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2021-03-31-accounts

nestac NEW STEP FOR AFRICAN COMMUNITY ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Reg. Charity: [1110686] Website: www.nestac.org.uk TEL: [0(1706) 868993] 237 Newstead. Rochdale. OL12 6RQ

NESTac

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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About us ……………………………………………………………………. 2
About COVID 19 ……………………………………………………………………. 4
Achievement & Performance ……………………………………………………………………. 5
From the Chair of the board ……………………………………………………………………. 6
Financial Highlights …………………………………………………………………… 9
Administrative Information’s ……………………………………………………………………. 10
Financial Review …………………………………………………………………….11
Statement of financial activities ………………………………………………………………….. .13
Notes to financial statements …………………………………….……………………………. 15
Incomes …………………………………………………………………… 17
Costs ………………………………………………………………………18
Transfers ……………………………………………………………………… 16
Debtors/Creditors ……………………………………………………………………… 17
Contingent Liabilities ……………………………………………………………………. 19
Takeaways ……………………………………………………………………. 20
Statement of Cash Flows ……………………………………………………………………. 22
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About us:

The New Step for African Community” (NESTAC) is a charitable organisation based in the borough of Rochdale. It is an entirely voluntary organisation, set up primarily but not exclusively, to assist immigrants from Africa and other parts of the world. It offers a range of free services and support to the community, such as education, health workshops, cultural and social activities, and services to encouraging community cohesion.

NESTAC aims to:

NESTAC works with black, Asian, and ethnic minorities. We are looking to mobilise black and ethnic minorities’ migrants in North-West to recognise and receive support regarding FGM, mental health issues as well as health and wellbeing.

We recognise that there are common goals to support mainly women and children who have fled for their personal health and safety. We have been at the forefront of shaping and coordinating responses to help those women and children by working with and listening to them and responding to their needs.

…KEY MESSAGE…

“STRONGER COMMUNITIES, SAFER CHILDHOOD AND POSITIVE FUTURES”

Within that message here are more sub messages:

How we work based on this message:

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➢ Values
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OUR PURPOSE:

To increase the impact NESTAC has on the lives of these migrants by pushing for integration and change by eliminating segregation.”

OUR AIM:

“To build a strong ecosystem to enable, develop and support migrants to integrate British society”

❖ Protection ❖ Diversity ❖ Equality

OUR AMBITION:

“To be a powerful force of change by influencing change at all levels locally in Greater Manchester and regionally in the northwest.”

❖ Partnership ❖ Innovation

Excellence

- ABOUT COVID 19

In this time of crisis, in order to keep the virus under control, it is important that people work safely

  1. . We ensure that staffs maintain a 2m distance between each other in the work premises, including outdoor locations.

  2. . We have Increased hygiene, environmental cleanliness and providing reminders about the importance of hygiene

  3. . Sanitiser for all staffs and at office entrance.

  4. . We have been focusing more on online facilities like telephone, zoom, email etc. for our customers to limit face to face interactions

  5. . If a staff experience symptom they are asked to stay home for 7 days or 14 days if they live with someone who has symptoms

We are still offering our support and services online email, zoom, telephone etc. Face to face interaction if necessary

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

“Be visible when the whole world doesn’t want you to be seen.”

ur main focuses are FGM, Health and Wellbeing and our Youth Programme. Within that our main clients are migrant women and O children who can often slip through the crack of society and not been seen.

They will be invisible as they do not know who to turn to but also without help from their own community on how to live and survive in the UK whilst waiting for a decision on their case.

❖ FGM – We advocate, educate and inform

We advocate for the end of FGM in all countries where the practice is legal.

We educate stakeholders such as schools, law enforcement, local and regional government as well as healthcare providers and other charities in understanding the FGM practice including the cultural element behind the practice.

We inform our stakeholders on any new works that we are doing including research as well as development toward helping victims of FGM and stopping patenting further acts of FGM in the northwest.

❖ Health and Wellbeing – We support

We support migrants by combatting isolation through sports, art and involvement of small projects and workshops within NESTAC.

Peer-to pee support from migrant to migrant who are better placed to understand each other and offer a more real, honest insight in developing a strong a better mindset living in the UK.

❖ Youth Programme – We develop

We support young people in developing ideas and skills through working with NESTAC on project developed by them.

This gives them the ability to use their won creativity to run projects from beginning until end with our supervision.

❖ DROP IN AND WORK COACHING CLUB

Drop-in sessions: Current opening hours are as follows: Lower Falinge Community Base: Monday to Friday 10.00 am – 6.00 pm. Clients can call in during these hours for information, guidance and support.

Appointment System: Outside the drop-in times we offer appointments to clients; the Community Base is mainly used for this purpose as a room is available to maintain clients’ confidentiality.

Outreach sessions: currently ran in Salford, Manchester, Rochdale, Trafford, Bolton, Bury and London.

More than 30 nationalities and languages have been recorded amongst the clients of NESTAC

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FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD

When NESTAC started in 2003, African community living in the borough of Rochdale, especially refugees and asylum seekers, was living with a little knowledge of available services in the borough and was feeling neglected and isolated, demanding for a better system of integration. It is unlikely that 15 years later our work would be as relevant today as it was then. Today, NESTAC promotes one of the best models of BME community cultural integration into the wider society in the region. We have developed a truly cross-cultural therapeutic service for our clients, which is delivered across Greater Manchester by experienced bilingual staff and peer mentors counsellors. NESTAC provide a voluntary service in which the community can benefit from, socially and mentally.

We believe that by means of such programmes, we can:

The last five years have presented many complex challenges in the charity sector, including greater regulatory control over fundraising, and budget reductions in local government commissioned services to address people’s critical needs. The consequences of Brexit will bring yet more uncertainty, which may result in further reductions in voluntary giving and Government spend. As the recession gripped the UK economy it is little surprise that we had several anxious moments over our financial position in 2021. However, we have come through that, and indeed we have managed to secure new funding streams for this financial year, while the challenge continues for the upcoming years to sustain further funding in view of continuing to deliver our activities.

At NESTAC, we are proud to have developed and sustained our key projects known as Support Our Sisters (SOS) and the Guardian Project, which provide safe spaces to support families (children and young people; women; men) affected by Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), prioritising the safeguard of children and young people within those communities.

NESTAC’s trustees, management and staff have further forged a brave and ambitious new strategy focused on making the biggest difference to young people’s lives, through all our projects involving

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children and youths, such as the NESTAC Supplementary School (NSS) and the Guardian Project. The professionalism and love with which NESTAC staff and volunteers work with to care for the children and young people is remarkable. It was such a privilege for me to immerse in staff work this year, having volunteered with them for four weeks, to understand challenges they encounter when supporting children and young people. This experience was needed to add to the board’s perspective when working on strengthening our safeguarding policies and strategies. It was a fantastic experience in different ways, and I can only congratulate our team for their devoted work and for their commitment to their project. The whole experience increased both my passion to help and safeguard these children and my admiration for the staff. It is so fortunate that most of our staff and volunteers are local from the Greater Manchester region, with a real understanding of the issues and difficulties experienced by BME families, particularly from African descent.

Finally, I would like to thank the staff and volunteers for their commitment, care and sense of responsibility in what they do. I would like to thank my fellow board members for helping me to lead and govern this great organisations. I would also like to thank families with whom and for whom it is our privilege to work. Their resilience and courage continue to inspire us. They keep us true to our core purpose in supporting them to flourish and thrive, and to overcome the challenges they face. Lastly, I would also like to thank all our funders, institutions, and individuals who have supported us throughout our hard but rewarding journey in this financial year.

Gael Owono Essono Chair, 2021

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Our vision Vulnerable people realise their potential and discover their worth.

Our mission We fight for change, supporting people to have better lives.

Our values Safe family is the better environment for the child to grow and develop.

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Financial Highlights

The Executive Committee of The New Step for African Community (NESTAC) presented their annual report and unaudited accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2021, and confirmed they complied with the requirements of the Charities Act 1993, as amended by the Charities Act 2006, the trust deed and the Charities SORP 2005.

Reference and administrative details:

Information related to reference and all administrative details are shown in the schedule of members of the board and professional advisers on page 2 of these accounts.

Board members:

During the year covering this period, five trustees were part of the board, respectively: M.P.Massamba

Mr G.Owono Mr M. Boulal Ms M. Giblin Ms H. Sharif

NESTAC Status

New Step for African Community is a registered charity since 2005. Its governing documents are its Memorandum and Articles and it has a Management Committee currently comprising 5 members. Members are selected as part of proceedings at the Annual General Meeting. In order to meet the aims of the organisations, the Management Committee has the power to employ staff, rent or buy premises, raise funds, enter into partnerships and work with other organisations.

NESTAC went through another challenging financial year; however, we still managed to pursue our vision and values, delivering all our services with very little. As a voluntary-led organisations, our volunteers have once again created the difference by hitting our set targets through the provision of all services needed by our clients. Our volunteering scheme is still demonstrating its importance through the excellent and helpful services provided by a dedicated team. This gave the time to our part-time paid staffs to work with the management committee and look for extra funding. NESTAC recognises that without their support, its aims and vision would have never been achieved. NESTAC would like to thank these devoted members of the NESTAC family, and we are also grateful to all who funded our work through the year 2021

Independent examiner

Francois Ngwewa has been appointed as independent examiner for this financial year.

Signed by order of the Trustees

Gael Owono Essono

Chair

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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2021

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Registered charity name: New Step for African Community (NESTAC)
Charity number: 1110686
Principal office: 237 Newstead Rochdale Lancashire
OL12 6RQ
Trustees: Mr. P. Massamba, Mr. Gael Owono, Paul
M Djidji
Prisca K Umba, Ms. H. Sharif
Key Staff:
Chief Executive Guy Bochar
General Manager Marc L. Midy
Health & Wellbeing Manager Peggy Mulongo
Bankers: Natwest Bank
The Rock,
Bury BL9 0NU
Accountants
and Independent examiner: Finance Prof Limited
Unit 3b
Caldershaw Business Park
Ings, Rochdale. .
OL12 7LQ
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Financial review

NESTAC’s Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period.

In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping and preparing proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with section 130 of the 2011 Charities Act and the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008.

The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities

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NEW STEP FOR AFRICAN COMMUNITY (NESTAC) Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of NESTAC YEAR ended 31[st] March 2021

1 . Accounting policies

B asis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable United Kingdom accounting standards, the Statement of Recommended Practice "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" issued in March 2005 (SORP 2005) and the Charities Act 2011.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

I have reviewed the NESTAC Financial Statement for the year 2021. In regard to my review, no matter has come to my attention to suggest in any material respect the requirement:

I, therefore approved the accounts.

Finance Prof Limited

Accountant

Unit 3b, Caldershaw Business Park.

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Statement of Financial activities NESTAC 2020- 2021

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Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
notes Funds( £) Funds( £) 2021 2020
Incoming resources
Voluntary Income 2 £ 20,000.00 £ 123,578.00 £ 143,578.00 £ 113,137.00
Activities for generating funds 3 £ 34,448.77 £ - £ 34,448.77 £ 9,141.88
Other 4 £ 41,080.75 £ 90,283.00 £ 131,363.75 £ 49.37
£ - £ -
Total incoming resources £ 95,529.52 £ 213,861.00 £ 309,390.52 £ 122,328.25
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds:
Costs of generating voluntary activities 5 -£ 250.00 -£ 476.00 -£ 726.00 -£ 476.00
Charitable activities 6 -£ 25,249.90 -£ 59,608.37 -£ 84,858.27 -£ 35,070.11
Governance costs 7 -£ 82,378.84 -£ 122,954.68 -£ 205,333.52 -£ 124,779.30
Sundry expenses
Total resources expended -£ 107,878.74 -£ 183,039.05 -£ 290,917.79 -£ 160,325.41
Net (outgoing)/incoming resources -£ 12,349.22 £ 30,821.95 £ 18,472.73 -£ 37,997.16
Transfert/Adjustment £ -
Total funds brought forward £ 21,038.92 -£ 25,283.91 -£ 4,244.99 £ 33,752.17
Total funds carried forward £ 8,689.70 £ 5,538.04 £ 14,227.74 -£ 4,244.99
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Signed on Behalf of the Charity: ……… Guy Bochar ……29[th ] January 2021…

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Statement of Financial activities
For Year ended 31st March 2021
2021 2020
Notes £ £ £ £
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 11 £ 15,674.91 £ 5,099.47
Current assets
Debtors( Prepayment) 12 £ 9,253.11 £ 9,253.11
Cash at bank £ 61,053.88 £ 11,151.60
£ 70,306.99 £ 20,404.71
Creditors: Amounts falling due
within one year 13 -£ 8,358.98 -£ 8,358.98
Net current assets/liabilities £ 61,948.01 £ 12,045.73
Total assets less current liabilities £ 77,622.92 £ 17,145.20
net assets £ 77,622.92 £ 17,145.20
Funds
Restricted income funds 14 £ 60,376.29 £ 7,352.00
Unrestricted income funds 15 £17,246.63 £ 9,793.20
Total funds £ 77,622.92 £ 17,145.20
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Financial statements approved by:

Guy Bochar ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Guy Bochar

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Nestac 2019-2020 Annual Account Statement of Financial activities

Notes 2: Voluntary
income		 Notes 2: Voluntary
income
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Total Funds
Grant Receivables: Funds (£) Funds (£) 2021
2020
AHPN African Advocacy Foundation 9,908.80 9,908.80
BBC Children in Need 23,220.00 23,220.00
BBC Children in Need 7,740.00 7,740.00
BBC Children In Need COVID-19 2,999.00 2,999.00
DWP Ress. Management -
DWP Ress. Management -
Global's Make Some
Noise		 55,000.00 55,000.00
GMCA Guardian 49,000.00 49,000.00
GMCA MOJ 43,618.00 43,618.00
GMCA MOJ COVID-19 32,284.00 32,284.00
HMRC Furlough -
Irwell Valley Housing 7,200.00 7,200.00
Lankely Chase 7,990.00 7,990.00
Manchester City Council 20,000.00 20,000.00
N Lincs Gle charity -
Safer4Sisters -
Services -
T.K. MAXX Foundation -
We Love Manchester COVID Grant 15,981.95 15,981.95
Grand Total 61,080.75 213,861.00 274,941.75
150,608.21

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Notes 3: incoming from
fundraising
Unrestricted Total Funds
Total funds
Funds (£) 2021
2020
Fundraising & Donations £
41,080.75		 £ 41,080.75
£
9,141.88

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Notes 4: Other
incoming
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total funds
Funds (£) Funds (£) 2021 2020
Fees for Services £ 41,080.75 £ 90,283.00 £ 131,363.75 £ 9,141.88
Notes 5: Costs of
generating
voluntary income Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total funds
Funds( £) Funds( £) 2021 2020
Publicity and Marketing 250 476 726 623.2
Fundraising
£
726.00 623.2
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Notes 6: Costs of charitable

activities by fund type

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total funds
Funds (£) Funds (£) 2021 2020
Project management £ 14,220.00 £ 7,680.00
£ 21,900.00		 £ 5,395.95
Administration Cost £ 480.00 £ 480.00
Tutors’ fees £ 6,139.90 £ 22,444.37
£ 28,584.27		 £ 11,240.00
primary purpose activities
travel expenses £ 1,950.00
£ 1,950.00		 £ 2,969.20
Venue Hire £ 4,160.00 £ 27,344.00
£ 31,504.00		 £ 15,464.96
Refreshment/Catering £ 250.00 £ 250.00 £ -
Monitoring & Evaluation £ - £ -
Replacement/Others £ 190.00
£ 190.00		 £ -
£ 25,249.90 £ 59,608.37 £ 84,858.27 £ 35,070.11
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds Total funds
Funds (£) Funds (£) 2021 2020
Project management £ 14,220.00 £ 7,680.00 £ 21,900.00 £ 5,395.95
Administration Cost £ 480.00 £ 480.00
Tutors’ fees £ 6,139.90 £ 22,444.37 £ 28,584.27 £ 11,240.00
primary purpose activities
travel expenses £ 1,950.00 £ 1,950.00 £ 2,969.20
Venue Hire £ 4,160.00 £ 27,344.00 £ 31,504.00 £ 15,464.96
Refreshment/Catering £ 250.00 £ 250.00 £ -
Monitoring & Evaluation £ - £ -
Replacement/Others £ 190.00 £ 190.00 £ -
£ 25,249.90 £ 59,608.37 £ 84,858.27 £ 35,070.11
notes7: Governance
costs
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Total funds
Funds (£) Funds (£) 2021 2020
Sundry expenses
salaries and wages £ 59,008.84 £ 90,096.16 £ 149,105.00 £ 53,890.00
Running costs £ - £ 3,226.40
staff training £ - £ 7,900.00
Utilities £ 2,780.00 £ 2,780.00 £ -
Professional fees £ 500.00 £ 3,000.00 £ 3,500.00 £ 3,800.00
Volunteers &trustee costs £ 10,240.00 £ 3,219.05 £ 13,459.05 £ 7,844.05
telephone and internet £ 2,900.00 £ 2,900.00 £ 619.16
Depreciation £ 5,224.97 £ 5,224.97 £ 1,600.37
Insurance £ 648.84 £ 648.84 £ 1,298.84
Repairs £ 1,190.00 £ 1,190.00 £ -
Digital Support £ 2,880.00 £ 6,035.76 £ 8,915.76 £ -
Repairs £ 260.00 £ 260.00 £ 791.86
Consultancy £ 2,880.00 £ 12,000.00 £ 14,880.00 £ 5,200.94
LearningMaterials £ 2,469.90 £ 2,469.90 £ 5,768.17
Total £ 82,378.84 £ 122,954.68 £ 205,333.52 £ 91,939.79

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Notes 8: net incoming/(outcoming) resources for the year

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds Total Funds Total funds
Funds(£) Funds(£) 2021 2020
Net(outgoing)/incomingresources -
12,349.22		 30,821.95 -
37,997.16
18,472.73
Notes 9: Depreciation
2021 2020
£ £
Depreciation £ 5,224.97 £ 1,600.37
Notes 10: Staff costs and
emoluments
2021 2020
Total staff costs £ £
£ £
Wages and salaries
Social Securitycosts		 149,105.00 53,890.00
£ £
149,105.00 53,890.00
voluntary income
Notes 11: Tangible fixed assets
Cost
At 1st April 2020
Addition
At 31st March 2021
Depreciation
At 1st April 2020
Charge for the year

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|||| |---|---|---| |Notes 12: Debtors| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Prepayment/Debtors|£ 9,253.11|£830.00| |Notes 13: Creditors|

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||||| |---|---|---|---| |Notes 13: Creditors| |2021|2020| |£|£| |Other Creditors|-£ 8,358.98| |Accruals| |-£ 8,358.98|£ -| |Notes 14: Restricted income| |Funds| |Incoming|Outgoing|Balance at| |Resources|Resources|Transfers|31-Mar-21| |£|£|£|£| |£| |BBC Children In Need|£23,220.00|23,220.00| |BBC Children In Need|£ 7,740.00|£ 7,740.00| |BBC Children In Need COVID-19|£ 2,999.00|£ 2,999.00| |Global's Make Some Noise|£55,000.00|£ 55,000.00| |GMCA Guardian|£ 49,000.00|£ 49,000.00|

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GMCA MOJ £ 43,618.00 £ 43,618.00
GMCA MOJ COVID-19 £ 32,284.00 £ 32,284.00
£ -
£213,861.00 £160,836.71 £ - £ 60,376.29
Note 15: Unrestricted income
funds
Incoming Outgoing Balance at
Resources Resources Transfers 31-Mar-21
£ £ £ £
Forward £ - £ - £ -
AHPN African Advocacy Foundation £ 9,908.80 £ 9,908.80
Irwell Valley Housing £ 7,200.00 £ - £ 7,200.00
Lankely Chase £ 7,990.00 £ 7,990.00
Manchester City Council £ 20,000.00 £ - £ 20,000.00
We Love Manchester COVID Grant £ 15,981.95 £ 15,981.95
£ 61,080.75 £ 53,627.12 £ - £ 17,246.63
Note 16: Analysis of net assets
between funds
Tangible Net current
fixed assets assets Total
£ £ £
Restricted Income Funds:
£
7,315.93		 £
60,376.29		 £
53,060.36
Unrestricted Income Funds: £
8,899.90		 £17,246.63 £ 8,346.73
Total Funds £ 16,215.83
£ 77,622.92
£ 61,407.09

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