighting against early offending and anti-social behaviour. Our plans for the short term include enhancing and building on the strong foundation already started and increasing initiatives and activities that compliments the needs of those who are at risk of offending, school exclusions, early dropouts and anti-social activities.

Funding

The charity is generously funded by Step Up Hub, John Lyons Charity, LB of Brent, Step Up Hub, Hyde Housing, Peabody, Wembley Stadium Foundation, The London Community Foundation, Lottery Funding, Active Communities Network, Ark Academy, London Sport and other organisations which made possible the initiation and continuation of this service to break the barrier for the children of Ethnic Minorities, young refugees and their families.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:

…………………………………….

Chairman

Date: 17[th] December 2025

Abdikarim Farah

6 Hillside London

NW10 8BN

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Connect Stars

Independent Examiner’s Report

For the year ending 31 March 2025

I have examined the accounts on pages 5 to 6 which have been prepared on the accruals basis.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination 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:

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, which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

Date: 17[th] December 2025

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CONNECT STARS

Accounts and Trustees; Report For the year ended 31 March 2025

j Sonnect STARS

1 www.connectstars.org

Connect Stars

Legal and Administrative Expenses

For the year ended 31 March 2025

The organisation is a registered charity and limited company by Status: guarantee, incorporated on 6 October 2003. N.B. please note that the charity changed its name on 01.04.2024 Charity number: 1104934 Company number: 4921997

Management committee:

Abdikarim Farah - Chairman Ahmed Jama - Treasurer Ayan Ali - Member Ahmed Musa - Member

Registered office & 6 Hillside Business address: London NW10 8BN

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Director/Chairman: Abdikarim Farah Accountants Issa Associates Chartered Certified Accountants 116 Cumberland House 80 Scrubs Lane London NW10 6RF Bankers Barclays Bank Alperton Branch 220 Ealing Road Wembley Middlesex HAO 4QH

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Connect Stars

Trustees’ Report

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Objective

The objective of Connect Stars is to provide a holistic range of support services to the black and ethnic minorities and Refugee Communities in West London and contribute towards a positive and well-balanced integration with host community to access public services especially in education and recreation.

Legal structure

Connect Stars is a registered charity company limited by guarantee and is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association dated October 2003.

Financial statements

The trustees, who are also directors of the charity company, submit their trustees’ report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Policies:

Reserve policy:

The charitable company currently operates with minimal general reserves. The trustees are endeavouring to build up its donor base with a view to having sufficient reserves in order to continue its operations.

Risk(s) review:

The trustees have recently reviewed the major risks faced by the charitable company. This has resulted in efforts to increase charity’s donor base to build general reserves.

Trustees Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees oversee preparation of financial statements, select suitable accounting policies and make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent to give the true state of affairs of the charity.

4

Connect Stars

Trustees’ Report (continued)

For the year ended 31 March 2025

Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company. They are elected and replaced as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Activities and Achievements

The charity is managed by elected trustee members, a Program Coordinator and a good number of volunteers, part-time youth worker and sports coaches. The office is open from Monday to Friday between 9.00 am and 4.00pm, and youth clubs in the evenings.

The core of the charity’s work continues to be educational, youth engagement projects for junior teams and recreational development amongst young people from refugee communities and fighting against early offending and anti-social behaviour. Our plans for the short term include enhancing and building on the strong foundation already started and increasing initiatives and activities that compliments the needs of those who are at risk of offending, school exclusions, early dropouts and anti-social activities.

Funding

The charity is generously funded by Step Up Hub, John Lyons Charity, LB of Brent, Step Up Hub, Hyde Housing, Peabody, Wembley Stadium Foundation, The London Community Foundation, Lottery Funding, Active Communities Network, Ark Academy, London Sport and other organisations which made possible the initiation and continuation of this service to break the barrier for the children of Ethnic Minorities, young refugees and their families.

This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:

…………………………………….

Chairman

Date: 17[th] December 2025

Abdikarim Farah

6 Hillside London

NW10 8BN

5

Connect Stars

Independent Examiner’s Report

For the year ending 31 March 2025

I have examined the accounts on pages 5 to 6 which have been prepared on the accruals basis.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination 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:

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, which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

Date: 17[th] December 2025

Issa Associates Chartered Certified Accountants 116 Cumberland House, 80 Scrubs Lane, London, NW10 6RF

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