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2024-03-31-accounts

Blessing Family Association Charity

Report of the Trustees for the year ending 31[st] January 2025

The trustees of Blessing Family Association present the annual report and audited accounts for the year ended 31st January 2025.

The trustees are responsible for overseeing the charity’s activities and deciding how funds are spent

OUR WORK AND AIMS

Blessing Family Association is a registered charity (No. 1118767), established in November 2003, with the aims of:

  1. Alleviating poverty within the Croydon French Speaking community by providing:

  2. a. Advice on employment and training,

  3. b. Money and debt counselling

  4. Promote educational attainment

  5. Undertake research within Croydon’s Congolese community and disseminating the result

  6. Advance public awareness about the Congolese community in Croydon by providing seminars, workshops, conference and publications

  7. Relieving the needs of Congolese families in Croydon by sharing:

a. Sharing skills, knowledge and experience with Congolese and French-speaking families, local groups and government and other agencies

b. Advocate on behalf of Congolese families and represent their views within the community, government departments, non-governmental organisations and regional and international organisations.

OUR ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES

Our operations rely on 10 volunteers who help to provide unique services which can be targeted to individuals or specific groups which include:

In the last annual year, the charity has focussed on providing a meal service for those who have been impacted by the cost of living crisis and struggled to access services such as food banks and running skills workshops in basic cooking which promote healthy eating and a balanced diet.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The incoming resources were £31,002. With no funds in restricted donations received. The charity would like to be more accessible to the public than it currently is. The fact that it operates mainly from a CVA hall means that it is usually only available over the weekend and the charity’s other activities are carried out at separate locations during the week. We have therefore, as part of our long-term goals, secure a permanent building or base to operate from.

Blessing Family Association Statement of Financial Activities

Accountng period 31st March 2024

Charity Number 118767

Notes
Total incoming
resources
Donatons & others
(3)
Resources
expended
Cost of actvites and Trading
Cost of Charitable actvtes
Depreciaton
Salaries to staf
Accountancy fee
Telephone, postage and statonery
Media and Publicity
Cost Governance
legal and professional fees
Miscellaneous
Bank charges
Total resources expended
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains and losses on investment assets
Net movement in funds
Total funds carried forward		 Unrestricted Restricted
Funds
Income
Funds
£
£
31,002
000
31,002
000
6,000
0
4,102
0
200
0
5,000
0
400
0
1,322
0
141
0
7,375
0
300
0
3,300
0
102
0
28,242
0
2760

0
0
0
0
2,760
0
2,760		 Total for
This Year
£		 Total for
This Year
£
31,002
31,002
2,760

Blessings Family Association Balance Sheet

Year Ending 31/03/2024

Fixed assets
Assets
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
(11)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due afer one year
Net assets
Funds of
the Charity
Unrestricted funds
Designated funds
Total unrestricted funds
Restricted income funds
(12)
Total funds		 Total this
year
79
2,760
2,760
0
2,760
2,760
0
0
2,760		 £
0

Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees

Members of the Blessings Family Association

I report on the accounts of Blessings Family Association (Charity Number 118767) for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner’s

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; we consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993(the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act)

To follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43 (7) (b) of the Act) and

To state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 account, 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 I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiners statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

Joseph Phiri ACCA

Tom & Co. Accountants & Tax Advisors, Certified Public Accountants,

56a Mitcham Road, Croydon

CR0 3RG.

Telephone 0203 305 5037

30[th] October 2024

CHARITY TRUSTEES AND MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

Name Positon
Tekabadikadyo Prosper Kaba Chair
Mamie Masunda Vice Chair
Marcel Nengou Secretary
Elenge Mobali Treasurer