ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION - KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1125572 LONDON ACCOUNTANCY PRACTICE SOJOURNER TRUTH CENTRE 161 SUMNER ROAD LONDON SE15 6JL
ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION (RWA)- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 CONTENTS Page Charity Inforniation Report of Management Committee 4-12 Independent Examiner5 Report 13 Statement of Financial Activities 14 Balance Sheet 14 Notes to the Accounts 16 Detailed Incom• and Expenditure 17
ADMINISTRATIVEILEGAL INFORMATION REGISTRATION DETAILS. ROJ Women's Ass(tialion - Kurdish & Turkish Women's Centre is an unincorporated Organisat)n wister&J as a charity with registration number1125572. GOVERNING DOCUMENT ROJ Women's AsslatKIn - Kurdish & Turkish Women's Centre is an unincorporated organisab'on govemed by the Charity Act 2011 and its Ix)nslittJtion REGISTERED OFFICE ROJ Women's Asscciation - Kurdish & Tuthish Women's Centre Sdby Centre Selby Roaj London N17 &JL BANKERS Barclays Bank 193 Canxlen High Str1 London NW17PJ MANAGEMENT COMMIThEE Sefaret Yaman....................................TnJslee Salime Tasdemir.......... ..Truslee Rojda Sipan....................................... Trust Sutsn Cakir......................................Signatorie Lara Gun............................................Signatorie Makbule Gunes Eylem Polat Saadet Mengi Fatos Usta Cigdem Karaalioglu Avesta Kadir Ilkay Kucuk Galina Dimrtrova Duygu Cantekin (Sessional Worker) Ada Ayse Imamoglu (Sessional Worker) EMPLOYEES
VOLUNTEERS Rezhna Naser Ayse Tekagac Halima Abdi INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS London Accounlancy Practi Sojoumer Truth Centre 161 Sumner Road London SE15 6JL
ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 The Management Committee presented their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. AIMS AND OBJECTIVES RWA is a non-profrt women's organisation that aims to support and empower Kurdish, Turkish, Cypriot. migrant, and refugee women living in the UK. Our beneficiaries are women and young girls who live in the poorest, marginalised, and disadvantaged areas of London, who come from various social, cultural, political, religious, and economic backgrounds. RWA recognises the muftiple forms of challenges that Kurdish and Turkish women face, including low income, economical dependency, language barriers, domestic violence, mental health challenges and isolation. These fomis of complex issues require deeper understanding and cUUrallY sensttive approaches. RWA services and activities are shaped and led through consultations conducted with its service users, they are enCOuged to share their views and opinions during the scoping of all projects. By engaging and involving the beneficiaries with first-hand experien of the challenges they fa we create projects with holistic approaches and meaningful interventions. Roj Women's Association is very grateful for tho financial support from: Big Lottery Reaching the Cornmunities Fund, London Community Foundation, Rosa, Mopac VAWG Grassroots Fund, City Bridge Trust, Salway Fund, Sport England and Public Voice. We are equally grateful to our partners: HALKEVI.. Kurdish & Turkish Communty Centre Kurdish Communrty Centre Hackney CVS Collage Art Selby Trust Solace Women's Aid Tottenham Hotspur Migrant Support Network (Hackney CVS)
London Alevi Federation Cemevi Kirkisrak Community Centre Healthwatch Haringey • Haringey, The Bridge Renewal Trust OUR PROJECTS AND SERVICES We offer", advi, advocacy, wellbeing, and counselling Servi$. Through building partnerships with other organisations, RWA assists women from disadvantaged groups with accessing support, education, training. English language classes, and employment opportunities. We work with women and girls of all ages with a gender-diverse approach. We offer ServIS in Kurdish, Turkish and English. Our free, women-only servi5 offer a holistic response to women and girls who have eXperiend gender discrimination or are at risk of gender-based violen. Our work aims to create a safe, confidential, and non-judgmental Spa in which women and girls can get the support they need. RWA has coordinators and four part-time staff members, assisted by three volunteers. Members of the Management Committee contribute to carry out the organisalion's activities while managing the staff and making decisions related to strategy. We would like to express our most sinre gratitude to members of the Management Committee and volunteers who have worked tirelessly for RWA this year. We are running the following projects and services.. Big Lottery Reaching the Communities Fund RWA was sucSsful in getting a three-year fund from Big Lottery Reaching the st Communities,starting from the 1 of April 2019. With this funding the charity was able to develop two new services alongside appointing a coordinator & business development offIr with an increased capacty to oversee the projects and fundraise for much needed new services. This is a development role, and the focus is to develop projects and build the capacty of the organisation to attract funding for new services as well as oversee the delivery of the current projects and line-management duties. With the increased capacity, we developed strong partnerships with local organisations and increased the opportunty to represent the charty within the existing voluntary sector, especially in Haringey, Enfield and Hackney.The neOrkIng opportuntties helped RWA to build partnerships in Hackney and Enfield and also create platfonns for the charrty to better advocate for the communities we support. As a grassroots women's support charity, we continue to work on building trust and strengthening partnerships with the local Kurdish and Turkish Community Centres. They have been very keen to accommodate our Advice and Domestic
Violence Link Work servi in their communty ntreS and are very happy with the free Servi provided by RWA. Along with the continued capacity building, the following two services were also developed and are being delivered under this grant: Welfare Advice & Infomiation We offer face to face women-only advi and information service to Kurdish and Turkish speakers. Our servi$ include advice to women facing many issues. such as domestic violence, welfare, housing, financial and health issues. This has become a crucial service, especially with the pandemic, during which we re- established the services and reshaped the Servi to adapt to the new way of working (due to COVID-19) and started to provide outreach services. Health & Wellbeing We support women to take part in outdoor physical activities, socialise with other women to overcome everyday anxiety and stress. Help service users to develop a healthy lifestyle and combat mild mental health issues such as depression and anxiety. "Ti• (Link to the video h outu.belKSt IPe4UAU) This project has achieved great impact. Paticipants reported back that they are more social, living healthier, they Vre able to break isolation. The tumoLrt is great for this
selv1. the service users often continue socialising after the exercise sessions. Most if not all, have become friends and spend time together outside of the sessions. Feedbacks show that seNice users are reluctant to go to leisure ntreS and that they prefer to come to the RWA exercise sessions. Domestic Violence Support Service This project was jointly funded by Rosa & Imkaan under the Covid-19 Support Fund for Grassroots BAME Women Support Organisations starting from 2020. This service has a therapeutic support component additional to the specialist support offer. The se1 used to be part time and for one year and continued as a full time support Servi during the report period. In 2021-2022, specialist domestic violen service is funded by Rosa and MOPAC funds. This project supports and empower5 women survivors of domestic Violen in Hackney, Haringey and Enfield. The Servi is holistic, offering casework support to women and girls from all risk levels. Support includes" advocacy, referral and case presentation at the MARAC, in target boroughs, practical support to add security in homes and referral for therapeutic support as part of the DV specialist support package. We built relationships with other organisations and local authorities within the targeted boroughs for referral pathways and partnership yrkS to reach out to more women who need our seiS. We support victims1suIVor of DV and abuse, sexual violen, forced marriage and other types of harmful praCtiS. We ensure survivors have aCsS to safe housing and are supported to rebuild their lives. Our specialist staff work closely with each service user, every suNivor is encouraged to be involved when building their support plan. RWA became the main point of refeal for most (rf not all) local Kurdish and Turkish community centres, they referred young gids and women and victims of domestic violence during COVID. We have a strong community link with mostly Kurdish centres and have become a trusted organisation to support vulnerable women and girls. And, other agenciesl organisations, contacted RWA and established a referral prOs$ for women such as IRIS (particularly via GPS). sola Women's Aid and many other women organisations. Psychotherapy & Counselling Funded by MOPAC VAWG. We provide psychotherapy and counselling service for Kurdish and Turkish women living in North London. The sessions are conducted fa to face on a weekly basis. This service aims to help women facing mental health problems, difficult or traumatic life events and difficult emotions. The therapy approach presented is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Feedback shows that the sessions have had a positive impact on service users, lives, they are able to socialise, speak out and seek help when they need it. Mothers have reported that their relationships with their children have improved, single mothers reported they were better able to manage the challenges during COVID-19 restrictions whilst homeschooling.
Majority of women feedback that they are more comfortable coming to us instead of therapy via GP services. as they can speak to someone directly and not to a therapist via a translator. They reported they were made to feel intimidated. either by their GPS or the translator mostly due the lack of understanding and cultural sensitivty. Support for Over 50,8 Funded by Crty Bridge Trust, we provide advi and support for women over 50's who are socially isolated due to Covid-19 restrictions. We aim to support the health and wellbeing of isolated and vulnerable women and help service users to have a healthier and happier lrfe within the community. We provide this service mainly through home visits. Through this project Servi users over the age of 50 with no support neOrk now feel more secure and confident to approach RWA for support and assistan wtth various issues, including referral to GP'S and hospitals. And seNice users felt that they now have someone to tum to for support, they felt listened to and cared for, and fdback that many of their issues have been dealt with that they did not know what to do with. Partnership with Healthwatch Haringey (HH) NCL CCG RWA took part in the joint Yrk with Haringey voluntary sector organisations. The Proposal for joint work was led by the North Central London clinical commissioning group and the Haringey Public Vol. The proposal aims to support communities and deliver action research design and highlight barriers to accessing health, social care and other servIs, identrfy gaps in service and potential solutions to increase. The aim was to engage with RWA service users on issues of heafth and social care, exploring their exPerienS and captunng feedback, to improve seplices for the underserved client group. Healthwatch Haringey (HH) chose two themes for our joint work - GP services (Healthwatch Haringey choice) and mental health (a theme chosen by both RWA). Together, V ran four focus groups, two on GP seNIs, and two on mental health. The RWA focus groups were in person and held at the Selby Centre and the Kurdish Community Centre. We used interpreters in all the focus groups to ensure they were accessible to all our Servi users. Also, HH carried out two one-to-one interviews with our Peer Coordinator for Older Persons. who supported women over 50 Turkish or Kurdish speaking. The Peer Coordinator supported 18 women from Kurdistan, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon. The focus of those interviews was to document the experiences of people over 50's who were extremely vulnerable and scared to participate in any group work because of Covid-19 effects.
10 RWA is a member of The Migrant Support Network, a s•rvic• provided by Hackney CVS RWA joined the Migrant Support Network to develop organisational support in order to increase the capacty of the charty. The neOrk was set up by Hackney CVS to help build the capacity of small migrant organisations in Hackney. The membership was through a competitive application and an interview. We are pleased to report that RWA has been acpted into the network and has made significant progress in terms of capacity and partnership building. The main aim of the network is to help member organisations develop better capacrty, access to free training, and work on joint consortium bids with the other members of the network. There are currently 12 member organisations and the principal aim is to work together in partnership to develop better senilS around health and communty development work. COVID-19 lockdown implications to our service provisions The implications of the pandemic were social isolation, anxiety, povety, domestic violence, being confined to overcrowded accommodations and home-schooling issues, causing many levels of challenges. This increased a need for interventions to support women, families, children, and the elderly to narrow the gap and minimise these implications. We resumed our activities after lockdown again and RWA adopted a flexible working approach, where the majority of work was done from home. We also identifEd the impact and increase of domestic Violen as a resutt of Covid- 19 through the demand from our service users. We ensured that we continue to be accessible through phone help lines, by advertising. following up clients regularly and reaching out to the communty through increased outreach activities. The needs of the community were Unpredented and RWA decided to divert the reSoUrS where they were needed the most. However, we prioritised the safety and wellbeing of our staff and adopted our working ways, staff started working from home. The existing services were reconfigured to provide direct Covid-19 crisis support, especially infonnation and advi in the community languages and share and broadcast infonnation via various means, including INhatsApp's groups, emails, social and local media_ The implications of the pandemic were social isolation, anxiety, poverty, domestic violence. being confined to overcrowded accommodations and home-schooling issues, causing many levels of challenges. This increased a need for interventions to support women, families, children, and the elderly to narrow the gap and minimise these implications. In conclusion, RWA developed a five-year business plan, and devised a strategy to address the needs and tackle the implications of the pandemic to the targeted communities. We will provide a copy of the strategy upon request. Please contact RWA should you wish to have a copy.
Textile ProjecL. Employment focused project in partnership with Collage Art Developed in associats'on with Collage Arts (fomerly Haringey Arts Council), this project offered WorkSpaS for women to use the skills they already have so they can make (and potentially sell) things while also coming together. RWA was also successful in getting three external funds for the textile project from several funding streams encouraging training and employment-focused training with., The Big Lottery Awards for All, London Communty Foundation, Tampon Tax Community Fund, EQIPT Paddington Development Tnjst. The textile project provided training, up-skilling opportunities, and helped participants find work in the textile sector. This project ended on 31 st August 2021. STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT COMMirrEE RESPONSIBILITIES The Directors, who are also the Management Committee of the Charity, are required to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Chanty at the end of the year and of its financial activities during the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements, the Management Committee are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently,. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudenl" state whether applicable standards and statement of recommended practice have been follov4ed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements- and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is nappropriate to presume that the project will continue in operation. The directorslmanagement Committee are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose at any time the financial position of the Charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
12 ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 FINANCIAL REVIEW The results of the year's operation are set out in the attached financial statements. The net movement in funds for the year amounted to a surplus of £14,445. The retained reserves at 31 March 2022 amounted to £59,135 The Management Commtttee has been aware of the need to comply with good practice guidelines on free reseNes and ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE policy is included in the notes to the accounts. RISK MANAGEMENT The Management Committee has examined the major risk which RWA - Kurdish & Turkish Women's Centre faces and believe that maintaining our free reserves at a reasonable level, combined with our annual review of the controls over key financial systems will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The Management Committee have also examined other operational and business risks which we face and confimi that they have established systems to mitigate the significant risks. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS The Charity does not have fixed assels. FUNDS AVAILABLE The present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the Charity's activities for the medium term, and the Management committ considers the financial position of the Charity to be satisfactory. VOLUNTEERS ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE recognises the significant contributions made by volunteers. . Management Committee Sefaret Yaman
13 ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2022, which are set out on pages 12 to 15 Respective responsibilities of Management Committee and examiner The Management Committee (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Management Committee considers that an audit is not required for this year under section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibilty to.. examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act,. and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordan with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. 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 accounts and seeking explanations from you as a Management Committee concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a Yrue and fair vievl and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Indepèndent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordan with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006,. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply wrth the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practi Accounting and Reporting by Charities 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. Date..3.5 Ade Adeb GMA, ACMA For London Accountancy Practice 161 Sumner Road, London SE15 6JL
14 ROJ YIOMEN'S ASSOCIAIION STA TEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMIIES FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2022 Unrestrictsd Restricted Fund Fund 2022 Total INCOhlNG RESOURCES 2021 Total 14,350 143,299" 157,648 143,894 14.350 143 299 157,648 143,894 RESOURCES EXPENDED Chanlable Athbes 11,673 131,480" 143,153 122,700 Total R•source8 Expended 11.673 131,480 143,153 122,700 Net Ir0m1T Resources 1677 11,818" 14,495 21,193 FuThJ Bakan BrouJht Fowdrd 30,698 13,992 44,690 23,497 33.375 25.810 44,690
15 BALANCE SHEET AS AT31 IAARCH 2022 2022 2021 CURMT ASSETS Cath al 8ar 97,581 71,043 CURRENT LIABIUIIES edi1 klr¥J ¥Athn year 31.704 5.942 PAYE,TrIMRC NC 12.885 12.718 750 38.445 59,135 11A53.34 44.690 ReiCted 33,325 25,810 30.698 13.992 TOTPL FUNDS 59,135 44.690 The financial statements were approved by the Management Committee on 24.01.2023 .and signed on its behaff by .Management Commtttee..........
16 ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIA TK4 BALANCE SHEET AS A T 31 MARCH 2022 2022 2021 cuRRT ASSETS 97,581 71.043 CURRENT LIABIUTIES ye year 31,704 5,942 PAYEPllaRC NC Tra 12,885 12,718 750 38.445 59.135 26.353 44,690 I13.34 33,325 25.810 30 698 13,992 TOT FUIIDS 69.135 44,690 The financial statements were approved by the Management Committee on 24.01.2023 .and signed on its behaff by Sign...... .Management Committee..........
17 ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 AcGounting pollcies ( a ) Basis of preparation These accounts are the Accounts of ROJ Women's Association - Kurdish & Turkish Women's Centre. These accounts have been prepared on an accruals basis and include income and expenditure as they are eamed or incurred. rather than as cash is received or paid. The recommendations of the Statement of Recommended Practice have been followed in the preparation of these accounts I b ) Fund Accounting (i) The Charty's general fund consists of funds, which the Charity may use for its purposes at its discretion. The Charity's restricted funds are those where the donor has imposed restrictions on the use of the funds, which are legally binding. { c ) Voluntary Income All voluntary income is included upon reipt. Grants receivable are credited to income immediately ( d ) Investment Income Credit is taken for interest when the interest falls due for payment. ( e ) Adminlstration Expenditure Administration expendrture comprises costs incurred in running the Charity. Where applicable, some of these costs have been treated as direct charitable expenditure. (fj CREDITORS 2022 2021 Accountancy Fees PAYEIHMRCINIC Deferred Income 800 5,942 750 12,718 The funding from Big Lottery-Reaching Communities, amounting to £9,200 was received in the previous year for this current period, to be used in the next accounting year, which qualifies rt as a deferred income. Other deferred income was £3,685 from Covid 19 Response and £18,819 from other funders for the next accounting year.
18 Ig) co AND EXPENDITURE ACCIXthIT FOR ThE IEAR ENDED 31 IA*RCH 2022 Total 2022 Total 2021 Fund Fund 3,200 3.429 38.451 19.880 13,000 7.560 1.998 19 Rw Rosa Fwvj 18,750 18.750 ctyLX 52,340" 52.340 11.988 11,988 Main Grart RdLvkJ Vtsts UK F4thc V¢xce 47,(0 47.060 362 1.500 25.149 25.149 143.299 157,648 143,894 41,435 362 14,350 Tax. N&ix¥al iw 82.414 16.595 10.842 82,414 69,634 16.595 12,666 10.842 7,883 3.132 9465 830 2.580 10.369 3,132 830 2580 10369 2691 13512 T&lle ProFa. Hal 1(5 597 1.065 597 5,380 1.850 800 750 747 1184 143 203 121700 1208 474 3232 1850 SceS 747 11.723 131