## AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022
## **TRUSTEES REPORT**
**Charity Number: 1124304**
OPTMARK ACCOUNTANTS Unit 5, Red Lion Court, Alexandra Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 1JS Phone: 0203 581 6780 E-mail: ahussein@optmark.co.uk
## **AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year Ended 31[ST] May 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities’ issued in July 2014.
The charity is controlled by it’s governing documents the constitution, and also constitute a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS**
## **Registered Charity Number**
1124304
## **Registration Number**
06566483 Registered in England and Wales
## **Principal Address**
UNIT 1, RED LION COURT ALEXANDRA ROAD HOUNSLOW TW3 1JS
## **Trustees**
Chairperson: Richard Andorful Vice Chairperson: Philip Kwasi Oduroh Secretary/Treasurer: Nelson Oware-Siaw
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**
OPTMARK ACCOUNTANTS Unit 5, Red Lion Court, Alexandra Road, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 1JS Phone: 0203 581 6780 E-mail: ahussein@optmark.co.uk
## **STRUCTUTRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing Document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes an incorporated charity. Formally attained charity status in June 2008 and started operation from this date. The organization is now currently operating as **Amber Training, Advisory & Support Services (ATASS).**
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
The aims and objectives of ATASS are;
_1. To advance education and relieve financial hardship amongst those seeking asylum, those granted refugee status and immigrants and their dependants in need thereof in the London Borough of Hounslow and surrounding areas by the provision of legal and other advice and information to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community._
_2. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged community of the London Borough of Hounslow in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society_ .
_3. The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit in the London Borough of Hounslow by:_
- _(a) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity; and_
_(b) promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds._
_(c) determined to provide comprehensive advice and support to people by networking, signposting, partnership work in enhancing employment rights and conditions , health & safety, welfare benefit issues, hate crimes, anti social behaviour, housing and life in the UK._
_(d) committed to providing these services by giving advice, representation, advocacy, being litigant friendly, providing support in a language friendly and culturally issues in a sensitive manner and environment._
These objectives are achieved by the delivery of charitable training, advisory and support services to individuals and sometimes to organisations or other companies in need of our services. The trustees meet each year to discuss all Operational Objectives
and Management Strategies to be able to achieve our overall objectives and successfully continue to operate as a charity into the foreseeable future.
In setting the objectives and planning activities the Trustees have given consideration to the charity commission’s general guidance on the public benefit.
## **ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Charitable Activities Achievement**
Charitable donations were nil over the period. Grant received during the period was £31,009.00 (2021: £33,971.00). The trustees have agreed to continue their policy to engage in more prudent actions and activities to attract more grants and funding from other main stream funders.
## **Performance**
The trustees have successfully managed to use all available resources of the charity as they see fit, in accordance with the objects and set priorities supporting the general public from all backgrounds.
The trustees have successfully achieved high income level in the past year and expect to improve the income level due the positive expected level of performance in the coming year.
However, the trustees are committed to embarking on more income generating activities to ensure they are able to maintain the level of performance.
## **RISK MANAGEMENT**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error and committed to ensure these are achieved and maintained at all relevant times.
## **FUNDING**
ATASS received funding support of £31,009.00. The funding grant received is towards training programmes designed to empower and support the disadvantaged in society to gain the basic knowledge required to integrate and fully contribute to their local communities.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Reserve Policy**
It is the policy of the charity to seek to generate a small surplus of income over expenditure to safeguard the future of the charity.
The remainder of the net income will be distributed according to the objects of the charity.
The trustees periodically review the level of reserves to ensure that reserves are at a level for the continuation of the work of the charity.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES:
**………………………………………….** Richard Andorful (Chairperson)
**Date: 31[st] DECEMBER, 2022**
**AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MAY 2022**
**Company Number: 1124304**
## **AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED '31MAY 2022'**
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MAY 2022
|**INCOMING RESOURCES**
**Notes**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
Donations
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Grant
33,971
31,009
0
0
33,971
31,009
Training Income
0
0
47,642
49,542
47,642
49,542
**TOTAL INCOME**
33,971
31,009
47,642
49,542
**81,613**
**80,551**
**RESOURCES EXPENDED**
**Direct Charitable Expenses**
Charity Activities
38,259
21,005
38,259
21,005
**Other Expenditure**
Administrative Expenses
8
38,674
58,523
38,674
58,523
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**76,933**
**79,528**
**NET INCOME LESS EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR**
**4,681 1,024**
**Restricted Fund**
**Unrestricted Fund**
**Total Fund**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**2021**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
0
0
0
0
0
0
33,971
31,009
0
0
33,971
31,009
0
0
47,642
49,542
47,642
49,542
**Restricted Fund**
**Unrestricted Fund**
**Total Fund**
**£**
**£**
**£**|**2021**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
**2021**
**2022**
0
0
0
0
0
0
33,971
31,009
0
0
33,971
31,009
0
0
47,642
49,542
47,642
49,542
**Restricted Fund**
**Unrestricted Fund**
**Total Fund**
**£**
**£**
**£**|
|---|---|---|
||33,971
31,009
47,642
49,542|**81,613**
**80,551**
38,259
21,005
38,674
58,523|
|||**76,933**
**79,528**|
||||
|||**4,681 1,024**|
There were no recognised gains and losses other than those included in the income and expenditure account.
The notes on page 4 to 9 form part of these accounts.
## **AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED '31 May 2022'**
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MAY 2022
|**Notes**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible assets
6
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at Bank and in Hand
Short Term Investment
Pre payments
Other debtors
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
Other creditors
5
Accruals
5
Amounts falling due within one year
**Total Current Assets Less Current Liabilities**
Creditors Amounts falling due after one year
**Total Assets**
**FINANCED BY**
Owners Interest / Other Reserve
Surplus / (Deficit) during the year|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,954
5,216
85,588
33,856
-
50,000
-
-
-
1,897
85,588
85,753
217
-
2,380
-
2,597
0
82,991
85,753
(50,000)
(50,000)
39,945
40,969
35,264
39,945
4,681
1,024
39,945
40,969
**2022**
**2021**|**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
6,954
5,216
85,588
33,856
-
50,000
-
-
-
1,897
85,588
85,753
217
-
2,380
-
2,597
0
82,991
85,753
(50,000)
(50,000)
39,945
40,969
35,264
39,945
4,681
1,024
39,945
40,969
**2022**
**2021**|
|---|---|---|
||85,588
217
2,380||
||2,597||
||||
|||(50,000)|
|||40,969|
|||39,945
1,024|
|||40,969|
Signed by: on behalf of the trustees.
**Date: 31 July 2022**
Richard Andorful (Chairperson)
## **AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED '31 MAY 2022'**
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MAY 2022
## **1 Accounting Policies**
## **a) Convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the historical cost convention. The principle accounting policies which policies which the Trustee have adopted within that convention are set out below.
## **b) Depreciation**
Depreciation of fixed assets is calculated to write off their cost or valuation less any residual value over their estimated useful lives as follows:
|Office equipement|25%|
|---|---|
|Furniture|25%|
|Improvement to office premises|25%|
## **c) Furniture, Fittings and Equipement**
Acquisition of capital asset (except freehold property) furniture, fitting and equipment will be charged to the accounts in the year of acquisition.
Old assets continued to be charged as per the old policy
## **2 Income**
All the donations and grants are shown as income for the period in which they are received. Restricted funds are to be used for specific purpose and laid down by the donor.
Expenditure which meets these criteria is defined to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support cost.
Unrestricted funds are donations and other income received or generated for the objects of the charity without specific purpose and are available as general funds.
## **3 Movement in Total Funds for the Year**
|**Movement in Total Funds for the Year**
Depreciation of Tangible Fixed Assets|**£**
**2021**
2,318
2,318|**£**
**2022**
1,739|
|---|---|---|
|||1,739|
## **4 Taxation**
All incoming resources is applied for charitable purpose and therefore exempt from tax.
## **AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED '31 MAY 2022'**
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MAY 2022
## **5 Creditors**
Amounts falling due within one year
|Accruals
Creditors
Other creditors (Restricted Grant)|**2021**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
2,380
0
217
0
-
-
2,597
-|
|---|---|
## **6 Tangible Fixed Assets**
||||**Furniture**|**Furniture**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**Office Improvement**|**Office Improvement**|
||||**Office Equipement **|**Office Equipement**|
||**Cost**||**£**|**£**|
||1st Jun||9,272|6,954|
||Additions|Improvement to Office Premises|||
|||Office Equipment - Computer|||
||31st May||9,272|6,954|
||**Depreciation**||||
||1st Jun||||
||Change for year||2,318|1,739|
||31st May||2,318|1,739|
||**Net Book Amount**||||
||31st May||6,954|5,216|
|**7 **|**Interest Payable**||||
||||**2021**|**2022**|
||||**£**|**£**|
||Bank charges payable||0|0|
## **AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED '31 MAY 2022'**
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 31 MAY 2022
## **8 Administrative Expenses**
|**8**|**Administrative Expenses**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|**9**|Depreciation
Office Expenditure
Telephone Charges
Printing & Advertising
Postage & Stationary
Rent
Repairs and Maintenance
Softaware
Insurance
Internet
Charges
General Expense & Charges
**Employment Costs**
Wages and Salaries
No salary was paid to the trustees of the charity.
**Total Administrative + Employment Cost**|**2021**
**£**
**2,318**
2,846
828
313
9,600
-
-
763
-
-
1,189
**17,857**
**20,817**
**38,674**|**2022**
**£**
**1,739**
2,212
786
859
9,600
-
-
686
-
-
1,462|
||||**17,344**|
|||||
||||**41,179**|
|||||
||||**58,523**|
Amber
AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY 2022
Charlty Number: 1124304
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT
IER
Independent examiner's report on
the accounts
CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
AMBER TRAINING ADVISORY & SUPPORT SERVICES
On accounts for the year
ended
ST
31 MAY 2022
Charity no
(if any)
1124304
Set out on pages
Respective
responsibilities of
trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
charity's trustees consider that an audit Is not required for thi5 year under
section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 1.the Charities Act"} and that an
independent examination is needed. he charitys gross income does not
exceed £250,000 and l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a
qualified member of ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED
ACCOUNTANTS 2nd INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANTS.
It is my responsibility lo:
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down IF) the general Directions given by the
Charity Commlssion (under section 145151(bl of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordan with general Directions given
xaminer's statement by the Charity Commission.
An examinalion 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 disc105ures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequenuy
no opinion is given as to whether the accounts pregent a 'true and fair, view
and the report is limited lo those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other
examiner's statement than that disdosed below")
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,
the requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the
Charities Act- and
lo prepare accounts Mthich accord with the accounting records and
comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met., or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Ploase dglele the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date:
3011112022
Signed:
IER
Name:
ABUBAKAR HUSSEIN
Relevant professional
qualification{s) or body
{if any):
> ASSOCIATION OF CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS
> INSTITUTE OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANTS
Address:
OPTMARK ACCOUNTANTS
UNIT 5, GROUND FLOOR, RED LION COURT
ALEXANDRA ROAD, HOUNSLOW. TW3 1JS
Section B
Disclosure
Only cotnplete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.IE.g. accounting records
have not been keptln accordance with s132 ofthecharifes, Act2011 and th05e accounts do notcomply
wtth the reqvivèmentsolthe 2008 Regulatlons sett(ngoutthe form and content of charityac(ounts', any
material expenditure oractioTrwhich appears notto be In acrdanceWrth1hetrusts ofthe chaty., anyfallure
to be provided with information and exPlaationS byany pa$torpre$enttru$tee, officeroremployee., and any
materfal consistency between the accounts and thetntstees, annual report.)
GSve here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER