**Established: 2007 - Registered Charity 2008 (Charity Number 1124725** Ileys Account report April 2023 to March 2024 **Ileys Community Association** Victoria Park Skill Centre, Corbett Street/Suffrage Street Smethwick, West Midland, B66 3PU.UK Tel: 0121 448 3940 info@ileyscommunity.org www.ileyscommunity.org - Face book: https://www.facebook.com/Ileys community Twitter: https://twitter.com/ileyscommunity 1 Ileys Community Association (ICA) is an independent community organisation formed in 2007, and incorporated as a registered charity in 2008 by members of Somali Eastern African community to meet the growing needs of Sandwell’s East African, refugee, asylum seeker and migrant communities. During that time the profile of UK’s African communities portrayed very high levels unemployment and poverty and low educational attainment levels. Many research studies of that time depicted and identified these migrant communities as one of the most disadvantaged in Britain Our charity is located in Cape Hill, an area of Smethwick, located in the West Midland’s region of Sandwell. As a community based organisation our vision is to relief the poverty, suffering, distress, and sickness of African community, Refugee and Asylum Seekers living in Smethwick and nearby surrounding areas of Sandwell and Birmingham. Our aim is to help advance their rights and wellbeing by empowering them to access positive local services pathways to effectively address key barrier issues such as English not being their first language, health inequalities, poor and inadequate housing, financial exclusion, rising debts, poor educational attainment levels, high unemployment levels and engagement in crime and antisocial behaviour activities. If left unmet, this often hinders our local migrant communities smooth integration into UK British society. We are committed to seeing our community achieve their full potential as citizens in the UK. We achieve this by filling service gaps by bring services to local people rather than service users self-navigating access to local services and vocational training provisions. Not only are we deliverers of local services we act as conduits bridging the gap and bring together service users and local agency services. 2 We do this by offering a comprehensive referral service which helps service recipients access mainstream service delivery in areas of housing, health, education, employment, volunteering, wellbeing, and advocacy so that they can thrive, excel in life and become the best version of themselves As a community Centre , we are perceived as a life line to children, young people, and adults from Refugee and Asylum Seeker migrant communities who have experienced incurred trauma preceding, during, and after migration and are physically and mentally challenged by multiple disadvantage issues which not only hinders access local services but also prohibits their capabilities of reaching their full potential. As part of assimilating into British society, many young and old migrants find communicating verbally or writing in English a barrier. With only a few speaking English as their second or even third language or other having no linguistic skills (due to non-school attendance), means young, old and whole families find it more challenging to deal with daily tasks, or simply things like make friends, let alone navigate the complexities of the benefits system, changes to welfare, housing etc. As a support service we offer adults access to organised ESOL classes to improve their command of the English Language and social friendship groups to connect to peers. Parents are unsure how to play an active and constructive role in nurturing and supporting their children, to improve their educational achievements – which generally is poor, compared to their counterparts at school – hindering long-term life outcomes. We offer an After School/Homework Club providing supplementary education, as well as sport and social activities, to support the educational and developmental needs of refugee children and young people. We come into contact with families living on low incomes and facing threat of debt, housing eviction, and in extreme cases, poverty. We offer an Information, advice, information, and guidance service providing a comprehensive debt and money advice, advocacy and referral service for refugees and newcomers in their own language, to help them access fogbanks, navigate the complexities of housing and benefits systems, and remain debt-free to maximise Ileys Community Association has been supporting people in the local community for ten years. Much of their work helps new arrivals in the UK to develop English language and employability skills, but they also support children and young people as part of their holistic support to families. 3 According to our Database (Charity log) from 1.4.2023- 31.3.2024, ICA has over 22,000 visitors per year, 1226 people were given the support and service such as advice, training, employability, youth and children and health improvement. We provide support for more than 35 different languages with 18 different ethnicity…. 78% are women ## **ETHNICITY GROUP** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Total Arab
Asian Or Asian British -
Bangladeshi
Asian Or Asian British - Chinese
Asian Or Asian British - Indian
1.11%
1.52% Asian Or Asian British - Pakistani
1.82% 0.20%
Black Or Black British - African
2.22% 4.14%
6.36% Black Or Black British - Caribbean
Black Or Black British - Other
24.85%
Black Background
Mixed - White And Asian
Mixed - White And Black African
10.51% 39.39%
Not Stated
Other Asians
1.11%
Polish
4.44%
0.20% 0.61%
Romanians
0.30% 0.20%
Somalis
0.81%
0.20% Unknown
White - British
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Total
Employment
3.32%
Support
4.10% 0.20% 0.00% Energy Savings
ESOL
16.99%
EU Settlements
6.25%
31.05%
Information &
11.72% Advice
School Holiday
Activity
SHIP Project
9.18%
17.19% Volunteer
Management
Warm Hub
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Count of Gender
Female 70.00%
Male 30.00%
Total 100.00%
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Total
70%
Female
Male
30.00%
Unknown
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We deliver services without any attached timescales, in community languages understood by the migrant Diasporas, and at a pace conducive to help meeting address these communities immediate, short, and long term needs. We have learnt the importance of adapting delivery of courses and service provision so that they align with local communities’ culture needs. This approach secures engagement and effective results with people who others say are hard to reach, support, or develop. Our strengths also lie with maintaining strong credibility with local communities. People feel able to approach us for support without fear of being judged and will turn up in high numbers to access services or attend training/ community event. We have a large spacious building which makes it easy to deliver accessible community services overseen by a large committed staff and dedicated bank of volunteers **Case Study:** _The clients are a couple. They came for benefit checks and employment support. They were referred to me by Cranston. One of the clients had his ESA stopped because he didn’t attend his appointments at the Job Centre. Advice worker carried out a benefits check to see what they were entitled to and adviser also called ESA to ask about the client’s benefits being stopped. The client gets back on ESA and they received payments a few weeks. Adviser helped both them find a volunteering position at Community Link and they still volunteer there on occasion._ _With help, they get a table, curtains, tableware and cutlery as they were in need of these things ICA provides new chrome book table and a dongle to help them access the internet. After helping them, they were both more confident in expressing themselves and friendly. They spoke to others more and were more open to helping others, compared to when came first time. We helped them write CVs and supported the other client to enrol in a course – for training to work as a career in the future_ . ## **Ileys CA is a voluntary organisation, wholly dependent on volunteers primarily from the local Somali community though not exclusively** All the services outlined in this report are only possible due to our dedicated team of volunteers, who on average contribute between 10hrs to 40hrs per week over the year. 6 of volunteers contributed an average of 35hr/week Total volunteer hours is 10080hr. This in terms of added value/social capital based on an average value of £11.09 per hour equates to £111,787 or close to 6 full time workers. 6 Sandwell 5ANDWELL • Consortium scvo Vétr¢pc4ilan Bmffjh C￿n¢1 • FAMILY COMMUNITY O LINKS E P I C FUND EmwÈtin9 P* SANDWELL Holiday Activities LOYDS BANK OUNDATION Esmee Fairbairn England&Wales FOUNDATION Yemeni Community Association in Sandwell Limited SPMA" SmETHW￿K￿AXIsYA￿I￿USL1ms A S S O C l A T l O N Brushstrokes Community Connexions west midlands police and crime commissioner MURRAY HALL ¢OMMVNITY TkvST ## **ILEYS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024** |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Funds**|**Total Funds**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total**|| ||**Notes**|**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Incoming resources**|||||| |**_Incoming resources from generated funds_**|||||| |Voluntary Income||29,756|-|29,756|48,177| |Sports Project & Donation||10,597|-|10,597|-| |Activities for generating funds||122,877|-|122,877|95,902| |**_Incoming resources from charitable activities_**||-|139,232|139,232|35,490| |**Total incoming resources**||**163,230**|**139,232**|**302,462**|**179,569**| |**_Costs of generating funds_**|||||| |Costs of generating voluntary income||1,800|-|1,800|1,000| |**_Costs of charitable activities_**||106,506|60,380|166,886|105,295| |**_Governance costs_**|**5**|81,894|38,622|120,516|75,099| |**Total resources expended**||190,200|99,002|289,202|181,394| |**Net incoming resources/(net outgoing resources)**|||||| |**before transfers between funds**||(26,970)|40,230|13,260|(1,825)| |**Net incoming resources/(net outgoing resources)**||**before**|||| |**Other recognised gains and losses**||(26,970)|40,230|13,260|(1,825)| |**Other recognised gains and losses**|||||| |**Net movement in funds**||(26,970)|40,230|13,260|(1,825)| |**Reconciliation of funds**|||||| |**_Total funds brought forward_**||17,374|-|17,374|(88,232)| |**Total Funds carried forward**||**(9,596)**|**40,230**|**30,634**|**(90,057)**| 8 ## **ILEYS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Schedule to the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2024** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|**Prior Period**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Funds**|**Funds**|**Funds**|**Total Funds**| ||**2024**|**2024**|**2024**|**2023**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |**Incoming Resources**||||| |**Donations**||||| |**Grants, legacies and donations**||||| |**Sports Project & Donation**|(10,597)|-|**(10,597)**|**-**| |**Other voluntary income**||||| |Sponsorship income|29,756|-|**29,756**|**48,177**| |**Total other voluntary income**|**29,756**|**-**|**29,756**|**48,177**| |**Total Voluntary Income**|**29,756**|**-**|**29,756**|**48,177**| |**Activities for generating funds**||||| |Lloyds Foundaion|25,000|-|**25,000**|**25,000**| |Walsal Council|-|-|**-**|**4,484**| |Murrary Hall & Natinal Grid Community|-|-|**-**|**19,949**| |Sandwel Consortium|97,877|-|**97,877**|**19,262**| |Innovation SCVO|-|-|**-**|**27,207**| |**Total of activities for generating funds**|**122,877**|**-**|**122,877**|**95,902**| |**Incoming resources from charitable activities**||||| |National Lottery|-|74,804|**74,804**|-| |Sandwel Council|-|17,898|**17,898**|35,490| |Award for All Sport|-|10,000|**10,000**|-| |Easy Housing (SWEB)|-|27,400|**27,400**|-| |Sport (Postcode)|-|9,130|**9,130**|-| |**charitable activities**|**-**|**139,232**|**139,232**|**35,490**| |**Total Incoming Resources**|**152,633**|**139,232**|**291,865**|**179,569**| |**Costs of generating funds**||||| |**_Costs of generating voluntary income_**||||| |Fundraising publicity|1,800|-|1,800|-| |Cost of fundraising activities|-|-|-|1,000| ||**1,800**|**-**|**1,800**|**1,000**| |**Total costs of generating voluntary income**|**1,800**|**-**|**1,800**|**1,000**| 9 |**Charitable expenditure**||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Employers' NI - Charitable activities|-|-|-|6,777| |Salaries,pensions & NI recharged to other organisations|7,949|3,786|11,735|4,246| |Volunteers' Costs|3,400|1,200|4,600|4,500| |Tutor Costs|6,200|5,899|12,099|7,540| |Event Cost|1,500|1,000|2,500|9,500| |Marketing and publicity|-|-|-|1,516| ||**19,049**|**11,885**|**30,934**|**34,079**| |**_Employee costs:_**||||| |Training and welfare|1,300|2,100|3,400|3,900| |Refreshment|2,500|800|3,300|-| ||**3,800**|**2,900**|**6,700**|**3,900**| |**_Premises Costs_**||||| |Rent Payable|10,835|6,668|17,503|-| |Rates, water and service charges|8,607|212|8,819|2,580| |Insurance|1,000|1,350|2,350|800| |Light and heat|7,800|7,400|15,200|13,196| |Premises repairs and renewals|8,000|2,000|10,000|8,550| ||**36,242**|**17,630**|**53,872**|**25,126**| |**_General administrative expenses:_**||||| |Telephone and fax|7,981|-|7,981|7,100| |Stationery and printing|1,637|2,870|4,507|4,646| |Petty Cash|1,000|800|1,800|5,014| |Information and publications|3,200|1,600|4,800|-| |Database|2,600|-|2,600|3,000| |Equipment expenses|5,907|3,000|8,907|1,600| |Hire of equipment|2,000|1,100|3,100|-| |Subscription|-|-|-|2,800| |Health and safety costs|350|-|350|-| |Advertising and PR|2,500|1,000|3,500|4,700| |Other costs|-|-|-|1,750| ||**27,175**|**10,370**|**37,545**|**30,610**| 10 |Accountancy fees other than examiners/auditors
Consultancy fees
CBR Check
**_Other support costs_**
Monitoring and Evaluating
SWEB Project
Support costs (4)
**Total Support costs**
**Total Expended on Charitable Activities**|4,600
2,680
7,280
4,280
5,090
1,000
6,090
2,400
650
480
1,130
1,500| |---|---| ||**10,340**
**4,160**
**14,500**
**8,180**| ||-
-
-
3,400
9,900
-
9,900
-
-
13,435
13,435
-| ||**9,900**
**13,435**
**23,335**
**3,400**| ||**106,506**
**60,380**
**166,886**
**105,295**| ||| ||106,506
60,380
166,886
105,295| _**Governance costs that are not direct management functions inherent in generating funds, service delivery and programme or project work (including management and administration costs)**_ |**_Specific governance costs_**
Salaries - Administrative staff
Employers' NI - Administrative staff
**Total governance costs**|78,088
36,602
114,690
73,385
3,806
2,020
5,826
1,714| |---|---| ||**81,894**
**38,622**
**120,516**
**75,099**| 11 ## **ILEYS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2024** |**Notes**||**2024**||**2023**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||**£**||**£**| |**_The assets and liabilities of the charity :_**||||| |**Fixed assets**||||| |**Current assets**||||| |Cash at bank and in hand|30,634||17,374|| |**_Net current assets_**||30,634||17,374| |**_Total assets less current liabilities_**||30,634||17,374| |**Creditors:-**||||| |amounts due after more than one||||| |year||-||-| |**Net assets including pension asset / liability**||30,634||17,374| |**_The funds of the charity:_**||||| |**Unrestricted income funds**||||| |Unrestricted revenue accumulated funds|17,374||-|| |Net revenue funds|13,260||17,374|| |**Unrestricted capital funds**||||| |Designated fixed asset funds|-||-|| |**Total charity funds**||30,634||17,374| |Mr Ahamed Sirad||||| |**Trustee**||||| |**Approved by the trustees on 18 January**||||| |**2025**||||| 12 ## **ILEYS COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION** ## **Appendix 1** **Analysis of Total Incoming & Outgoing Resources by Activity for the year ended 31 March 2024** |**_Incoming resources from generated funds_**
Members contributions
Donations
Investment Income
**_Incoming resources from charitable activities_**
**_Other Incoming Resources_**
**Total Incoming Resources**
**_Costs of generating funds_**
Costs of generating voluntary income
Fundraising trading - costs of goods and other costs
Investment management costs
**_Costs of charitable activities_**
**_Governance costs_**
**_Other resources expended_**
**Total resources expended**
**Net Incoming Resources by activity**|**2024**
**2023**
**Fundraisin Other**
**Activity 2**
**Activity 3**
**Activity 4**
**Activity 5**
**Total**
**Total**
**Activities**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
29,756
48,177
-
-
-
-
-
-
122,877
95,902
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
139,232
35,490
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-| |---|---| ||-
-
-
-
-
-
291,865
179,569| ||-
-
-
-
-
-
1,800
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
166,886
105,295
-
-
-
-
-
-
120,516
75,099
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-| ||-
-
-
-
-
-
289,202
181,394| ||-
-
-
-
-
-
2,663
(1,825)| 13