## Enfield LGBT Network ## Annual Report August 21 – July 22 ## Supported by: Serving the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans community in Enfield. **1) The Enfield LGBT Network** is a registered charity established in September 2005, No. 1111437. It is based at Lancaster Centre, 53 Lancaster Road, Enfield, Middx, EN2 0BU. ## **Charity Trustees** Trevor Adams Mark Graver Lynne Lambert Jaecheol Sin Jason Whatmore ## **2) Management Committee Members** Trevor Adams – Chair Mark Graver – Treasurer Lynne Lambert – Vice Chair Jaecheol Sin Jason Whatmore ## **Governance** The Network is made up of two types of members to comply with charity law. They are:  _Full Members with voice and vote:_ Individuals who live, work or study in the London Borough of Enfield. Individuals representing voluntary sector organisations providing services to residents of the London Borough of Enfield. - _Associate Members with voice only:_ Individuals representing statutory sector organisations providing services to residents of the London Borough of Enfield. Although associate members do not have a vote under our constitution, they are nevertheless a valuable and valued part of our management committee and fully participate in all discussions relating to the governance, leadership and visioning of the organisation. We always strive to reach a consensus amongst both voting and non-voting members. ## **3) Objectives and Activities** Before the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) Network came together there were no dedicated services for the LGBT community in Enfield. Although there were voluntary and statutory organisations in the borough which had LGBT clients, many were unsure of how to make their service appropriate and more accessible to this ‘hard to reach’ community. Many were also aware that LGBT people felt unable or unwilling to access their services. The London Borough of Enfield has no commercial gay venues, and it is therefore very easy for LGBT residents to feel isolated and excluded. It was for these reasons that the Network was envisaged in June 2003. 1 The Enfield LGBT Network is a consortium of voluntary and statutory sector organisations and individuals living, working or studying in the borough. Its aim is to improve the quality of life for, and services to, the LGBT people of Enfield. We do this through providing support services directly to our community and by supporting other service providers in making their services more appropriate to the needs of the LGBT community. The Network also participates in a large number of consultancy and advisory groups across the borough and beyond representing the LGBT Community. The Enfield LGBT Network currently facilitates a wide range of services and support groups to the LGBT population of Enfield. These include: 1. Hate Crime Reporting and Support Services – to assist people experiencing homophobic and transphobic hate crime to report it to the authorities and to support them at every stage 2. LGBT Group – This weekly peer support group offers a supportive environment for the LGBT community to gain peer support and empowerment. (There are no Gay commercial venues in Enfield). 3. HIV Positive Gay Men’s Group – This monthly peer support group offers a supportive environment for HIV Positive Gay Men to gain peer support and empowerment. This group is also attended by a complementary therapist and a welfare rights worker. 4. Trans Support Sessions – The Network hosts one-to-one support sessions by appointment for clients that identify as Trans. This includes, but is not limited to: men and women with transsexual pasts, intersex, and people who identify as transsexual, transgender, androgyne, genderqueer, intergender, gender variant or with any other gender identity and/or expression which is not standard male or female. 5. Counselling Service – Generic service for the LGBT client group. 6. Sexual Health Support and Referral Services – Advice, information and support for any LGBT person concerned about their sexual health including condom provision. 7. Same Sex Domestic Violence Referral and Support Service - Advice, information and support for any LGBT person experiencing Domestic Violence. 8. Youth Peer Support Group (Proud) – This six times a month peer support group aims to support 14-25 year olds dealing with the issues of their sexuality, sexual Identity or gender dysphoria. This is a joint venture between ECYPS and the Network. Board members also participate in various steering groups representing the Network and the needs of LGBT people in the borough. These include: 2 1. Hate Crime Forum Executive Group 2. Case Management Panel (Chair) 3. MARAC Meeting (Domestic Violence) 4. Safer Neighbourhood Board (Chair) 5. LGBT Youth Services Steering Group (Proud) 6. Faith Forum 7. Domestic Violence Forum (Lynne) 8. Domestic Violence Strategic Group (Lynne) 9. Safer and Stronger Communities Board (SNB Rep) 10. Enfield Council LGBT Virtual Staff Group 11. Chase CAPE (Vice-Chair) 12. Highway CAPE (Chair) 13. Chase Farm Hospital Equal Access Group 14. Service User, Career and Patient sub-group of the Safeguarding Adults Board 15. Enfield CCG Voluntary and Community Stakeholders Reference Group 16. Sexual Health and Teenage Pregnancy Partnership Board (Chair) 17. PPG Chairs Network (Vice Chair) 18. North Area Violence Reduction Group (Janet) 19. Older Peoples Partnership Board 20. LocalMotion 21. Enfield Voluntary Action Board (Chair) 22. London Communities Policing Partnership LCP² 23. London LGBT Forums Network ## **4) Achievements and Performance** It has been another year of consolidation and growth for the Network, with more groups wanting our input and expertise. Throughout the year we have exceeded the targets set in our grants from the Third Sector Development Team and Public Health. This year has been a year of Covid recovery. All the face-to-face support groups that had to close due to lockdown regulations have been reinstated. Our counselling service that had moved on-line is now a hybrid service with some preferring to stay on-line whilst others were keen to return to face-to-face. The Youth Group (Proud North London) has been led by our partner Enfield Children & Young Persons Service and has also gone back to in person support and now meets every Friday at Lancaster Centre. During the year we have been able to refer several clients for support whilst we have continued to support parents of LGBT young people. 3 This year we have been able to continue to represent LGBT people in Enfield virtually on Teams and Zoom and some meetings in person. Hate Crime, Physical and Sexual Health services remain our high priority areas. Working with the council CSU we have established Third Party Reporting Locations across the borough and trained appointed staff within those organisations. We hope that this will encourage victims of Hate Crime to come and talk to us and report the crimes they are experiencing. ## They are: - Enfield Racial Equality Council - One to One Enfield - Enfield Disability Action - Enfield LGBT Network - Community Aid Enfield The Public Health funding we received for facilitating a HIV Positive Gay Men’s Support Group, Counselling Service and LGBT representation and support continues with our priority of promoting the new and improved GUM service in the borough. We continue to work with THT and support this work. Following a long campaign, PreP became available from Enfield’s clinics in larger numbers when the NHS eventually licenced it following the clinical trial. Working with THT we restarted HIV testing at the centre. Lancaster Centre (our base of operations) had struggled due to lockdown restrictions. It is now going from strength to strength with more groups utilising the community rooms. Sadly SEN-den who occupied office 2 closed due to financial constraints at the end of June. We therefore need to re-let that office. During the summer I will redecorate office 2 ready to be let. ## **5) Financial Review** This is our seventeenth year as a charity. This year we have had our accounts examined by The Greene Partnership. Three members of the Executive are signatories to the account and all cheques require two signatures and all payment request forms need a second signature. A financial statement is presented at each board meeting by the Treasurer. Additionally, the Treasure and Manager meet regularly to discuss finances. ## **Income** - Funding has been received this year from: - London Borough of Enfield Third Sector Development Team - £25,000 - London Borough of Enfield Public Health - £12,000 4 - EVA Health Champions – £2,140 - Lottery grant for Lancaster Centre - £34,395 - Other earned income - £2,991 Money was received for the following: **Enfield Third Sector Development Team** - Towards Network Manager’s salary. **Enfield Public Health** – To facilitate support groups including HIV positive gay men’s, counselling services and provide LGBT strategic representation. **EVA Health Champions** – This grant is to assist us to promote sexual health amongst our gay male members and to work with THT to promote their HIV testing, Enfield’s COHO service and Sexual Health London. **Lottery grant for Lancaster Centre** – This is a 5-year grant supporting the reestablishment of the Lancaster Centre. There is a tapering off contribution towards the rent and some funding for the Centre Manager. ## **Costs of governance and volunteers** Most members of the organisation give of their valuable time voluntarily or as an additional part of their regular paid employment and take on the responsibilities of representing their organisation on the Network in addition to their existing work load, for which we are very grateful. We do, however, cover travel costs for those volunteers not funded by the organisation they represent, to attend our meetings and events or, when representing the Network at other meetings. ## **Cost of generating funds** Funding applications and attending meetings with regard to funding is an integral part of the Network Manager’s post. The Network Manager does this with the assistance of other members of the Management Committee. ## **6) This Year** Our Manager, Tim Fellows, is employed directly by the Network. Even with a Manager in post we are very dependent upon the hard work and input of our volunteer members who do much of the work. ## **Community Involvement** Our input on various service provision groups is in great demand. It is encouraging that increasing numbers of organisations are recognising the need to be more proactive about making their services appropriate for the LGBT community. However, this places 5 great demands upon our member of staff and is an area of work we have had to think carefully about again this year. We have therefore had to decline requests to participate in groups due to lack of capacity. To assist with this, some of our members have taken on representing the Network: - Lynne on the Domestic Violence Forum & Domestic Violence Strategic Group - Janet vice-chair of Enfield Safer Neighbourhood Board. - It is difficult for members to attend daytime meetings, as many are in full time employment. ## **Funding** Our budget was to use £5,000 from our reserve each year to supplement any shortfall in income. At years end we had actually brought in an additional £2,183. ## **Membership** We now have 14 full members and 12 associate members, not including individual members. ## **Support Groups** We have continued with seven support groups and activities which are co-facilitated by different organisations: - Hate Crime and DV Reporting and Support Service – Metropolitan Police and London Borough of Enfield Community Safety Units - LGBT Tuesday Group – Independent members - Transgender Persons 1-2-1 Support – Peta - Sexuality and Trans awareness training - Peta - Youth Group (Proud) – Enfield Children and Young Peoples Service - Counselling Service Clinical supervisors – Dawn Barrass, Dawn Burlton, Janet Jackson - Counselling Service Volunteers – Douglas Maitland-Jones, Vishti Sarjoo, Penny Sofroniou, Jacey Webster - HIV Positive Gay Men’s Group – LGBT Network ## **7) Next Year** There are eight main objectives for the coming year: - (i) To continue to provide the services already established. - (ii) To promote the work of the Network across the voluntary and statutory sectors in Enfield and to continue to raise issues relevant to the LGBT community with service providers. - (iii) To represent and give voice to the LGBT community of Enfield. - (iv) To ensure that the Network remains financially viable and to develop additional funding streams for existing and/or new services. 6 - (v) To participate in consultations and influence policy making in Enfield, Greater London and the UK. - (vi) To develop sexual health services alongside Terence Higgins Trust. - (vii) To establish the Lancaster Centre as a financial sustainable entity. - (viii) To continue with our post Covid 19 recovery. ## **8) Conclusion** The year ahead will hold many challenges as the work is developed and progressed, particularly in the area of funding and Covid recovery. However, with the continued support of the Executive Committee, our many members and generous funders, we will be able to develop and enhance our services and thereby better support all LGBT people who live, work or study in the London Borough of Enfield. ## **9) Special thanks must go to:** - All members of the Board of Directors, particularly our Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Trustees - Trevor Adams & Lynne lambert, Line Managers for the Network Manager - Lynne for representing the Network and taking over as chair - Jason for maintaining our website - Douglas, Jacey, Penny & Vishti our volunteer Counsellors - Peta our Trans support and education worker - The Greene Partnership for accounts examination and ongoing financial support. Submitted by Tim Fellows, Network CEO. ## **Risk Assessment** The Enfield LGBT Network has carried out a full Risk Assessment on its activities. The main areas of concern for most voluntary and community sector organisations are staff and accommodation. The Network has two members of staff and funding for these posts is an area that the board keep under review. 7 Where services are co-facilitated by member organisations, they are responsible for the appropriate training, support, police checking (where appropriate) and supervision of the staff and volunteers they provide. We facilitate our support groups from our own centre and it provides us with a barrier free, safe and suitably maintained venue with appropriate public liability insurance. During this year we had grants from different funders. Additional funding may still be needed from other sources to enable the network to continue. This is an area that the Manager, Chair and Management Committee are ever mindful of. 8 RE(JlSTF.R Tr.1) CIIARJTY NUMBER: 1111437 ort ofthe Tru5tee5 and Unaudited Financial Siatemenis for th¢ Year F.ndtd 31 Julv 2022 ror EP4FIELD LGBT NETWORK The GiYen¢ Partnership LL.P Chanered Accountsnts Suite 2C. Flrosnan Flvuse 175 Darkcs IAne Potters 14ar Ilcnfordshire EN6 1 JIIII F.NFIELD LGBI" NETIVORK Cuntents of tht Fingneial StAtemenl for lh¢ Year Ended 31 JUL Y 202) Pagc Rcpoh-t ol. tlie I'rugtees Indepcndenl F.xaminer's Report Stutemenl of Financial Aclivities Balance Shett NfjtC5 to the Financtal Statements Detailed Stat¢ment of Financial Activiti 10 io 11 F.NFIELD LGBT NETWORK rt of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 JULY 2022 ThL Ifusiee5 present their iepon wilh the financial statements of Ihe charity for the year ended 31 July 2022. The ttuslccs have adopied the provisions ofAccouniing and R¢porting by Charilies.. Siatcmeoi of Recommended Practice applicable 10 charitie5 pr¥parinbJ Iheir dLLounts in aecordance with ihe Financial Reporting SLandard applicable in ihe UK and Republic of IrclJnd II".RS 1021 (effective l January 2019). l-A-l-US L.nfield LGBT Nelm'ork is an unincorporatcd charity and h&s charitable status. The charity numb¢r is I 111437. I)BJFC'I'IVF.S AND ACTIVITIF.S l)bjt'itiv¢s #nd Activitie5 i) ro promote the bencfii of Tnembers of the Lesbian, thy. Bisexual and Trdnsgendered tornmuniry wiihin ihe Londo llorough of Enfield and surrounding ar&is (the beneficiaries) by &ssoLiaiing logeiher local auihorilics. voluniary bodics and Ihe said beneficiarie5 in a cotnmon etTon io advanee eduotion and relieve poverty. hardship and distress among the bcncfiLiariL'5, 'iih the objeLI ofiTnproving their conditions of Itfe. 21 l-o promote such other general Chan￿ble purposes for the benefji of ihe Lcsbian. (Jay. t3isexual and l-ransgcndcrcd Lotntnunity within the Londtsn ]3orough of Enfield and surrounding areas as Ihe irustees shall from limc io iimc delcrminc. STkUCTURF., GOVERNAIYCF. AND MANAGEMENT CJOI'ernallct ThL chariry is Conirolled by its govcming documeni, a con51iiuiion and constiiuics an unincoTporated chariiy. RF.FF.RF.NCF. AND ADMINISTRATIVF. DETAIiS Ilcgistcrcd Charitv numbcr Principal xddre55 .1 hc LanLasi¢r Centre 53 1.ancasler Road I'.nfield l.N2 Ollu l-rustCC5 Mrs L Lamben l (iravir J Whatmore J Sin T Addms (appointed 12.10.21) Independent F.xAmiNer A (iordo ALA I.-CCA 'I'lIL (ire¢n¢ Pannership LLP Chartered ALLollnianis %iiiie 2C. 14rosnan Ilouse 175 1)arkes Lan¢ Poller5 Bar lerifordshire i."Nio i Bw Approved by order of the IK&ard of trusitts on ...... /i- /0 - Z.2............... and signed on its behalf by.. Mrs L LL2mberi - TrusicL' Page I liide ort to the TrustCC5 or ENFIF.LD LGBT IYETWORK endp.nt F.A#miner's Re Independent eyamintr's report io the trustees of ENFIF.LD LGBT NF.TWORK I report io ihe charity irnsiees on my cxarnination of the accounts of F.NFIELD LGBT NF.TWORK Iihc Trusil for ihc ycar ended 31 July 2022. Re5ponstbilities aNd basis of report As the Lharily Irusre¢s of the TnESi you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wilh the reqllircmcn15 of IhL Charities Aci 2011 {'the Ac¢'). I repon in respcci of Tny examination of the Trust's accounts carried oui under Section 145 of the Aci atld in carrying oul my cxaminaiion I have followed all applicable Direclkons given by the Charity Comrni&sion under Section 145{5llb) of ihe Act. Indcptndcnt examincr'5 statement I havc compleied ￿Y cxaminaiion. I confirn) that no maierial matters have come io rny ancniion in LDnnLciion wilh the cxaminaiion giving me causc io believe that in any material respect.. accouniing records were not kepi in respect ofthe Tntst as required by Section 130 of ihe Act. or rhc accollnis do not accord with those records" or thc accounis do noi comply with the applicable requireinents concetning Ihe fomi and conicni of accounts sct out in th¥ Chariiies (Accounts and Reports) li¢gulaiion5 2008 oiher Ihan any reqviremeni ihai ihc aceounis give a truc and fair view which is not a ￿atter considered as pan of an independeni examinaiion. I havc no concenL% and have come across no other matter5 in conneciion with ihe examination 10 which aiicniitsn should be dTawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding olihe ac¢ounts ro be reached. A Gordon ACA I.'LCA l-hL CifL'Lni Partnership LLP Chartercd ALcountanis UIIL 2C, E3rosnan Ilouse 175 1)arkes Lane Poiitrs tjai I Ivrtford5hire l.:N6 Illw Date.. Page 2 F.f44FIELD LGBT NF.TWORK Stattfftent of Financial Aclivitie$ ror the Y¢ar F,nded 31 JULY 2022 31.7.22 Toial runds 31.7.21 Tovdl funds Unresirieied funds Re5lricLed funds Noies INCOMF. AND F.NDOWMF.NTS FROM I)onaiions and le¥aLics 3.353 74.082 77.435 79,697 Invc5tment income Oiher income 38,439 38,439 23,042 'rotal 41.792 74.082 115.874 103,852 F.XPF.NDITURE ON Choritable activities Cienernl Fund l.ottery fund I'-nficld Council Public Health L.nficld Council VLS Team Lan¢asier Centrc l-'V A %iaying Connecied F.V A I Icalrh Champion 1.521 935 19,697 10.201 25,000 22.455 1.270 37.729 12.001 25,0(M) 37.72Y 12.001 25.000 26.911 548 977 26.911 548 977 Tot21 28,432 76,255 l (M.687 79.558 NF.T INCOMF./IEXPENDITURE) 13,360 (2.173) 24,294 RF.CONCILIATION OF FUNDS 'l-olal fiinds broughi lorward 42.352 30.613 72.965 48,671 I'OTAL FUh'DS CARRIED FORWARD 55.712 28.440 84.152 72.965 The notes form part of these fjnancial stsiemcnls Pagc 3 ENFIF.LD ILIIT Tr4ETWORK Bdlance Sheei 31 JUI.Y 2022 31.7.22 Total funds 31.7.21 Total fuiids un￿StrIctLY1 fund5 Resiricted runds Notes FIXED ASSETS -l-an&Jible 85seis 748 748 1,497 CURRENT ASSETS Ilebtoi S Cash di bank 2.803 53,241 6.97(J 77 C)23 5,]07 C)9,514 24.682 56.044 28,849 84,893 74,821 CREDITORS Amounts falling due wthin one year (1.080) (409} 11.4891 13.-3531 NF.T CURRF.NT ASSTr:TS 54.964 28.440 83.404 1.46 T()TAI. ASSTr.'I'S LF.S% CURRENT LIABILII-IES 28.440 84,152 72,965 YF.-I' ASSV,-TS 55.712 28.440 84,152 -UNnS IlnrLsii-IC&ed funds Ilcsiricicd filnd 55.712 28.440 42,352 30,613 T()T Al. FUIYI)S 84,152 72,965 -I'hc lin