## Iranian Association (IA) Annual Review April 2020-March 2021 222 King Street, London W6 0RA ## Annual Review April 2020-March 2021 Contents Management Committee Report .........................1-2 Advice, Workshops and Courses for 50+………..3-4 Citizenship Tests/Advice ……………………..….. 5 Emotional Wellbeing Project . .. ……..……….…. 6 Immigration Information/Advice ……………….... 7 Services and Workshops for Young People …….8 Funders ………………………………………….... .9 ## **Management Committee Report** The pandemic dominated the year and affected our community members physically, emotionally, socially and financially. With our services we have helped thousands of people cope with their difficulties during the pandemic. We successfully adopted a hybrid working model; moving a number of our services online/on telephone enabled us to continue our lifeline services for those in the greatest need. The Iranian Association (IA) management worked hard to support and engage the staff through the uncertainties. The IA's continuing prudent financial management meant that we entered the lockdowns and pandemic with a healthy level of reserves. Furthermore, the Lloyds Bank Foundation’s COVID-19 Recovery Fund awarded the IA a grant to help us mitigate the financial effects of the health crisis. This has allowed our pandemic response to focus on the needs of the most vulnerable clients. There is no doubt, however, that the disruptions in the availability of long-term grants and reduction in income generation has resulted in a considerable challenge. Throughout the pandemic and lockdowns, the “Bright Life for 50+” project, supported by the Community Fund, continued providing lifesaving services for the most vulnerable Iranian and Farsi speaking older people who benefited from receiving advice, befriending, IT/ Mobile workshops, ESOL classes, COVID/Health awareness workshops, exercise sessions and counselling. Through the COVID response funding awarded to the IA in partnership with the BME Health Forum, our oraganisation offered advice, advocacy, volunteer expenses and food vouchers to improve the financial, physical and psychological wellbeing of the most vulnerable members of our community. The IA’s resilience and thirty-year experience of delivering online/ computer-based courses/tests enabled us to help thousands of people avoid disruptions in their applications to Home Office by taking their Citizenship tests at our centre during the pandemic. The John Lyons Charity and Lloyds Bank Foundation-DCMS supported the IA to provide workshops, emotional support and advice for Iranian and Farsi speaking children/young people and their parents to address a range of issues. The IA also provided advocacy for the families by working closely with other agencies such as schools and children and adult services. We also provided tablets to the young people who did not have the equipment to access their online lessons. The partnerships with other organisations have built our resilience in delivering the services during the pandemic. The BME Health Forum and NHS helped the IA to support the clients in dealing particularly with the COVID physical and psychological health issues. The IA maintained a productive relationship with the councils, local Youth Foundations, National Resource Centre for Supplementary 1 ## **Management Committee Report** Education and CVSs to support children and families. We continued sharing information with other founding members of the Refugee Council Advice Advocacy Forum and participated in the local Advice Forums. The IA worked closely with the Prevent Advisory Group and Faith Forum to share experience and develop a better understanding among the communities. Our staff and volunteers are at the heart of everything we do and we would like to say our heartfelt thanks to them for their tireless and productive work. While there are undoubtedly challenges ahead, we’ll face them together with strength, courage and kindness. 2 ## **Bright Life for 50+** **A 56-years old woman told us :** “I’ve learnt about so many possibilities using my mobile phone including zoom, WhatsApp, online shopping, ordering a taxi etc… within the past few months in our IT classes. It helped me to stay in touch with people and to share things with them I wouldn’t have otherwise been able to.” **A 72 year old man told the IA staff:** “The IA advisers helped me with the essential translation work that I needed. Such as registering with the GPs, making an appointment with the hospital, answering the letters that I kept receiving from the banks, council, etc. and I had no idea what they said. I’m sure there are some guidelines for me to read but I didn’t know how to read.’ The project continued delivering its services throughout the lockdowns. The advice and information, counselling, IT and ESOL training and befriending scheme were needed more than ever. Over 400 older Iranian and Farsi speaking people benefited from one or more activities. The clients received advice in form filling and dealing with their financial issues including effective budgeting, pension, benefits, housing, energy bills and disability allowances; the advisory service also signposted clients to in-house or external services. Translating information for the clients was an integral part of the service. The project beneficiaries improved their wellbeing by participating in the health awareness workshops, exercise sessions and/or social activities/outings. The health awareness workshops helped the older people learn about Heart Disease, Dementia, Stress, Anxiety, Accessing NHS Sevices as well as the latest COVID-19 guidelines. The workshops also helped the older people improve their communication with GPs and other health professionals by increasing their knowledge of the health jargon. Older people with psychological issues used the 1-to-1 and/or group accredited CBT counselling to improve their mental wellbeing. The ESOL and IT classes increased the interaction of the learners with British society and made them feel more part of the community; the learners developed their English language skills and knowledge of British culture/society and acquired the IT skills to access the online services and communicate through Zoom and Whatsapp. 3 Volunteer befrienders were trained and paired with more vulnerable beneficiaries. This service proved to be a lifeline during the pandemic; the housebound beneficiaries reported feeling less lonely and benefitting from befriender home visits, telephone and ‘WhatsApp’ calls. This service has been ground-breaking in introducing volunteer befriending into the Iranian community. Spending time with the befrienders has been helpful for the older people in discovering their inner happiness. These elderly clients not only suffer from isolation but living away from their home in a different country along with financial difficulties; our project evaluation has shown that receiving support from the IA befrienders and staff has increased their hope for a brighter life in the future. ## **Percentage of 50+ Project Beneficiaries by London Borough** **68 year old gentleman told us:** “The 50+ advisor arranged an appointment with the DWP for me to get my National Insurance Number and completed the forms for opening a post office account. She also helped me to apply to the council for a suitable accommodation. I am over the moon and a new chapter has opened in my life.” ||||| |---|---|---|---| ||Borough|No. of
Clients|%
0.94
18.50
0.23
10.54
0.47
4.92
0.94
14.52
1.64
14.29
1.17
1.17
4.45
1.64
6.56
0.47
7.96
2.34
0.23
2.11
0.23
0.23
0.23
1.41
2.81| ||Barking|4|| ||Barnet|79|| ||Bexley|1|| ||Brent|45|| ||Bromley|2|| ||Camden|21|| ||Croydon|4|| ||Ealing|62|| ||Enfield|7|| ||Hammersmith
& Fulham
|61|| ||Hackney|5|| ||Haringey|5|| ||Harrow|19|| ||Hillingdon|7|| ||Hounslow|28|| ||Islington|2|| ||Kensington &
Chelsea|34|| ||Kingston|10|| ||Newham|1|| ||Richmond|9|| ||Southwark|1|| ||Tower Hamlets|1|| ||Waltham For-
est|1|| ||Wandsworth|6|| ||Westminster|12|| ||||| 4 ## **Citizenship Tests/Advice** The Iranian Association (IA) is one of 30 or so Citizenship test centres in the UK and has been running the test since 2005. In the year ending 31st March 2021, the IA helped 13,000 people with diverse ethnicities take the Citizenship test which is a compulsory part of the immigration application process. As well as supervising the tests, the staff had to follow the COVID-19 guidelines, social distancing rules, wear masks/visors and sanitise desks and devices continuously to ensure the safety of the test candidates. So a lower number of people could take the test due to the pandemic restrictions. Before the pandemic, at its peak around 20,000 people were supported annually. Delivery of the tests during the COVID health crisis demonstrated the resilience of the IA in providing the essential services to the ethnic minorities. Furthermore, on a daily basis the IA deals with telephone, email and face-to-face inquiries about the Citizenship test process. The candidates need to take the test to apply for Settlement or Naturalisation in Britain. The candidates book an appointment through their Life in the UK online accounts and attend the centre to take the test. 5 ## **Emotional Wellbeing project** We have had to deliver this project over the phone since the lockdown in March 2020. During the pandemic, the service beneficiaries were going through an emotionally difficult time and found it hard to access mainstream counselling services because they lacked sufficient English. The advisor provided emotional support by listening, being non-judgmental, and explaining client’s options. Through one-to-one sessions, we offered practical help to resolve issues that were causing emotional distress. The advisor offered language support and helped the clients access other services (e.g. Universal Credit, Housing, Courses etc). As a result, their emotional and physical health improved and many attended their GP less frequently. We evaluated the project using the Warwick -Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and over 80% of clients said their health improved by at least 10%. **A 58 year old lady:** “I did not speak English, felt depressed and wanted someone to listen to me. The advisor encouraged me to think more positively and helped me increase my confidence. I became motivated to leave my flat and go on walks. I have also started attending the IA’s English class and making new friends.” 6 ## **Immigration and Citizenship Information/Advice** The information/advisory service was launched in 1985 and has continued to be a key service of the IA; the service is compliant with the OISC (Office of Immigration Services Commissioner) for immigration advice, but does not provide any case work. Due to the limited funding, the IA can only provide basic information/advice on immigration/ asylum. According to the Home Office statistics, Iranian people were the largest group of new refugee arrivals in the UK in 2010 and 2011, the second largest group in 2012 and 2013, the third to fourth largest group in 2014 and 2015 and the largest group in 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. **An Iranian Refugee:** “I was granted the refugee status, but was not sure about the next stages of the immigration process. The IA advisor read and translated my letters and explained the information in Farsi. I also felt less stress after talking to the advisor” In 2020-21, the IA mainly provided telephone one-to-one information/ advice on citizenship and immigration process. The staff have mainly focused on translating information and explaining the guidelines to the clients. The service also signposted the clients to other agencies such as immigration solicitors, Law Centres and Migrant Help, if this was the right option for them. The service users usually lacked sufficient English and had serious difficulties in understanding the information; the advisor explained their rights and answered their basic questions about the application process. 7 ## **Services and Workshops for Young People** **Homa’s mother:** “After attending a dance session, Homa felt cheerful, agile and happy. The workshop gave her a sense of relief along with a reduction in stress, resulting in greater mental being.” 2020-21 was a challenging year and the COVID-19 health crisis increased the hardship of the Iranian refugee families and children who had already suffered from traumatic experiences of coming to a new home and integrating into the society. The IA staff intervened at the appropriate time to prevent the deterioration of their emotional and financial issues and help them improve their quality of life. The COVID-19 crisis necessitated more flexibility in the service delivery methods, so the workshops and support were offered through Zoom, videos and outdoor when it was possible. The IA made a great difference in the life of Iranian young people who enjoyed their experience, increased their knowledge/life skills and improved their emotional wellbeing through the project services including workshops on Maths/English, Painting/Craft and Dance. The demand for the emotional wellbeing support was particularly high due to the issues arising as a consequence of the COVID-19 health crisis; the service dealt with problems such as children/ parent relationships, behavioural issues, lack of concentration, anxiety, stress, hyperactivity and online safeguarding. The emotional wellbeing support prevented deterioration of the young people’s emotional problems. **Parent of a young girl** : “The children read passages for the tutor over the Zoom so the teacher assessed their level of understanding and reading, as well as their pronunciation. The tutor helped them with their homework during the sessions, and avoided overcorrecting the mistakes, as it helped the children learn and build their confidence.” During the lockdowns, the IA secured tablets and routers with prepaid Internet access for a number of low income families with two or more children to help them access learning materials and prevent them from falling behind with their school work. Furthermore, the IA provided advice on welfare benefits for the low income parents to reduce their financial hardship and risk of homelessness. 8 **Iranian Association, 222 King Street, London W6 0RA 0208 748 6682 www.iranianassociation.org.uk www.facebook.com/iranianassociation** COMPANY NO: 115124753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION CHARITY NO: 1120205 COMPANY NO: 06124753 REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 COMPANY 16114753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATIOli INDEX Report of MoweJDeni ComDllttee 24 Income and Ex￿r￿li￿re Aceount Balance SIK¢l 74 NO￿ w the Fin8n¢i41 St4t¢m¢Dts 9-14 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION REFERENCE & ADMtNISTRATIVE DETAILS AddreJi of Charity.. 222 King Stre LoJMlon W6 ORA Mxn&EemtDt Cownltt Mr Moham￿ Areanfar (Chair) Trnte¢• *nd Co1np￿Y Dlrectorg Mr FaTidaldin AD5ari (TTeagJnr) Ms Fariba liazeJDi (Secretary) B*nkern.' C(KWgtiv¢ pl 14 New Browjway W5 2XL The National W¢soninsw BaDk pk 180 King Street W6 ORA Independent Ex#mllleM-. Datax>ll Accounlin8 SeThice8 L&i 129 Staiion Road Loryjon NW4 4NJ Page I CX)MPANY NO: 06124753 REPORT OF THE h￿AGEMENr COMMrrrEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 The pthic dominat>J the aff¢th￿ ow ¢onuDwJity mernbexs physically. emotionally. 80¢ially financially. With our s¢rvictts w¢ have helped tbousands of people cope th¢ir diifKulties during the parwjemic. We adopfrd a h5thid workn.ng model; movm8 a Duthr of our services Onl]￿on telephone en4bl¢d to continue our lifeline services for those in the greatest wed. The Irdnian A&8ociatioD (IA) m4nag¢m¢ai worked hard engage the thff through the uncertaititiw. The iA's ¢ontinuAng plwdent finryial management meant we entered I(￿k￿￿15 and pandemic with a h¢althy level of rewV¢￿ Fwthermore, the LloydsBADkFoutyl#ti¢)n'5 COVID RecoveryF￿￿￿awarded the IA a grant ￿helPUS miugate the financial of the COVID ¢risis. Thi8 h88 allowed our pandemic to on the need& of the most Yultterable clients. There is no doubt, however. thai the dJwtion3 ID the availability of IoD8.*rn1 Brants aNI reJwtion in irKome 8eDeration has resulted in 8 con8id¢rabl¢ challenge. Thr¢￿ghoul the pAthic lockdown4 the ￿right Lif¢ for ￿tr. proirt by the Community Fwid. continued providitt8 lifesavin8 services fortlK rnost ￿lnerable Irallianatsl Farsi St￿lD801dCrPe(v1e whobenefited fro￿r￿tIVItig advice, befrieJNlin& lTNobilel￿s0L clasles, COVIDIHealth aware￿ TW￿ks￿ exercise s¢$8ions attd coun9elliD8. Through the COVID rwThse fill￿]D8 aw8Tded to the IA m￿rts￿hL.p with the BME Health Forum. ourorBanisation offered ￿VICe, advocacy. vOl￿teer expen&e¥ and food Vouch￿ to iDwove the Physic￿ prychological wellbein8 of the most vulnuubl¢ members of our ¢ott￿nu￿1ty. Th¢ IA'S re8ili¢nce and thuty-year experie￿¢ of ¢klivcring onlinejcomputer-bosed cottrsesliests ellabled us to help thousands of people avoid disrnptioThs in th¢iT applications ￿ Home Otrice by taking Cili£enslllp iebts at our eentre durirt8 the paodemic. The Johry Lyon5 ChRrity and Lloydq Bank Fotmdation.fKMS S￿Orted ts IA to provide WOTkshops, ¢￿￿)llOn41 support And ad￿1¢¢ lor Iranian aTMI Farsi speaking ¢hiidreJWyoun8 F¢ople ￿ their parthts a range of issues. The IA also provid¢d ￿yo¢4¢y for the families by workill8 closely with other ageTKies such as scbools cbilthen 4ttd *JuIi service& We olso provideA tablets to the young people who did noi bave the equipmeni ￿ a¢¢ess their ODIiDe le8son& T￿ paTth¢r5hip8 with other Org￿lsatiO￿S l)as built ow re5ilieDce in deliverin8 the 8ervicts dwing tbe pandemic. The BME Health Fonm and NHS helped the IA ￿ gupp)n the clients in dealthg partiCu￿rIY witb the COVID ph>sical and pt*ycknlogi¢al health issues. The IA maintained a proth¢tive relationship with the councils, IIKaJ Youth Foundation& Natiollal Resource Ccntrc for Supplementary Education and CVSS to 5UMlQrt ¢hildren and families. We continwl shariDg infOrn￿lI0n wth other founding member5 of the Rcfu8ee Council Advice Advocacy Forum afyl parti¢iptd in the local Advice Forums. We wked closely with the PT¢vent Adyisory Gro4) atKi Foith Fonmi to slwe experience and devel(p a better understanding atnOD8 the conununitie$. Our staff and volun￿8 or¢ •1 the heart ofevtyhin8 we ths ard we like to *y he4nfelt thonks ￿ theth for th¢iI thles$ ond wductive worL Ivhile there are un&iub*dly ¢14llenges alrt ￿'ll face t1￿) toBe1￿ with strength, wurage and kindD05S. IA ACTIVITIES REPORT THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 BRIGHT LIFE FOR OLDER PEOPLE.. Th¢ proiecl off¢r¢d a lifeline to over4fM) lrntii8n ttKI FarBi Speaking older people {5frb) by helping thern improve skdls. i￿￿epell￿ and welltemg. The services ijKlude4J Welf#rc Advi¢e, Inlerpreling. AcGredi*d CouA4elling, COVID19IHealth Awarene4w0￿ ESOlJlT befrieThlin8orn￿￿ti¢$ and 8(Kiava￿tural a¢ttvitie5. SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLF. AND FAMILIES.. The youth ¢lub helped the children youog people iti)prove their skills in math￿81111 FaintiJ￿crall Dance and VAd&)IPkntO8Taphy by att¢ThJing workslMIF3 weekly. The prn]￿t provided emotional welliKin8 support to th¢ y¢)ung people ￿ help them with familylrelationslllp problems. anxiery. lack of (x)n¢entration and safeguarditig issu45. Furthennore, the staffpTovAded Anfornwtion8nd advice to the children a￿APArents aboutthation and welfare. Over 60 chtldrtnlyou￿g ￿0P1¢ th¢ir families benefited from pmject Strvi￿S. ADVICErrESTS FOR crrizENSHIP.. On¢ of our Ereatest achievements b&$ been to help 13,OC() people avoid delay$ in their applications to Home OITi¢e by taking their Cilizensh4y tests at ow centre during the pandemic from June 2020 to March 2021. The IA is one of around 30 citszenshry) t¢bt ¢¢n¢TU in the UK providmg a suvtce ben¢fitityg people with diverse ethDiciti&8. Page 2 CX)MPANY NO: •6J24753 EMOTIONAL WELBEING SiTPPORT: The service s￿rt￿l 170 pwle ￿ TArre going thmu8b an wiotiollally difficult tim¢ atKI found it difficult to acctss Anainstream couDselliD8 The stsff offered the cjients e￿￿tional supwrt by list¢ning, IMMIGRATION INFORMATIONIADVICE: Tr adviw wvice offered iofornlltio￿advl¢e on inllu1￿110￿ asylum matte15 and fonn fillin8. The service also made referrals ￿ illllttl￿o￿ solicitoT3 for legal represetitat￿ It was ]auncl*d iti 19804 is approved by OISC and ¢ontinuu to be Olle of the IA kry scrvsce INTERPRETINGfniANSLATION SERVICE.. Alongside iDterpW ￿￿ch is an inteBrnl part of the advice servi¢e. the IA providd the tTaTL81ation of a wide range of ¢knunents such #s Bjrth aTMI Marria8e certificates io English. VOLUP4TEERING.. 15 volunteeTS Nve SUW￿rted to tr￿17d their ¢onfidw gain new skills and work experience. They receiv¢d feedback on their p￿or￿￿ ai and iTrrre giveo job ￿rett￿¢. CULTURE AND HEIUTAGE: The IA Org￿ed eveDts and cultsu¢ arts aDd crafts for adults and young people. The QSSOCiWion di88¢mina*d information about heritsgejculttwal xtiviti¢s in Lmkm and wothd cloytly with British heritA8e in8timtion6. Flllallcl￿ Revlew Tbe Sthteo*ni ofFiDknci•I Activities 51¥rn a surplus for the year of £26.669. Our rrs¢rv¢5 stand at £100.853 restricted and £145.067 unrestricteJJ. DuritiB the ye4r £OO,(W ¢rWLsf￿red from Testrictrd reserves to a desigttateil rttgerv¢ foT future Rlik Revlew The management COULtnhttec.4 ￿tively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular and believe that m&intaining reyerve at current levels, c0ttthl￿d with ￿ 4nllual review of the controls overkey fitsawial Sy6*ms, will provide sufficient resour¢¢s in the evenl ofadverse conditions. The tnwe¢$ have also exami￿ operational and busItie￿ ftsk& faced by the charity and eonfirm ¢bai IW have ostablis1￿1 systems to miti8atr the sigthifi¢￿t risk& Flxed Asuti The n*)vements in tan8ible 88fiets during the yw St￿￿n ID note 10 to the finall¢1￿ sw¢¢ments. Th¢ managemenl conjmittee I￿ tstablishcd a p)Iicy 7wher¢by unrestric*d fimds held by the A550Ciation ¥hould be l(MP/• of uDrcstrict¢d resources expended. At thi's level the maDa8crnent comrni¢t¢e feels they would be able to ¢oniinu¢ the Cu￿ent acts'vits'es of the kn￿18(10￿ iti th¢ event of A Bi8nfficant drop in fuodin8. Inve￿￿ettt Pollcy Th¢ coThstitution authorizes the M8tt&8eiiieiit C(xtimiitre to and IKbld Investme￿ usin8 the 8¢J*rnl fund5 Qfthe ¢iwity. Page 3 Cl￿PANY￿<￿ •6J1475J STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILrriFs Thetrustees Iwho 4r¢ 4Lg) the directors of Iranilti AwKi*ioD forth pupx&qof Company lawl are resJy)nsible for preparing the Report of the Ttustees ond the finanGi&l ststttnents in accordallc¢ with applicable law and Unityj Kingdom Accountiti8 Standards (Uni*d Kingdom Gertrally A¢¢¢pt¢d AccounuD8 Prxtice). Compally law requires th¢ tn￿te¢S to prepoTr fill1￿141 5ta*ments for e4ch fjtwicial year wbich give a true aTKI fair view of the slate of affairs of the chaTitabl¢ wmpaDy&t￿ of the incomitig resource5 and 44)b'cation of rcsourC￿, includin8 the ineome and eX￿ndItuT￿ of tbe charitsble conwy for thatpui(ML ]n pttparing tIM)se fiDanciai statements. the fntrs arc requir Select suitsble a¢¢ounting poh'cies and 4)ply th¢m ￿n$18ten￿Y. Make judgetn¢nts atxl eslinw*s that are re￿nable prudent: Sthte whether applicable a¢couniiD8 5tsDdsth have been follow&l 8ubie¢t ty aDy Duterial dyDJ disclosed al￿ explained in the financ￿1 Sts*Jnen Prepgre th¢ fiJwKial sthtrmentson th¢Roiti8 ¢crfKin8 prnpefac￿Unt1n8 I￿ordS which disclose withth¢r¢asonableaccuraey at any lim¢ tl* financial ￿)(lOn of th¢ ¢oMp￿Y and io enable ￿ ￿￿re that the financial Sta￿me￿L9 eomply with the Companies Aet 2(KJ6 4t￿ the coDstitUlion. They are also re8p)nsible for safe8￿dIng the 48sets of the COD)pany and he￿¢ for takwg reasonable sw for th¢ prevention dewLlion of frnud otl%r I￿Ulan.tl¢9. Approved by order of the board of ¢n￿ceS on............................................. on its bebaif by. Ms F4Tiba Nazemi {Cbw of MC) Page 4 COMPANYNO:•61247$3 FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2121 IAdeptndent report to the irnttes of Ir*•S•0 Aawd*tlow Cihe C•mp*ny') l T¢POrt w the ¢hty truste¢s on my examinotw of the of th CompAOy for the Peri￿ ended 31 m￿¢b 2021 Rupo•Jlbllklt¥ and ￿$15 of A8 the tharityx tn￿te¢S of the Compatty (aDd al￿ its dire£tors for the pwpo*s ofcompany IDW) you ar¢ responsible fw the pr¢Pr￿le￿ of th¢ accounts in accor￿ the requirernth￿ of the Companiu Act 2006 (Ihe 2006 Aa). HaviD8 S•ti$fied m￿elf that the o¢¢ounts of Company •Te Tequired to be audikd under Port 16 of th¢ 2006 Aa and ort ¢ligible for exami￿10￿ I re￿ ID resp¢a of my examin#titin of YOUT ¢h*ritys accounts as CaTTied oth uJ)der 5ectirn 145 of Ad 2011 (Ibe 2011 Act,). In c8rrying oui my examin￿1￿￿ I b•ve folk*wed the Direaiw by Cknity ComThissioD gertion 145{5) (bl of the 2011 Act. Indep¢DdtTh¢ ¢i*mlDer'i $lAtem¢Dt I have complded my exarnirAtion. I wnfrn no mAttm hfyve ¢onK to my att¢J)tion in conne￿IDn with the I¢￿￿￿8 records in rnspea oftt* Company as Tequired by section 386 of the 2006 Ac¢. or the ¥¢ouJrt5 do not ￿0rd wilh those re¢￿d$. or the x¢ounts do not comply with the a¢countin8 requtrements of 5ectton 396 of the 2006 other than any requirement thii the accounts Biwe a Ind hir view which 1$ not a matter considered as pffi cif independeni ¢xamirMtion' or the accounts have not been pvtpued in T￿OrdanCe T￿1 th¢ methods and prI￿1p]eS of the Sw¢m¢nt of RecommeJ)ded P￿lice for accountin8 and r¢Fw)rti￿ by charities (applicable to ¢lwitie5 prep￿ing their accounts in I¢¢L*da￿ with the FinDncial Rwiuig Standwd appli¢thle in the UK and Republi¢ of Irelwd (FRS 102)). I hav¢ no concerns and have come across no other rnallcrj in COTU)¢ctioD with the eXamin￿lorI to which atkntion should be drawn in this report in cthr to ¢D)bl¢ a pmper und¢rsthAthg of th¢ I¢￿￿llts to be T¢a¢hed. Mr Is•a¢ Cohen H41 D&tssoft A¢¢ountin8 Serv 129 Stati¢)n Ro NW4 4NI Cohen Accountants ?Q Slation Road London NW4 4NJ Pag¢ S COMPANY NTr. •61247$3 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPEhT)ITURE AccouNr FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 Unrestricted Restrleted Funds Funds Total Funds Total Fund% IYote8 2021 2021 2021 2020 Income and Expendlture IDeomlng Resoureej Grants R￿C1Vable Contractual Income Other Income 167.375 167,375 124,661 4,716 119,796 135,910 8.270 124,661 4,716 Total Incomlng Resourc 167 129 377 ￿75 263 976 Resources EX￿nd Dlreet ehlrltable expendlture Activities Other expendlture Fundraising and Publicity Management and Adn]inistration 120.072 101,082 221.154 203,413 10,694 33,051 1,362 3,822 12,056 36.873 21,763 23,872 Total Re￿Vre￿ expended 163,817 106,266 270,083 249,048 Net InconthiW(OMtgolng) Resources for the Year (34WO) 61,109 2fj(J69 14,928 Bal4nees brougbt forwvd at I Apru 2019 1811,107 39.744 219,851 204,923 Balances Carrl¢d Forward at 31Jt March 202 145.667 l(K),853 246,520 219,851 All of the above results ar¢ deriv￿ from continuing activities. There were no other remgniwl gains or losses other than those ststa aTrM)ve. Movements in funds are disclosed in note 14 to the financial statements. Page 6 IRANIAIY ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 2021 Notes 2021 2020 FIXED ASSETS Tangible Fixed Assets io 5,570 6,962 Current Assets Debtors Cash at bank 7,614 254 981 262,595 310,924 310,924 Current Llabilltle8 Liabilities: amounts falling within one y¢ar 12 Net Current Assets 240,950 212,889 Net Assets 246 520 219851 FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted 13 13 145.667 l (X),853 180.107 39,744 TOTAL FUNDS 246,520 219,851 Tnistees, Statement Tequired by Section 249B(4) for ¢be year ended 31st Marcb 2021.. In approviDg these fil￿￿1&1 statemetjts &8 tswt¢es of th¢ ¢owany we bueby confirnL' (a) th&t for the year ¢lld￿ 31￿ March 2021 the vrn5 enti¢led to ¢xetyion confenrd by Se￿lOn 477 of lh¢ Companies 2006: O)) Thttt tso notice IHS been deposi*d at the re8istered Offi￿ of th¢ ¢0UWlYFRf￿tt to Sethion 476 of the compani￿ Act 2006 requesting that an audit be CODduc*d for year ended 31st March 2021 and Page 7 CWANY NO: •6124￿1 (l) ayswin8 that the wJ4)8tty keeps pJvpLz ftr4)rds vknich con¥ly Sei*ioll 386 otyj 387 of the Cornpanies Act 2006 {2) pryariD8 fi￿￿￿7&1 statem￿1 vthi¢h give & true )Nl fairviewofd* 8t&te of affaits of the con¥wiy atthe end of financial year ard of its profit or loss ts the e4xW on thet date in aC￿rdan￿ with the requi￿￿ of S¢ction 394 alld 395 Ml which otherwise with the TWure￿t5 of Aci 2006 fiowAal statement& 80 for as applicabl¢ to the company. r¢l•titig to small COMF￿¢8. The *AtemeDt8 Mtro approved bytt* Bord ofTntyte¢s oD:24IZ/.Zl war I￿1 on ts bebalfby. Page 8 IRANtAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE AccouNrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 l. Aeeounthig Pollcl BI￿8 of preparin8 Ib f￿anci￿ Jt*ten*nts The fjnancial 5tstements of the clwithble company. which is a public bel￿fit ¢ntity undez FRS 102. have been prepared in accordallce with the Chariii¢s SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and ReN)rtiDg by Charities: Sts*tnent of Recornmended Prncti applicable to cbariti&s prepArin8 tbeir accord￿￿ with the Financihl R¢portin8 StsndArd applicable in the UK and Republic of htland (FRS 102) l¢ffKtive l January 2015)". Fi[w￿l#l Rery)rting StaTh4ard 102 'The Financial Reportin8 sta￿rd applicable in the UK and Republie of Ireland" and the Compa￿ Act 2006. The fmancial statements have been prepared under th¢ bi5tOTicaJ cost convention. Income All iDoom¢ 18 recoBnis&l in the statement of FiD•n¢ial kntivitie8 owx the cljarity c￿ltIen￿lt to the funds. it is probAble that the in¢om¢ will be r¢¢¢iv¢d the amount can be Ine&W￿ reliably. Expenditure Liabiliti¢$ arc T¢wgnised w expendinue as scK)0 88 t1￿ 1$ 4 kgal or ConStr￿tive obli8atioll comnlltti08 th¢ ¢haTity to that ¢xp¢nditur¢. it is prob¥ble th8t a transfer of economic bethefits will be requued in $elde￿t 8￿j the amouttt of the obligatiojj can be measured reliably. Expcnditure is accounted for 00 an accrn41s basis and has iKen clu¥ifia under he&Jitigs that awegate all cost r¢lBi¢d ¢0 ¢4t¢gory. Where costs cant¥)t be directty attribut￿ to p#rtiCulaT1￿4d]ll89 allo¢a¢¢d ￿ ¥¢tivilies on a basis coLsisient with th¢ u8¢ of [rWur￿S. T47nglble t]xed ag*t$ Depr¢¢iaiion is provided at the followin8 amwal ratrs ia crder ￿ Write otTexh assetover its estimated useful lifr: OffKe, KI￿￿ell & Equipmeni 25°h per on Teducin8 bolarKe. 2. Grants Reeelvable The followAng restricted have been r￿e1ved for the financial year: 2021 2020 Big Lottery-Rea¢hing Communities- Bright Lif¢ for 50+ John Lyon Charity - Youth Club BME Health Forurn - LCR Lloyds Bank plc - DCMS Lloyds Bank plc- Covid-19 Recovery Fund Good Thin&8 Foundation - Census Services HMRC Furlough Scheme Totsl 98,814 98.796 22,620 10,020 4,167 3,293 21,461 167,375 119,796 Page 9 COMPANYNO: 06124753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 3. Contractual Income The following contractual In￿MIe was Tcce1v￿ during the year 2021 2020 Citizenship and Other Online Tests BTL Group BME Health Forum 105,103 4.663 14.895 101.772 19,233 14.905 124661 135 910 UwHtrkted Restrl¢ted F*nds Total F￿nd1 4. Dlre¢t Charltable ExpeD8eg Total Fmn 2021 2020 Wag&8 & Salaries Employers NIC Offi¢¢ Charge.. RenL Utility, Rate & Tclephone Postage, Printin& Stationery* Advertising, Books & Software Volunteering Training Counselling Servir Tuition Fccs Room Hiring Travcl Expenses Test Supervision Youth Club Coordinator Emotional Welbeing Supervision of CowLfj¢llor 46,936 4,597 107,836 10,015 69,005 15.416 5,418 21,433 14,018 35,451 32,130 5.954 3230 4,176 2,3 480 5,890 6J(K) 10,130 5,530 480 5,890 13.825 5,971 6,717 6,328 9,563 19,537 9,470 3,422 19,823 6,031 7,525 4,782 24.765 5,782 24,765 850 850 550 120 072 101.082 221 154 203 963 Page 10 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2019 TO 31 MARCH 2020 2021 2020 Totsl UnreSt￿ted R¢thi¢ted Funds Fwid 5. Fundraising *nd Publiclty TotAI Fund• Wag¢s and Salaries Employers NIC Office Charge: RenL Utility, Rate & Telephone Postage, Prinlin& Stationery? Advertising Events, Fundraising & R¢fr¢shment 8,752 812 972 9,724 902 9,724 902 540 60 6(K) 600 240 400 430 400 10,137 430 Equipment Hire 6. Management and Adnth16tratlon of the Charlty UDMtrleted Fundi Rutrlcted TotAI Fun Total FllDd• 2021 8,896 825 2,624 2020 8,896 825 1.387 Wages and Salaries Employers NIC Insurance & Subscriptions Office Charge." Renl utility, Rate & Telephone Postage. Printin& Ststionery, Advertising Bank Charges and Interest Depreciation of Equipment Audit & Accountancy Legal & Profassional Fees Consumables Maintenance Other costs 890 82 743 2.624 675 75 750 750 450 195 1,392 8,678 50 500 195 1,392 8,678 2.725 1,880 6,399 2,￿19 500 164 2,321 2,263 3,416 1725 1880 6.399 1,387 570 33,051 23,623 P￿e 11 CI)MPANY •6124753 IRAIYIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUF4TS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 7. Net Incomlng Resources for the Total Year Funds 2021 2020 This ststed after ChaT￿g. Dq)reciation Auditoes Remuneration 1,392 2321 Totsl Funds 8. Staff Costs and Y4uniben 2021 202Q Staff ￿St8 were follows: Salaries and Wag Employer's NIC 126,456 11,742 87,625 17.143 138 198 No member of the Board of Trusttts rwAiv￿ any remuneration durin8 the year. The averdge weekly numb￿ of employees {Full-timc quivaIent) during the Ye￿ was as follows: Totsl Funds 2021 2020 Activities Fundraising and Publicity Management and admiillstration 9. Corporation Tax The Association is exempt from CoryM)ration Tax as it applies all its incorne to fulfil its clwitable pUT￿Se5. P4e 12 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 10. Fixed Assets Kitchen & Equlpment Cost At l Apjil 2020 Additions 35.329 As al 31 st March 2021 35329 Aeeumulated Depreciation 01 April 2020 Charge for the Period 28,367 1,392 At 318t March 2021 297YJ Net Book Value At 31st M2reh 2021 5570 31st March 2020 11. Debto 2021 2020 Income Re¢¢ivable Other 7,614 7,614 12. Llabllltles Amounls falllng due within one year 2021 2020 Deferred Grants Accn￿lS VAT Liability 48,889 15,801 5284 39,702 4,590 5,414 69,974 49,7(kS Page 13 COMPANY NO: 06124753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION OTES TO THE ACCOUNTS DR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 13. Movements in fund# At Incoming Outgolng At 31 Marcb 31 M#reh Resourees Resoureel 2020 2021 Restrletsd Activities Fund 39,744 167.375 I￿￿266 100,853 Totsl Restrl¢ted Funds 39744 167 375 106266 100853 Unrestricted General funds 180,657 129.377 163,817 140,217 Total Unrestrleted Fun 180,657 129,377 163.817 146,217 Total Funds 220,401 296,752 270,083 247,070 Balances on restricted funds represent unspent amount given specifiedly for individual activities. Thege balan¢¢s will be carried forward and spent on each specific activity in the following financial year. 14.Analyyts of Net assets between fund$ Re•trl¢ted Cener*i Total Fun Fun Tangible FIX￿ Assets CU￿ent Assets Cu￿ent Liabilities 5,570 148268 (7,621) 146,217 5,570 288,823 47,323 247,070 140,555 39.702) 100,853 Page 14 COMPANY NO: 115124753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION CHARITY NO: 1120205 COMPANY NO: 06124753 REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 COMPANY 16114753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATIOli INDEX Report of MoweJDeni ComDllttee 24 Income and Ex￿r￿li￿re Aceount Balance SIK¢l 74 NO￿ w the Fin8n¢i41 St4t¢m¢Dts 9-14 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION REFERENCE & ADMtNISTRATIVE DETAILS AddreJi of Charity.. 222 King Stre LoJMlon W6 ORA Mxn&EemtDt Cownltt Mr Moham￿ Areanfar (Chair) Trnte¢• *nd Co1np￿Y Dlrectorg Mr FaTidaldin AD5ari (TTeagJnr) Ms Fariba liazeJDi (Secretary) B*nkern.' C(KWgtiv¢ pl 14 New Browjway W5 2XL The National W¢soninsw BaDk pk 180 King Street W6 ORA Independent Ex#mllleM-. Datax>ll Accounlin8 SeThice8 L&i 129 Staiion Road Loryjon NW4 4NJ Page I CX)MPANY NO: 06124753 REPORT OF THE h￿AGEMENr COMMrrrEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 The pthic dominat>J the aff¢th￿ ow ¢onuDwJity mernbexs physically. emotionally. 80¢ially financially. With our s¢rvictts w¢ have helped tbousands of people cope th¢ir diifKulties during the parwjemic. We adopfrd a h5thid workn.ng model; movm8 a Duthr of our services Onl]￿on telephone en4bl¢d to continue our lifeline services for those in the greatest wed. The Irdnian A&8ociatioD (IA) m4nag¢m¢ai worked hard engage the thff through the uncertaititiw. The iA's ¢ontinuAng plwdent finryial management meant we entered I(￿k￿￿15 and pandemic with a h¢althy level of rewV¢￿ Fwthermore, the LloydsBADkFoutyl#ti¢)n'5 COVID RecoveryF￿￿￿awarded the IA a grant ￿helPUS miugate the financial of the COVID ¢risis. Thi8 h88 allowed our pandemic to on the need& of the most Yultterable clients. There is no doubt, however. thai the dJwtion3 ID the availability of IoD8.*rn1 Brants aNI reJwtion in irKome 8eDeration has resulted in 8 con8id¢rabl¢ challenge. Thr¢￿ghoul the pAthic lockdown4 the ￿right Lif¢ for ￿tr. proirt by the Community Fwid. continued providitt8 lifesavin8 services fortlK rnost ￿lnerable Irallianatsl Farsi St￿lD801dCrPe(v1e whobenefited fro￿r￿tIVItig advice, befrieJNlin& lTNobilel￿s0L clasles, COVIDIHealth aware￿ TW￿ks￿ exercise s¢$8ions attd coun9elliD8. Through the COVID rwThse fill￿]D8 aw8Tded to the IA m￿rts￿hL.p with the BME Health Forum. ourorBanisation offered ￿VICe, advocacy. vOl￿teer expen&e¥ and food Vouch￿ to iDwove the Physic￿ prychological wellbein8 of the most vulnuubl¢ members of our ¢ott￿nu￿1ty. Th¢ IA'S re8ili¢nce and thuty-year experie￿¢ of ¢klivcring onlinejcomputer-bosed cottrsesliests ellabled us to help thousands of people avoid disrnptioThs in th¢iT applications ￿ Home Otrice by taking Cili£enslllp iebts at our eentre durirt8 the paodemic. The Johry Lyon5 ChRrity and Lloydq Bank Fotmdation.fKMS S￿Orted ts IA to provide WOTkshops, ¢￿￿)llOn41 support And ad￿1¢¢ lor Iranian aTMI Farsi speaking ¢hiidreJWyoun8 F¢ople ￿ their parthts a range of issues. The IA also provid¢d ￿yo¢4¢y for the families by workill8 closely with other ageTKies such as scbools cbilthen 4ttd *JuIi service& We olso provideA tablets to the young people who did noi bave the equipmeni ￿ a¢¢ess their ODIiDe le8son& T￿ paTth¢r5hip8 with other Org￿lsatiO￿S l)as built ow re5ilieDce in deliverin8 the 8ervicts dwing tbe pandemic. The BME Health Fonm and NHS helped the IA ￿ gupp)n the clients in dealthg partiCu￿rIY witb the COVID ph>sical and pt*ycknlogi¢al health issues. The IA maintained a proth¢tive relationship with the councils, IIKaJ Youth Foundation& Natiollal Resource Ccntrc for Supplementary Education and CVSS to 5UMlQrt ¢hildren and families. We continwl shariDg infOrn￿lI0n wth other founding member5 of the Rcfu8ee Council Advice Advocacy Forum afyl parti¢iptd in the local Advice Forums. We wked closely with the PT¢vent Adyisory Gro4) atKi Foith Fonmi to slwe experience and devel(p a better understanding atnOD8 the conununitie$. Our staff and volun￿8 or¢ •1 the heart ofevtyhin8 we ths ard we like to *y he4nfelt thonks ￿ theth for th¢iI thles$ ond wductive worL Ivhile there are un&iub*dly ¢14llenges alrt ￿'ll face t1￿) toBe1￿ with strength, wurage and kindD05S. IA ACTIVITIES REPORT THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 BRIGHT LIFE FOR OLDER PEOPLE.. Th¢ proiecl off¢r¢d a lifeline to over4fM) lrntii8n ttKI FarBi Speaking older people {5frb) by helping thern improve skdls. i￿￿epell￿ and welltemg. The services ijKlude4J Welf#rc Advi¢e, Inlerpreling. AcGredi*d CouA4elling, COVID19IHealth Awarene4w0￿ ESOlJlT befrieThlin8orn￿￿ti¢$ and 8(Kiava￿tural a¢ttvitie5. SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLF. AND FAMILIES.. The youth ¢lub helped the children youog people iti)prove their skills in math￿81111 FaintiJ￿crall Dance and VAd&)IPkntO8Taphy by att¢ThJing workslMIF3 weekly. The prn]￿t provided emotional welliKin8 support to th¢ y¢)ung people ￿ help them with familylrelationslllp problems. anxiery. lack of (x)n¢entration and safeguarditig issu45. Furthennore, the staffpTovAded Anfornwtion8nd advice to the children a￿APArents aboutthation and welfare. Over 60 chtldrtnlyou￿g ￿0P1¢ th¢ir families benefited from pmject Strvi￿S. ADVICErrESTS FOR crrizENSHIP.. On¢ of our Ereatest achievements b&$ been to help 13,OC() people avoid delay$ in their applications to Home OITi¢e by taking their Cilizensh4y tests at ow centre during the pandemic from June 2020 to March 2021. The IA is one of around 30 citszenshry) t¢bt ¢¢n¢TU in the UK providmg a suvtce ben¢fitityg people with diverse ethDiciti&8. Page 2 CX)MPANY NO: •6J24753 EMOTIONAL WELBEING SiTPPORT: The service s￿rt￿l 170 pwle ￿ TArre going thmu8b an wiotiollally difficult tim¢ atKI found it difficult to acctss Anainstream couDselliD8 The stsff offered the cjients e￿￿tional supwrt by list¢ning, IMMIGRATION INFORMATIONIADVICE: Tr adviw wvice offered iofornlltio￿advl¢e on inllu1￿110￿ asylum matte15 and fonn fillin8. The service also made referrals ￿ illllttl￿o￿ solicitoT3 for legal represetitat￿ It was ]auncl*d iti 19804 is approved by OISC and ¢ontinuu to be Olle of the IA kry scrvsce INTERPRETINGfniANSLATION SERVICE.. Alongside iDterpW ￿￿ch is an inteBrnl part of the advice servi¢e. the IA providd the tTaTL81ation of a wide range of ¢knunents such #s Bjrth aTMI Marria8e certificates io English. VOLUP4TEERING.. 15 volunteeTS Nve SUW￿rted to tr￿17d their ¢onfidw gain new skills and work experience. They receiv¢d feedback on their p￿or￿￿ ai and iTrrre giveo job ￿rett￿¢. CULTURE AND HEIUTAGE: The IA Org￿ed eveDts and cultsu¢ arts aDd crafts for adults and young people. The QSSOCiWion di88¢mina*d information about heritsgejculttwal xtiviti¢s in Lmkm and wothd cloytly with British heritA8e in8timtion6. Flllallcl￿ Revlew Tbe Sthteo*ni ofFiDknci•I Activities 51¥rn a surplus for the year of £26.669. Our rrs¢rv¢5 stand at £100.853 restricted and £145.067 unrestricteJJ. DuritiB the ye4r £OO,(W ¢rWLsf￿red from Testrictrd reserves to a desigttateil rttgerv¢ foT future Rlik Revlew The management COULtnhttec.4 ￿tively review the major risks which the charity faces on a regular and believe that m&intaining reyerve at current levels, c0ttthl￿d with ￿ 4nllual review of the controls overkey fitsawial Sy6*ms, will provide sufficient resour¢¢s in the evenl ofadverse conditions. The tnwe¢$ have also exami￿ operational and busItie￿ ftsk& faced by the charity and eonfirm ¢bai IW have ostablis1￿1 systems to miti8atr the sigthifi¢￿t risk& Flxed Asuti The n*)vements in tan8ible 88fiets during the yw St￿￿n ID note 10 to the finall¢1￿ sw¢¢ments. Th¢ managemenl conjmittee I￿ tstablishcd a p)Iicy 7wher¢by unrestric*d fimds held by the A550Ciation ¥hould be l(MP/• of uDrcstrict¢d resources expended. At thi's level the maDa8crnent comrni¢t¢e feels they would be able to ¢oniinu¢ the Cu￿ent acts'vits'es of the kn￿18(10￿ iti th¢ event of A Bi8nfficant drop in fuodin8. Inve￿￿ettt Pollcy Th¢ coThstitution authorizes the M8tt&8eiiieiit C(xtimiitre to and IKbld Investme￿ usin8 the 8¢J*rnl fund5 Qfthe ¢iwity. Page 3 Cl￿PANY￿<￿ •6J1475J STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILrriFs Thetrustees Iwho 4r¢ 4Lg) the directors of Iranilti AwKi*ioD forth pupx&qof Company lawl are resJy)nsible for preparing the Report of the Ttustees ond the finanGi&l ststttnents in accordallc¢ with applicable law and Unityj Kingdom Accountiti8 Standards (Uni*d Kingdom Gertrally A¢¢¢pt¢d AccounuD8 Prxtice). Compally law requires th¢ tn￿te¢S to prepoTr fill1￿141 5ta*ments for e4ch fjtwicial year wbich give a true aTKI fair view of the slate of affairs of the chaTitabl¢ wmpaDy&t￿ of the incomitig resource5 and 44)b'cation of rcsourC￿, includin8 the ineome and eX￿ndItuT￿ of tbe charitsble conwy for thatpui(ML ]n pttparing tIM)se fiDanciai statements. the fntrs arc requir Select suitsble a¢¢ounting poh'cies and 4)ply th¢m ￿n$18ten￿Y. Make judgetn¢nts atxl eslinw*s that are re￿nable prudent: Sthte whether applicable a¢couniiD8 5tsDdsth have been follow&l 8ubie¢t ty aDy Duterial dyDJ disclosed al￿ explained in the financ￿1 Sts*Jnen Prepgre th¢ fiJwKial sthtrmentson th¢Roiti8 ¢crfKin8 prnpefac￿Unt1n8 I￿ordS which disclose withth¢r¢asonableaccuraey at any lim¢ tl* financial ￿)(lOn of th¢ ¢oMp￿Y and io enable ￿ ￿￿re that the financial Sta￿me￿L9 eomply with the Companies Aet 2(KJ6 4t￿ the coDstitUlion. They are also re8p)nsible for safe8￿dIng the 48sets of the COD)pany and he￿¢ for takwg reasonable sw for th¢ prevention dewLlion of frnud otl%r I￿Ulan.tl¢9. Approved by order of the board of ¢n￿ceS on............................................. on its bebaif by. Ms F4Tiba Nazemi {Cbw of MC) Page 4 COMPANYNO:•61247$3 FOR YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2121 IAdeptndent report to the irnttes of Ir*•S•0 Aawd*tlow Cihe C•mp*ny') l T¢POrt w the ¢hty truste¢s on my examinotw of the of th CompAOy for the Peri￿ ended 31 m￿¢b 2021 Rupo•Jlbllklt¥ and ￿$15 of A8 the tharityx tn￿te¢S of the Compatty (aDd al￿ its dire£tors for the pwpo*s ofcompany IDW) you ar¢ responsible fw the pr¢Pr￿le￿ of th¢ accounts in accor￿ the requirernth￿ of the Companiu Act 2006 (Ihe 2006 Aa). HaviD8 S•ti$fied m￿elf that the o¢¢ounts of Company •Te Tequired to be audikd under Port 16 of th¢ 2006 Aa and ort ¢ligible for exami￿10￿ I re￿ ID resp¢a of my examin#titin of YOUT ¢h*ritys accounts as CaTTied oth uJ)der 5ectirn 145 of Ad 2011 (Ibe 2011 Act,). In c8rrying oui my examin￿1￿￿ I b•ve folk*wed the Direaiw by Cknity ComThissioD gertion 145{5) (bl of the 2011 Act. Indep¢DdtTh¢ ¢i*mlDer'i $lAtem¢Dt I have complded my exarnirAtion. I wnfrn no mAttm hfyve ¢onK to my att¢J)tion in conne￿IDn with the I¢￿￿￿8 records in rnspea oftt* Company as Tequired by section 386 of the 2006 Ac¢. or the ¥¢ouJrt5 do not ￿0rd wilh those re¢￿d$. or the x¢ounts do not comply with the a¢countin8 requtrements of 5ectton 396 of the 2006 other than any requirement thii the accounts Biwe a Ind hir view which 1$ not a matter considered as pffi cif independeni ¢xamirMtion' or the accounts have not been pvtpued in T￿OrdanCe T￿1 th¢ methods and prI￿1p]eS of the Sw¢m¢nt of RecommeJ)ded P￿lice for accountin8 and r¢Fw)rti￿ by charities (applicable to ¢lwitie5 prep￿ing their accounts in I¢¢L*da￿ with the FinDncial Rwiuig Standwd appli¢thle in the UK and Republi¢ of Irelwd (FRS 102)). I hav¢ no concerns and have come across no other rnallcrj in COTU)¢ctioD with the eXamin￿lorI to which atkntion should be drawn in this report in cthr to ¢D)bl¢ a pmper und¢rsthAthg of th¢ I¢￿￿llts to be T¢a¢hed. Mr Is•a¢ Cohen H41 D&tssoft A¢¢ountin8 Serv 129 Stati¢)n Ro NW4 4NI Cohen Accountants ?Q Slation Road London NW4 4NJ Pag¢ S COMPANY NTr. •61247$3 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPEhT)ITURE AccouNr FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 Unrestricted Restrleted Funds Funds Total Funds Total Fund% IYote8 2021 2021 2021 2020 Income and Expendlture IDeomlng Resoureej Grants R￿C1Vable Contractual Income Other Income 167.375 167,375 124,661 4,716 119,796 135,910 8.270 124,661 4,716 Total Incomlng Resourc 167 129 377 ￿75 263 976 Resources EX￿nd Dlreet ehlrltable expendlture Activities Other expendlture Fundraising and Publicity Management and Adn]inistration 120.072 101,082 221.154 203,413 10,694 33,051 1,362 3,822 12,056 36.873 21,763 23,872 Total Re￿Vre￿ expended 163,817 106,266 270,083 249,048 Net InconthiW(OMtgolng) Resources for the Year (34WO) 61,109 2fj(J69 14,928 Bal4nees brougbt forwvd at I Apru 2019 1811,107 39.744 219,851 204,923 Balances Carrl¢d Forward at 31Jt March 202 145.667 l(K),853 246,520 219,851 All of the above results ar¢ deriv￿ from continuing activities. There were no other remgniwl gains or losses other than those ststa aTrM)ve. Movements in funds are disclosed in note 14 to the financial statements. Page 6 IRANIAIY ASSOCIATION BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 2021 Notes 2021 2020 FIXED ASSETS Tangible Fixed Assets io 5,570 6,962 Current Assets Debtors Cash at bank 7,614 254 981 262,595 310,924 310,924 Current Llabilltle8 Liabilities: amounts falling within one y¢ar 12 Net Current Assets 240,950 212,889 Net Assets 246 520 219851 FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted 13 13 145.667 l (X),853 180.107 39,744 TOTAL FUNDS 246,520 219,851 Tnistees, Statement Tequired by Section 249B(4) for ¢be year ended 31st Marcb 2021.. In approviDg these fil￿￿1&1 statemetjts &8 tswt¢es of th¢ ¢owany we bueby confirnL' (a) th&t for the year ¢lld￿ 31￿ March 2021 the vrn5 enti¢led to ¢xetyion confenrd by Se￿lOn 477 of lh¢ Companies 2006: O)) Thttt tso notice IHS been deposi*d at the re8istered Offi￿ of th¢ ¢0UWlYFRf￿tt to Sethion 476 of the compani￿ Act 2006 requesting that an audit be CODduc*d for year ended 31st March 2021 and Page 7 CWANY NO: •6124￿1 (l) ayswin8 that the wJ4)8tty keeps pJvpLz ftr4)rds vknich con¥ly Sei*ioll 386 otyj 387 of the Cornpanies Act 2006 {2) pryariD8 fi￿￿￿7&1 statem￿1 vthi¢h give & true )Nl fairviewofd* 8t&te of affaits of the con¥wiy atthe end of financial year ard of its profit or loss ts the e4xW on thet date in aC￿rdan￿ with the requi￿￿ of S¢ction 394 alld 395 Ml which otherwise with the TWure￿t5 of Aci 2006 fiowAal statement& 80 for as applicabl¢ to the company. r¢l•titig to small COMF￿¢8. The *AtemeDt8 Mtro approved bytt* Bord ofTntyte¢s oD:24IZ/.Zl war I￿1 on ts bebalfby. Page 8 IRANtAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE AccouNrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 l. Aeeounthig Pollcl BI￿8 of preparin8 Ib f￿anci￿ Jt*ten*nts The fjnancial 5tstements of the clwithble company. which is a public bel￿fit ¢ntity undez FRS 102. have been prepared in accordallce with the Chariii¢s SORP (FRS 102) "Accounting and ReN)rtiDg by Charities: Sts*tnent of Recornmended Prncti applicable to cbariti&s prepArin8 tbeir accord￿￿ with the Financihl R¢portin8 StsndArd applicable in the UK and Republic of htland (FRS 102) l¢ffKtive l January 2015)". Fi[w￿l#l Rery)rting StaTh4ard 102 'The Financial Reportin8 sta￿rd applicable in the UK and Republie of Ireland" and the Compa￿ Act 2006. The fmancial statements have been prepared under th¢ bi5tOTicaJ cost convention. Income All iDoom¢ 18 recoBnis&l in the statement of FiD•n¢ial kntivitie8 owx the cljarity c￿ltIen￿lt to the funds. it is probAble that the in¢om¢ will be r¢¢¢iv¢d the amount can be Ine&W￿ reliably. Expenditure Liabiliti¢$ arc T¢wgnised w expendinue as scK)0 88 t1￿ 1$ 4 kgal or ConStr￿tive obli8atioll comnlltti08 th¢ ¢haTity to that ¢xp¢nditur¢. it is prob¥ble th8t a transfer of economic bethefits will be requued in $elde￿t 8￿j the amouttt of the obligatiojj can be measured reliably. Expcnditure is accounted for 00 an accrn41s basis and has iKen clu¥ifia under he&Jitigs that awegate all cost r¢lBi¢d ¢0 ¢4t¢gory. Where costs cant¥)t be directty attribut￿ to p#rtiCulaT1￿4d]ll89 allo¢a¢¢d ￿ ¥¢tivilies on a basis coLsisient with th¢ u8¢ of [rWur￿S. T47nglble t]xed ag*t$ Depr¢¢iaiion is provided at the followin8 amwal ratrs ia crder ￿ Write otTexh assetover its estimated useful lifr: OffKe, KI￿￿ell & Equipmeni 25°h per on Teducin8 bolarKe. 2. Grants Reeelvable The followAng restricted have been r￿e1ved for the financial year: 2021 2020 Big Lottery-Rea¢hing Communities- Bright Lif¢ for 50+ John Lyon Charity - Youth Club BME Health Forurn - LCR Lloyds Bank plc - DCMS Lloyds Bank plc- Covid-19 Recovery Fund Good Thin&8 Foundation - Census Services HMRC Furlough Scheme Totsl 98,814 98.796 22,620 10,020 4,167 3,293 21,461 167,375 119,796 Page 9 COMPANYNO: 06124753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 3. Contractual Income The following contractual In￿MIe was Tcce1v￿ during the year 2021 2020 Citizenship and Other Online Tests BTL Group BME Health Forum 105,103 4.663 14.895 101.772 19,233 14.905 124661 135 910 UwHtrkted Restrl¢ted F*nds Total F￿nd1 4. Dlre¢t Charltable ExpeD8eg Total Fmn 2021 2020 Wag&8 & Salaries Employers NIC Offi¢¢ Charge.. RenL Utility, Rate & Tclephone Postage, Printin& Stationery* Advertising, Books & Software Volunteering Training Counselling Servir Tuition Fccs Room Hiring Travcl Expenses Test Supervision Youth Club Coordinator Emotional Welbeing Supervision of CowLfj¢llor 46,936 4,597 107,836 10,015 69,005 15.416 5,418 21,433 14,018 35,451 32,130 5.954 3230 4,176 2,3 480 5,890 6J(K) 10,130 5,530 480 5,890 13.825 5,971 6,717 6,328 9,563 19,537 9,470 3,422 19,823 6,031 7,525 4,782 24.765 5,782 24,765 850 850 550 120 072 101.082 221 154 203 963 Page 10 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2019 TO 31 MARCH 2020 2021 2020 Totsl UnreSt￿ted R¢thi¢ted Funds Fwid 5. Fundraising *nd Publiclty TotAI Fund• Wag¢s and Salaries Employers NIC Office Charge: RenL Utility, Rate & Telephone Postage, Prinlin& Stationery? Advertising Events, Fundraising & R¢fr¢shment 8,752 812 972 9,724 902 9,724 902 540 60 6(K) 600 240 400 430 400 10,137 430 Equipment Hire 6. Management and Adnth16tratlon of the Charlty UDMtrleted Fundi Rutrlcted TotAI Fun Total FllDd• 2021 8,896 825 2,624 2020 8,896 825 1.387 Wages and Salaries Employers NIC Insurance & Subscriptions Office Charge." Renl utility, Rate & Telephone Postage. Printin& Ststionery, Advertising Bank Charges and Interest Depreciation of Equipment Audit & Accountancy Legal & Profassional Fees Consumables Maintenance Other costs 890 82 743 2.624 675 75 750 750 450 195 1,392 8,678 50 500 195 1,392 8,678 2.725 1,880 6,399 2,￿19 500 164 2,321 2,263 3,416 1725 1880 6.399 1,387 570 33,051 23,623 P￿e 11 CI)MPANY •6124753 IRAIYIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUF4TS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 7. Net Incomlng Resources for the Total Year Funds 2021 2020 This ststed after ChaT￿g. Dq)reciation Auditoes Remuneration 1,392 2321 Totsl Funds 8. Staff Costs and Y4uniben 2021 202Q Staff ￿St8 were follows: Salaries and Wag Employer's NIC 126,456 11,742 87,625 17.143 138 198 No member of the Board of Trusttts rwAiv￿ any remuneration durin8 the year. The averdge weekly numb￿ of employees {Full-timc quivaIent) during the Ye￿ was as follows: Totsl Funds 2021 2020 Activities Fundraising and Publicity Management and admiillstration 9. Corporation Tax The Association is exempt from CoryM)ration Tax as it applies all its incorne to fulfil its clwitable pUT￿Se5. P4e 12 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 10. Fixed Assets Kitchen & Equlpment Cost At l Apjil 2020 Additions 35.329 As al 31 st March 2021 35329 Aeeumulated Depreciation 01 April 2020 Charge for the Period 28,367 1,392 At 318t March 2021 297YJ Net Book Value At 31st M2reh 2021 5570 31st March 2020 11. Debto 2021 2020 Income Re¢¢ivable Other 7,614 7,614 12. Llabllltles Amounls falllng due within one year 2021 2020 Deferred Grants Accn￿lS VAT Liability 48,889 15,801 5284 39,702 4,590 5,414 69,974 49,7(kS Page 13 COMPANY NO: 06124753 IRANIAN ASSOCIATION OTES TO THE ACCOUNTS DR THE PERIOD 01 APRIL 2020 TO 31 MARCH 2021 13. Movements in fund# At Incoming Outgolng At 31 Marcb 31 M#reh Resourees Resoureel 2020 2021 Restrletsd Activities Fund 39,744 167.375 I￿￿266 100,853 Totsl Restrl¢ted Funds 39744 167 375 106266 100853 Unrestricted General funds 180,657 129.377 163,817 140,217 Total Unrestrleted Fun 180,657 129,377 163.817 146,217 Total Funds 220,401 296,752 270,083 247,070 Balances on restricted funds represent unspent amount given specifiedly for individual activities. Thege balan¢¢s will be carried forward and spent on each specific activity in the following financial year. 14.Analyyts of Net assets between fund$ Re•trl¢ted Cener*i Total Fun Fun Tangible FIX￿ Assets CU￿ent Assets Cu￿ent Liabilities 5,570 148268 (7,621) 146,217 5,570 288,823 47,323 247,070 140,555 39.702) 100,853 Page 14