Registered number 05385343
DIALOGUE SOCIETY (A Company Limited by Guarantee) Report and Accounts
31 March 2022
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY Report and accounts Contents**
||**Page**|
|---|---|
|Company information|1|
|Directors' report|2-3|
|Accountants' report|4|
|Profit and loss account|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Statement of changes in equity|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8|
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY Company Information**
## **Directors**
I KAHRAMAN S BASSOY M DEMIRPOLAT O KELES
## **Secretary**
I KAHRAMAN
## **Accountants**
AA Accountancy Services 244 Chase Road, London N14 6HH
## **Registered office**
244 Chase Road, London N14 6HH
**Registered number** 05385343
1
**DIALOGUE SOCIETY Registered number: Directors' Report**
**05385343**
The directors present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022.
## **Principal activities**
Dialogue Society is an organisation with the aim of advancing social cohesion by connecting communities, empowering people to engage and contributing to the development of ideas on dialogue and community building. It does this by bringing people together through discussion forums, courses, capacity building publications and outreach. Overview
Our activities between 1st April 2021 and 31st March 2022 can be summarised as the Talking Bubble Project; Discussion Forums on various themes in different formats; Christmas ‘Get-Together’ community events; the Dialogue Society Book Group; the delivery of various intercultural community events; virtual fast-breaking iftar dinners; publications; courses; academic workshops; training and support to our branches and fundraising. Unfortunately, as of last year, some of our activities were organised online due to the limitations of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our main activities can be summarised in detail under the headings below:
Talking Bubble Project: The Talking Bubble project, launched last year during the pandemic, has already touched so many lives over a very short period. Through the befriending campaign, we hope to alleviate some of the strain that loneliness can have on individuals by pairing those at risk of loneliness with a phone befriender. Our campaign was chosen by the Co-op Community Fund and now provides much-needed provision in more than 20 different languages.
Academic workshop: Organised by the Journal of Dialogue Studies, a day-long academic workshop invited scholars and practitioners who wish to explore ideas and share their research findings on the theme of ‘Dialogue with and among the Existing, Transforming and Emerging Communities’. The workshop aimed to help to provide new and useful insights for communities, either traditional or new and emerging ones -ranging from online forums and social media groups to gaming communitiesthrough the lens of dialogue as a prominent instrument facilitating their transformation and evolution.
Publications: A new special issue of the Journal of Dialogue Studies has been published with selected papers and reflections submitted to the academic workshop. This volume explores the theme of Dialogue with and among the Existing, Transforming and Emerging Communities. We also published a policy paper entitled ‘A UK Analysis: Empowering Women of Faith in the Community, Public Service, and Media’. The policy paper aims to highlight the experiences, barriers and challenges and contributions of women from different faith backgrounds in various spheres of society in three areas: community, public service, and media.
The Dialogue Society Book Group: The Dialogue Society Book Group has been going on and growing for the last nine years. It explores the capacity of books to provide windows into different cultural and intercultural worlds. A series of quality novels available at local libraries are chosen and discussed within a relaxed, sociable gathering at the Dialogue Society offices and online platforms.
2
**05385343**
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY Registered number: Directors' Report**
Courses and discussion forums: During this period, we organised several online discussion forums in varying formats to achieve critical, open and meaningful dialogue by bringing people together. A wide range of discussions were held covering multiple issues relevant to our areas of interest, such as the panel series on ‘Racial Equality’, ‘A Spatial Analysis of Extremism in a UK Context’, ‘Women of Faith’, and the ‘Impact of COVID-19 on our Communities’ through looking at education, migration, business, health and non-profit sectors focusing on different geographical regions.
Community Events: Despite the limitations of Covid-19, we were able to organise a number of community activities to bring people together with the aim of establishing and sustaining positive and strong community relationships. This ranged from organising virtual fast-breaking community iftar dinners across the country with a theme of ‘Rekindling Community Spirit’; the virtual IftarMe project to bring dialogue into our homes in our efforts to find alternative online platforms to get together during the pandemic, to ‘Get Together’ Christmas and New Year Friendship Meetings and Dinners on varying themes that concern our communities to find constructive solutions to shared difficulties, especially witnessed during the pandemic; sending thousands of Christmas cards and heart-warming gifts, and other community activities such as inter-faith visits to places of worship, arts and crafts with local elderly communities, park clean-ups, knitting clubs, ‘Ride for Wellbeing’ fund-raising cycling project in aid of London's most vulnerable communities, fundraising coffee morning events for good causes, picnics, live music and art performances.
Interfaith Week activities: Our dialogue volunteers were actively involved in activities during the interfaith week celebrated across the UK. The Dialogue Society Branches organised several events during this time in partnership with local stakeholders and community groups around various themes that closely reflect our communities' concerns. Among many, they organised several ‘Noah's Pudding’ events at schools, local places of worship, our dialogue centres and other community centres, and shared thousands of bowls with their neighbours to contribute to the interfaith Week. The ‘Noah’s’ Pudding’ project has been going on for more than sixteen years and has become a well-known brand and a means for building more cohesive societies.
Fundraising: We have continued our fundraising activities through regular donations and contributions from our supporters, also through selling of books, goods and eBay sales, and donation boxes throughout the year to raise funds and facilitate dialogue between different community groups.
## **Directors**
The following persons served as directors during the year:
I KAHRAMAN S BASSOY M DEMIRPOLAT O KELES
## **Small company provisions**
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.
This report was approved by the board on 30 December 2022 and signed on its behalf.
MRS I KAHRAMAN DIRECTOR
3
**DIALOGUE SOCIETY Accountants' Report**
## **Accountants' report to the directors of DIALOGUE SOCIETY**
You consider that the company is exempt from an audit for the year ended 31 March 2022. You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the financial year.
In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the related notes from the accounting records of the company and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us.
We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts.
AA Accountancy Services Chartered Certified Accountants
244 Chase Road, London N14 6HH
30 December 2022
4
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY Surplus and Deficit Account for the year ended 31 March 2022**
|**Income**
Direct Charitable Expenditure
**Gross Income**
Administrative expenses
Other operating income
**Operating Deficit**
Interest payable
**Surplus before taxation**
Tax on (loss)/profit
**Surplus for the Period**|**2022**
**£**
353,698
(198,156)
155,542
(233,546)
23,863
(54,141)
-
(54,141)
-
(54,141)|**2021**
**£**
417,305
(158,207)
259,098
(191,407)
30,792
98,483
(2,574)
95,909
-
95,909|
|---|---|---|
5
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY Registered number:** 05385343 **Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2022**
|**Notes**
**Fixed assets**
Tangible assets
3
**Current assets**
Debtors
4
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**within one year**
5
**Net current assets**
**Total assets less current**
**liabilities**
**Creditors: amounts falling due**
**after more than one year**
6
**Net assets**
**Funds**
Surplus and deficit account
**Total Funds**|**2022**
**£**
20,716
138,480
48,112
186,592
(121,722)
64,870
85,586
(18,066)
67,520
67,520
67,520|15,763
126,690
142,453
(18,992)|**2021**
**£**
19,700
123,461
143,161
(21,500)
121,661
121,661
121,661|
|---|---|---|---|
The directors are satisfied that the company is entitled to exemption from the requirement to obtain an audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.
The member has not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Act.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
The accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. The profit and loss account has not been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
ILKNUR KAHRAMAN Director
Approved by the board on 30 December 2022
6
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY**
## **Statement of Changes in Funds for the year ended 31 March 2022**
|**At 1 April 2020**
Surplus for the financial year
**At 31 March 2021**
**At 1 April 2021**
Loss for the financial year
**At 31 March 2022**|**Share**
**capital**
**£**
-
-
-
-|**Share**
**premium**
**£**
-
-
-
-|**Re-**
**valuation**
**reserve**
**£**
-
-
-
-|**Profit**
**and loss**
**account**
**£**
25,752
95,909
121,661
121,661
(54,141)
67,520|**Total**
**£**
25,752
95,909
121,661
121,661
(54,141)
67,520|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7
**DIALOGUE SOCIETY Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## _**Basis of preparation**_
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (as applied to small entities by section 1A of the standard).
## _**Turnover**_
Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, net of discounts and value added taxes. Turnover includes revenue earned from the sale of goods and from the rendering of services. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the goods have transferred to the buyer. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.
## _**Intangible fixed assets**_
Intangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative amortisation and any accumulative impairment losses.
## _**Tangible fixed assets**_
Tangible fixed assets are measured at cost less accumulative depreciation and any accumulative impairment losses. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, other than freehold land, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:
Freehold buildings over 50 years Leasehold land and buildings over the lease term Plant and machinery over 5 years Fixtures, fittings, tools and equipment over 5 years
## _**Investments**_
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Listed investments are measured at fair value. Unlisted investments are measured at fair value unless the value cannot be measured reliably, in which case they are measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. Changes in fair value are included in the profit and loss account.
## _**Stocks**_
Stocks are measured at the lower of cost and estimated selling price less costs to complete and sell. Cost is determined using the first in first out method. The carrying amount of stock sold is recognised as an expense in the period in which the related revenue is recognised.
## _**Debtors**_
Short term debtors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price), less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts. Loans and other financial assets are initially recognised at transaction price including any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method, less any impairment losses for bad and doubtful debts.
## _**Creditors**_
8
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022**
Short term creditors are measured at transaction price (which is usually the invoice price). Loans and other financial liabilities are initially recognised at transaction price net of any transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortised cost determined using the effective interest method.
## _**Taxation**_
A current tax liability is recognised for the tax payable on the taxable profit of the current and past periods. A current tax asset is recognised in respect of a tax loss that can be carried back to recover tax paid in a previous period. Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences between the recognition of income and expenses in the financial statements and their inclusion in tax assessments. Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits. Deferred tax is measured using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the reporting date and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference, except for revalued land and investment property where the tax rate that applies to the sale of the asset is used. Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities are not discounted.
## _**Provisions**_
Provisions (ie liabilities of uncertain timing or amount) are recognised when there is an obligation at the reporting date as a result of a past event, it is probable that economic benefit will be transferred to settle the obligation and the amount of the obligation can be estimated reliably.
## _**Foreign currency translation**_
Transactions in foreign currencies are initially recognised at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. At the end of each reporting period foreign currency monetary items are translated at the closing rate of exchange. Non-monetary items that are measured at historical cost are translated at the rate ruling at the date of the transaction. All differences are charged to profit or loss.
## _**Leased assets**_
A lease is classified as a finance lease if it transfers substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership. All other leases are classified as operating leases. The rights of use and obligations under finance leases are initially recognised as assets and liabilities at amounts equal to the fair value of the leased assets or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease payments. Minimum lease payments are apportioned between the finance charge and the reduction in the outstanding liability using the effective interest rate method. The finance charge is allocated to each period during the lease so as to produce a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Leased assets are depreciated in accordance with the company's policy for tangible fixed assets. If there is no reasonable certainty that ownership will be obtained at the end of the lease term, the asset is depreciated over the lower of the lease term and its useful life. Operating lease payments are recognised as an expense on a straight line basis over the lease term.
## _**Pensions**_
Contributions to defined contribution plans are expensed in the period to which they relate.
|**2**
**Employees**
Average number of persons employed by the company|**2022**
**Number**
10|**2021**
**Number**
6|
|---|---|---|
9
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
**for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **3 Tangible fixed assets**
|**Cost**
At 1 April 2021
Additions
At 31 March 2022
**Depreciation**
At 1 April 2021
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2022
**Net book value**
At 31 March 2022
At 31 March 2021
**4**
**Debtors**
Trade debtors
Other debtors
**5**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Trade creditors
Taxation and social security costs
Other creditors
**6**
**Creditors: amounts falling due after one year**
Bank loans|**2022**
**£**
-
138,480
138,480
**2022**
**£**
156
5,165
116,401
121,722
**2022**
**£**
18,066|**Plant and**
**machinery**
**etc**
**£**
29,500
1,516
31,016
9,800
500
10,300
20,716
19,700
**2021**
**£**
251
15,512
15,763
**2021**
**£**
5,367
11,198
2,427
18,992
**2021**
**£**
21,500|
|---|---|---|
## **7 Other information**
DIALOGUE SOCIETY is a private company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered office is: 244 Chase Road, London N14 6HH
10
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY Detailed Surplus and Deficit Account**
## **for the year ended 31 March 2022**
_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_
|**Income**
Direct Charitable Expenditure
**Gross Income**
Administrative expenses
Other operating income
**Net Surplus**
Interest payable
**Net Surplus Before Tax**|**2022**
**£**
353,698
(198,156)
155,542
(233,546)
23,863
(54,141)
-
(54,141)|**2021**
**£**
417,305
(158,207)
259,098
(191,407)
30,792
98,483
(2,574)
95,909|
|---|---|---|
11
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY**
## **Detailed Surplus and Deficit Account for the year ended 31 March 2022**
_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_
|**Income**
Sales
Donation
Restricted Donations
Restricted Grant
Other Income
**Direct Charitable Expenditure**
Purchases
Subcontractor costs
Conference and meeting expenses
Carriage
Packaging
Commissions payable
**Administrative expenses**
Employee costs:
Wages and salaries
Pensions
Employer's NI
Staff training and welfare
Travel and subsistence
Motor expenses
Premises costs:
Rent
Rates
Service charges
Light and heat
General administrative expenses:
Telephone and fax
Postage
Stationery and printing
Courier services
Books & Subscriptions
Subscriptions
Bank charges
Paypal fees
Ebay fees
Accommodation
Donation
Insurance
Equipment expensed
Editing
Software
Repairs and maintenance|**2022**
**£**
210,060
115,272
-
28,246
120
353,698
195,017
-
3,139
-
-
-
198,156
117,847
1,506
5,950
2,569
224
456
128,552
32,483
2,534
210
706
35,933
2,269
322
1,669
1,167
11,000
672
1,965
928
5,534
1,080
-
341
97
17,237
2,620
1,091|**2021**
**£**
209,936
148,642
1,130
53,924
3,673
417,305
148,192
20
2,703
45
4,417
2,830
158,207
76,449
1,152
4,007
13,838
26
-
95,472
34,187
5,069
-
349
39,605
4,299
1,757
21
674
14,300
14
193
4,134
2,594
72
540
330
385
-
1,415
-|
|---|---|---|
12
## **DIALOGUE SOCIETY**
## **Detailed Surplus and Deficit Account for the year ended 31 March 2022**
_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_
|Depreciation
Bursary and grants
Sundry expenses
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
Consultancy fees
Advertising and PR
Other legal and professional
**Other operating income**
Other operating income|**2022**
**£**
500
1,000
982
50,474
1,000
17,450
137
-
18,587
233,546
23,863|**2021**
**£**
500
-
2
31,230
600
23,122
803
575
25,100
191,407
30,792|
|---|---|---|
13