OpenCharities

This text was generated using OCR and may contain errors. Check the original PDF to see the document submitted to the regulator.

2021-03-31-accounts

----- Start of picture text -----
Improving lives through
education & engagement
----- End of picture text -----

Policy Centre for African Peoples’ Report and Accounts for the Financial Year Ended 31st March 2021

Website: www.pcap.org.uk Charity Registration no. 1131139

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

PCAP’s Board of Trustees 2020 – 2021 2
Chair’s Report 3
Executve Director’s Report 4
Organisatonal Background 8
Impact and Achievements 1stApril 2020 – 31stMarch 2021: Infographics 10
Impact and Achievements 1stApril 2020 – 31stMarch 2021: Narratve Report 11
I. Providing Leadership, Vision and Hope in Challenging Times 11
II.
BEFit4Life Programme		 15
III.
Phoenix Fund		 17
IV.
King’s College London Civic Challenge Partnership		 18
V.
Loved, Accepted, Heard		 19
VI.
Lead4Hope		 20
VII.
Be Fit to Lead		 21
VIII.
Impact on Urban Health Partnership		 21
Strategic Development Plan and Goals for the Forthcoming Three Years (2021 – 2024) 22
Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts of PCAP for the Year Ended 31stMarch 2021 24
Statement of Financial Actvites for the Year Ended 31stMarch 2021 25
Advisory Board 32
Operatonal Team 33
Contact Details 34

1

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Board of Trustees 2020 – 2021

Ms Nyasha Duri, MSc, MA – Nyasha Duri served as PCAP’s Trustee and Chairperson from February 2020 to February 2021, after more than 5 years as a volunteer. She works on transparency for accountability at mySociety, having previously volunteered for UNICEF Uganda and assisted with delivering curriculums reaching over 400,000 people worldwide.

Mr John Minto, BA (HONS) MA, MSC, MBA, FRSA – John Minto became a PCAP Trustee in March 2020, and Chairperson in February 2021. He is an award-winning development professional with over thirty years of experience leading humanitarian and development projects across Africa, and is currently completing his Public Health PhD at Lancaster University.

Ms Lucy Kallin, BA – Lucy Kallin joined PCAP as a Trustee in January 2021. She has a career spanning over 20 years in different roles including sales and marketing for large FTSE 100 organisations including tech, telecoms, and professional services. Recently, she has worked with executives to address equality, diversity and Inclusion (ED&I) at board level.

Mr Unekwu Idachaba, PhD – Unekwu Idachaba became a Trustee of PCAP in April 2020. He is a data science management professional with experience in academia (research on data science and solving optimisation problems); the central government (data management); the National Health Service and the private sector (data and technology solutions).

Mr Christopher Buckwell, BA – Christopher Buckwell became PCAP’s Trustee and Treasurer in February 2018. He qualified as a solicitor in 1982 and has since worked in the legal profession and associated fields, with a strong interest in the legal aspects of immigration. He is also a Councillor for Strood South in Medway, Kent.

2

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Chair’s Report

In a year in which charities have faced significant issues with respect to the covid-19 pandemic, I am delighted to be able to report that PCAP has risen to a range of challenges magnificently. PCAP has redoubled its efforts to enable African and disadvantaged people to improve their lives through education, leadership training and social engagement and the year has witnessed significant advances in terms of organisational strategy, governance, innovative project development and implementation, as well as fundraising.

Strategy – during the course of the year, regular meetings of the Trustees and Executive Director, Mrs Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell, ensured that PCAP’s Vision and Mission remain relevant to those the charity seeks to serve. PCAP’s Vision (we envision a world where personal and collective prosperity, justice and common good stem from better education, leadership and social engagement) remains the charity’s guiding principle.

Governance – during the year, Trustees and the Executive Director updated and/or developed new governance documents with respect to finance, impact assessment, safeguarding, and security. The evolution of appropriate policies and procedures has been an important element in PCAP’s ability to support key target groups and to secure, in turn, significant amounts of donor funding.

Projects – the Executive Director’s report reflects extremely well the current project base of PCAP. I would point to, as an example only, the charity’s work with respect to a series of community conversations related to London’s covid-19 recovery. Not only did this

initiative show PCAP at its agile best (having successfully re-designed operational platforms to promptly increase its ability to operate remotely and improve its online presence), but its work also fed into important policy level discussions with the London Recovery Transition Board and London Recovery Board. PCAP remains at the forefront of ensuring that projects lead into policy level discussions for the benefit of those we serve.

Fundraising – thanks to the tireless efforts of PCAP’s Executive Director and her superblyled operational team, PCAP has raised close to £120,000 in the reporting period, from a starting point of £11,500. Under current conditions, this is nothing less than a spectacular success and has included funds sourced through a remarkable range of organisations including the City Bridge Trust, Civil Society Roots Incubator Programme, Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust, London Community Response Fund and the Phoenix Fund. Crucially, PCAP also sourced significant core funding from the Impact on Urban Health initiative which will allow us to grow organisationally and to respond at an everincreasing scale to the challenges faced by those we work most closely with. Through this report, I would like to formally thank all of the organisations which have supported us this year.

I would also like to take this opportunity to formally thank PCAP’s trustees, advisers, staff, volunteers and partners, along with the many individuals who have supported the charity throughout the year.

John Minto, Chair

3

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Executive Director’s Report

The following headline work streams offer an overview of the projects and activities undertaken at the Policy Centre for African Peoples (PCAP) between 1st April 2020 and 31[st] March 2021. Further details are provided in the specific project and activity pages of the annual report.

I Providing Leadership, Vision and Hope in Challenging Times

PCAP resolutely carried on fulfilling its mission to enable African and disadvantaged people to improve their lives through education and social engagement, despite the lockdown and other challenges triggered by Covid-19. The charity managed to obtain a Crisis Response grant of £7,160 from City Bridge Trust in June 2020 under the umbrella of the London Community Response Funders to continue delivering its services remotely.

Having strengthened its capacity to work remotely, PCAP took the lead and hosted a series of community conversations on London’s COVID-19 recovery throughout the summer. The charity produced and submitted a report to the London Recovery Transition Board and London Recovery Board in September. The report and followup discussions also informed the design of subsequent PCAP projects throughout the rest of the year.

4

II BEFit4Life Programme

To adapt to the remote working environment, PCAP re-designed the activities of this project supported by Young Londoners Fund, which is aimed at training young people aged 16-21 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), or who are at risk of becoming NEET and getting involved in crime in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth.

PCAP collaborated with its project partners, Business Launchpad and Generation Success, to maximise the chances of fulfilling outreach targets. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Warwick Edinburgh mental health and wellbeing questionnaires were used as guiding tools to assess the mental health and wellbeing needs of the youths who have registered. PCAP has delivered 8 coaching, motivational and personal development sessions since February 2021.

III Phoenix Fund

For the first time since its creation, PCAP managed to raise core funding: in December 2020, the charity was awarded £12,500 from the Phoenix Fund, an initiative supported by the Global Fund for Children and the National Lottery to provide emergency grants to ethnic minority communities across England.

IV King’s College London Civic Challenge Partnership

King’s Civic Challenge is an annual programme that empowers King’s College London’s students and staff to team up with local charities and co-create lasting solutions to the challenges facing communities in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Westminster.

Having been selected in October 2020 as one King’s Civic Challenge partners for their 2021 programme, PCAP is currently working with a King’s team to design Hope After Covid, a project aimed at empowering people affected by Covid in Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth and Westminster to overcome their negative experiences using African wellness, relaxation and self-improvement techniques.

In barely 3 months, the strengthening of PCAP’s operational team thanks to this grant has enabled the charity to raise £118,983 and cover operational, programming, capacity and development costs.

5

V Loved, Accepted, Heard

VI Lead4Hope

Following the overwhelming demand for better healthcare provisions for black and other ethnic minorities from the respondents to the Covid-19 recovery survey PCAP carried out in September 2020, the charity designed the project Loved, Accepted, Heard.

This project aims to support the delivery of appropriate mental healthcare services for 250 women of African and Caribbean descent in Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth and Westminster over a 6-month period. PCAP and its partner, the mental health charity TMAF, were recently awarded £4,978 from the Civil Society Roots Incubator programme to launch this initiative in April 2020.

Following the pandemic, PCAP designed Lead4Hope to offer training and practical advice to ethnic minority leaders and groups on how to engage with policymakers over COVID-19 and structural inequalities.

The charity was recently awarded £34,512 by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust to implement this project throughout the UK over 2 years.

6

VII Be Fit to Lead

VIII

Impact on Urban Health Partnership

Be Fit to Lead is a hybrid, online and face-toface project aimed at supporting the mental wellbeing and leadership development of 250 black and other ethnic minority women who are either already in leadership positions, or aspiring to be leaders, in communities across London over a year.

PCAP and TMAF recently obtained £29,493 from the London Community Response Fund to launch this programme in April 2021.

Following a compelling case for support, PCAP recently managed to establish a partnership with Impact on Urban on Health, leading to a grant of £50,000 in core funding from this organisation’s Investment Committee. This sum will enable PCAP to cover costs related to staff, Lead4Hope programme infrastructure, and fundraising over a year.

Sincerest thanks are extended to PCAP’s trustees, staff, volunteers, supporters and partners, who have all played a crucial role in strengthening the charity’s work throughout this year.

Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell Executive Director

7

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Organisational Background

The Policy Centre for African Peoples (PCAP) was founded in the United Kingdom in September 2008 by a group of African Diaspora members led by Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell. PCAP is committed to enabling African and disadvantaged communities to improve their lives through education and social engagement.

The registration of PCAP as a charity was approved by the Charity Commission (England and Wales) in August 2009. PCAP’s charity registration number is 1131139.

Our Vision

We envision a world where personal and collective prosperity, justice and common good stem from better education, leadership and social engagement.

Our Mission

In order to fulfil our vision, our unique offer is our training model in 6 steps inspired by African philosophy – Harmonisation, Acceptation, Attenuation, Absorption, Relaxation and Differentiation.

We use this original model to develop and implement projects in the areas of:

8

Our Values

Our Motto

Improving lives through education and engagement.

9

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Impact and Achievements 1[st] April 2020 – 31[st] March 2021: Infographics

Key Performance Year Ended 31[st] Year Ended 31[st] Achievements and Indicator March 2021 March 2020 Increased Impact

No. of projects 4 2 No. of project participants and 500 120 beneficiaries No. of successful grant applications 6 2 Annual turnover £37,396 £11,535

No. of projects has doubled

No. of project participants and beneficiaries has more than quadrupled

No. of successful grant applications has tripled

Turnover has more than tripled

10

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Impact and Achievements 1[st] April 2020 – 31[st] March 2021: Narrative Report

I. Providing Leadership, Vision and Hope in Challenging Times

In response to the Covid-19 outbreak and the government’s lockdown order and social distancing guidelines, we decided to suspend face-to-face activities and close our office in Brixton in late March 2020. Thus, by April, we were all working remotely from our houses.

This was a particularly unwelcome development for us because we were gearing towards launching our BEFit4Life project. We had planned to engage with young people aged 16-21 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), or who are at risk of becoming NEET and getting involved in crime in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth through face-to-face activities, such as the Brixton brunches, pictured below.

We did not, however, let Covid-19 and its challenges detract us from fulfilling our mission to enable African and disadvantaged people to improve their lives through education and social engagement. We applied for funding to adapt to this situation and, in June 2020, we received a £7,160 Crisis Response grant from City Bridge Trust under the umbrella of the London Community Response Funders to transfer the delivery of our services online.

11

Thanks to this grant, we purchased the equipment necessary to operate effectively online. We also undertook a thorough and successful rebranding of our organisation, including the revamping of our website (www. pcap.org.uk) which is now more engaging and user-friendly, rebuilding of our social media platforms and the creation of a new, modern and more appealing logo.

Following this strengthening of our capacity to operate remotely, we took the lead and hosted a series of community conversations on London’s COVID-19 recovery between 24[th] August and 3rd September 2020. We collected views and suggestions from dozens of individuals affected by COVID-19 and 8 organisations serving thousands of Londoners on what they think the London Mayor, the Greater London Authority and relevant institutions and stakeholders could do to help them recover from the negative impact of COVID-19.

Top among the respondents’ desired policy changes were better healthcare provisions, better housing conditions, greater employment opportunities, reduction of school exclusions and improvement of educational attainment for disadvantaged and BAME youths. The report we produced was submitted to the London Recovery Transition Board and London Recovery Board on 4th September 2020. We also subsequently met up with several respondents to discuss potential avenues for realising our collective COVID-19 vision, and these discussions informed the design of subsequent PCAP projects throughout the rest of the year.

In addition, our charity restored hope to many individuals affected by COVID-19 through its coaching, motivation and training work – see case studies below.

12

Case Study – Tawanda Kajawu

Tawanda (Ta to us) applied to become Outreach Coordinator of our BEFit4Life programme in January 2020. As a child and youth practitioner with a BA in Child and Youth Development, who was also completing a Master’s Degree in Youth Justice, Community Safety and Applied Criminology, Ta seemed to be the perfect candidate for this project aimed at motivating and training NEETs at risk of crime in South London. Thus, he was shortlisted.

However, at the interview, we realised that as a young African man who had been living in the UK for only a year, Ta lacked the body language and interview skills that could enable him to obtain a good job in a Western context. Although she and the other selection committee members did not appoint him, the PCAP director, Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell, offered him the opportunity to become a Youth Innovation Fellow at PCAP.

As a Youth Innovation Fellow between February and September 2020, Ta was provided with a personal development and support package tailored to his needs, including interview coaching sessions, training on communication and interpersonal skills, and confidence-building techniques. In addition, after a couple of months of coaching and training, he was entrusted with conducting surveys, engagement, networking and research tasks, thus providing him with many opportunities to practise his communication and interpersonal skills.

“You gave me professional training and preparation.

You paved my way and gave me wings. I am forever grateful to PCAP.”

Tawanda Kajawu

By September 2020, Ta had become so confident and such an outstanding job candidate that when he applied for the position of Support Worker in the healthcare sector and was shortlisted, he shone at the interview process, and obtained the job. Furthermore, Ta impressed his employer with his affability, warmth, professional, networking and interpersonal skills to the extent that within 3 months, he was promoted, and is currently serving as Team Leader.

13

Case Study – Ohenewaa Adu-Akyeampong

In accordance with its commitment to nurturing the leadership skills of young African people, PCAP invited Ohenewaa to join its Advisory Board in April 2020, although she was only in her twenties.

Furthermore, having spotted her branding and marketing talents, we not only encouraged her to produce a brand review for our charity, but we also empowered her to lead the actual revamping of our logo, social media platforms and website. Her input has undoubtedly rendered them more attractive to our projects’ participants and partners.

Like many young people in the UK and elsewhere, Ohenewaa had her career severely disrupted by COVID-19. Thus, despite her breadth of experience in Law, Business Development, Trust Fundraising and Marketing, she struggled to find paid work. PCAP provided her with mentoring, emotional support and motivation, urging her not to either doubt herself or lose hope, in spite of the negative outcomes of many of her job applications.

“Working at PCAP has truly been one of the most rewarding, affirming and life-changing experiences I have ever had as a professional, and as a young woman. It’s truly a gift to be around and learn from those wiser and much more experienced than you.”

Ohenewaa Adu-Akyeampong

Following our successful application for the Phoenix Fund, Ohenewaa was interviewed and appointed PCAP Fundraising Officer on a part-time basis in January 2021. In this capacity, she was instrumental in PCAP’s recent successful bids to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust for the Lead4Hope project (£34,512); Civil Society Roots Incubator for Love, Accepted, Heard (£4,978), and the London Community Funders for Be Fit to Lead (£29,493).

Having recently secured a full-time job in the legal sector, Ohenewaa will stop serving as our fundraiser, and join our Board of Trustees in April 2021.

14

II. BEFit4Life Programme

We postponed the launch of our BEFit4Life programme from March to summer 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 environment, with the blessing of our funders, Young Londoners Fund. We used this time to re-design the project’s activities, so that we would be able to deliver them online, instead of face-to-face as we had initially planned.

In September, having used the Crisis Response grant from City Bridge Trust to improve our capacity to operate online, we launched an ongoing outreach campaign aimed at young people aged 16-21 who are not in education, employment or training (NEET), or who are at risk of becoming NEET and getting involved in crime in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Wandsworth.

This campaign included a short animation video produced by PCAP, made available both on our website and on our YouTube channel to introduce our unique motivational and personal development programme in 6 steps for the young participants.

We collaborated with our project partners, Business Launchpad and Generation Success, to maximise our chances of fulfilling our outreach targets. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Warwick Edinburgh mental health and wellbeing questionnaires were used as guiding tools to assess the mental health and wellbeing needs of the youths who have registered. PCAP has delivered 8 coaching, motivational and personal development sessions since February 2021.

As the current vaccination programme against COVID-19 is progressing positively, we will ramp up the recruitment of participants throughout summer 2021.

15

----- Start of picture text -----
Case Study –
Z
----- End of picture text -----

Z (name and picture withheld for confidential purposes) is a 21-year-old NEET from Lambeth who was recently referred to our BEFit4Life programme. He had been unemployed for over a year, and was on probation after a criminal offence.

When he started participating in PCAP’s life coaching and personal development sessions in January 2021, Z trusted nobody. He was easily distracted, pessimistic about his life prospects, and convinced that he had no future beyond prison.

Barely a few weeks later, we have managed to gain his trust; he is now disciplined, optimistic about the future, and enrolled in a STEM course. “Yeah, I’m really liking our sessions,” he says. “Ever happy to have you helping.”

16

III. Phoenix Fund

The Phoenix Fund, an initiative supported by the Global Fund for Children and the National Lottery to provide emergency grant to ethnic minority communities across England, was an excellent fit for us. Thus, we were delighted that, for the first time since its creation, PCAP managed to raise core funding thanks to this initiative: we were awarded £12,500 to be spent between January and June 2021. In barely 3 months, as of 31[st] March, this grant has had a palpably positive impact on our organisation and our work as follows:

17

IV. King’s College London Civic Challenge Partnership

King’s Civic Challenge is an annual programme that empowers King’s College London’s students and staff to team up with local charities and co-create lasting solutions to the challenges facing communities in the boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and Westminster. Given that we had been based at International House in Lambeth since April 2019 only, we were delighted to learn in October 2020 that we had been selected as one King’s Civic Challenge partners for their 2021 programme.

Our delight at this unique opportunity to establish and strengthen links with a prestigious and respected local academic institution soon turned into amazement at our extremely good fortune when, in February 2021, we met and started working the members of our team, the King’s students Zenab Ali, Christopher Ray, Christa Haindl, Emma Tricco and Zubeir Mohammad-Woozeer, and the King’s alumni and coach James Man. They all blew us away with their enthusiasm, commitment and outstanding ideas. As of 31[st] March, we have:

18

V. Loved, Accepted, Heard

Following the overwhelming demand for better healthcare provisions for black and other ethnic minorities from the respondents to the Covid-19 recovery survey we carried out in September 2020, we designed the project Loved, Accepted, Heard.

Loved, Accepted, Heard aims to support the delivery of appropriate mental healthcare services for 250 women of African and Caribbean descent in Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth and Westminster over a 6-month period. We partnered with the mental health charity Thelma Matilda Alves Foundation to develop this project.

We were delighted to have the grant application for £4,978 we submitted to the Civil Society Roots Incubator programme approved, and PCAP and TMAF will be provided with relevant support from the Foundation for Social Improvement to implement this project from April 2021 onwards.

The PCAP director, Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell, who, after attending a training sponsored by the Greater London Authority, became a Certified Mental Health First Aider in October 2020, will spearhead the implementation of Loved, Accepted, Heard because PCAP is the lead partner.

19

VI. Lead4Hope

Another project we designed following the Covid-19 recovery survey we carried out in September 2020 was Lead4Hope. Since COVID-19 has irrefutably exposed the negative impact of structural inequalities on African and other black and minority ethnic groups, we proposed to offer training and practical advice to ethnic minority leaders and groups on how to engage with policymakers over COVID-19 and structural inequalities.

We were extremely pleased to have the grant application for £34,512 we submitted to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust approved, and we are gearing up the starting the programme in May, with a big launch event planned on 25[th] May, Africa Day.

Re-starting Lead4Hope is a wonderful opportunity for PCAP to fulfil its mission, as this leadership training programme we pioneered in 2018 (pictured) proved to be extremely successful and popular. This time, instead of only a year, will have 2 years to train up to 30 ethnic minority leaders. Furthermore, we have the means necessary to work all over the United Kingdom, not just in London as we did before due to limited financial resources.

20

VII. Be Fit to Lead

In addition to Loved, Accepted, Heard and Lead4Hope, we also designed the project Be Fit to Lead following the Covid-19 recovery survey we carried out in September 2020. Be Fit to Lead is a hybrid, online and face-toface project aimed at supporting the mental wellbeing and leadership development of 250 black and other ethnic minority women who are either already in leadership positions, or aspiring to be leaders, in communities across London over a year.

To our delight, we were recently informed that the joint grant application for £29,493 we submitted to the London Community Response Fund in collaboration with Thelma Matilda Alves Foundation in January 2021 had been successful. We very much look forward to launching the programme in April.

VIII. Impact on Urban Health Partnership

Having worked throughout part of February and most of March 2021 to submit a case for support to Impact on Urban Health, we were delighted to learn recently that their Investment Committee had approved a grant of £50,000 for PCAP over a year as follows:

We are thrilled to be ending the year on such a high note, and very much look forward to using this substantial core funding to fulfil our mission and serving many more African and disadvantaged people.

21

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Strategic Development Plan and Goals for the Forthcoming Three Years (2021 – 2024)

PCAP’s strategic development plan and goals over the next 3 years are as follows:

Three-Year Vision

----- Start of picture text -----
Consolidate central Launch 1 new
office (more paid staff) UK programme
including Programme
and Fundraising Officer
Paid Director,
2 Programme Officers, Launch 1
Launch and implement 1 Financial Officer international
Lead4Hope Project
programme
Fundraising 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Targets:
£159,900 £191,880 £230,256
Increase paid hours
of Director, 1 Project
Outreach Coordinator Capacity building
(POC) and 1
Administrator
----- End of picture text -----

Launch 4 new UK programmes including Be Fit to Lead; LAH, Hope After Covid

22

The strategic objectives and indicators throughout this period include:

Objective 1: To clearly identify, articulate and build upon, (i) lessons learned (including impact) 2008-2021, and, (ii) PCAP’s core competences.

Objective 2: To expand the funding base of PCAP.

Objective 3: To increase the programme portfolio of the organisation.

Objective 4: To strengthen the staff capacity of the organisation.

Objective 5: To increase the number of project participants and beneficiaries

23

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts of the Policy Centre for African Peoples for the Year Ended 31[st] March 2021

I report on the financial statements of Policy Centre For African Peoples for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out therein.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act),as amended by s.28 of the Charities Act 2006 does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine accounts under section 43 of the Act, as amended, to follow procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, as amended, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charities Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner’s statement

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

14[th] April 2021

24

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31[st] March 2021 - Prepared by DTT Consultancy Ltd

REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTESS AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Trustees John Grover - Minto - Chair Lucy Kalindawalo Christopher Buckwell Dr Unekwu Idachaba Charity registration no 1131139 Principal office 3Space International House Youth Innovation Floor International House Canterbury Crescent Brixton SW9 7QE Independent Examiner Tunji Ogedengbe FCCA 36 Daffodil Close Hatfield AL10 9FF Bankers HSBC UK

25

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Annual accounts for the period Annual accounts for the period Annual accounts for the period Annual accounts for the period Annual accounts for the period Annual accounts for the period 1131139
Period start date 1stApr
2019		 To Period
end date		 31stMar
2021
Section A Statement of fnanci al activiti es
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources
before transfers		 S14 6,725 5,348 - 12,073 7,652
Gross transfers between funds S15 - - - - -
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources
before other recognised gains/(losses)		 S16 6,725 5,348 - 12,073 7,652
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Gains and losses on revaluation of fxed
assets for the charity’s own use		 S17 - - - - -
Prior Year Adjustment S18 65 - - 65
Net movement in funds S19 6,790 5,348 - 12,138 3,891
Total funds brought forward S20 - - -
Total funds carried forward S21 6,790 5,348 - 12,138 3,891
Section B Balance sheet as at 31stMar 2021 Section B Balance sheet as at 31stMar 2021 Section B Balance sheet as at 31stMar 2021 Section B Balance sheet as at 31stMar 2021 Section B Balance sheet as at 31stMar 2021 Section B Balance sheet as at 31stMar 2021 Section B Balance sheet as at 31stMar 2021
Note Unrestricted
funds
£		 Restricted
income funds
£		 Endowment
funds
£		 Total this
year
£
Total
last year
£
Total funds B20 6,790 5,348 - 12,138
Signed by
Signature
Print Name
Date of approval
Christopher Buckwell
30-Apr-21
Trustee & Treasurer
Christopher Buckwell

26

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Section C

Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities.

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market value) in accordance with:

• and with* % Accounting Standards; or Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE);

Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.

** - If no departures from the chosen standards have been made then delete these words; otherwise give details of any changes in the boxes.

1.2 Change in basis of accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year .

1.3 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years

27

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

Grants and donations
Tax reclaims on donations
and gifts
Contractual income and
performance related
grants
Gifts in kind
Donated services and
facilities
Volunteer help
Investment income
Investment gains and
losses
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)
when:
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the
charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at
the same time as the gift to which they relate.
This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or
services have been delivered.
Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their
value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts
as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as
incoming resources when receivable.
These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent
amount in resources expended) where the beneft to the charity
is reasonably quantifable, measurable and material. The value
placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity
of the service or facility received.
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the
accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any
gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value
at the end of the year.
INCOMING RESOURCES		 Grants and donations
Tax reclaims on donations
and gifts
Contractual income and
performance related
grants
Gifts in kind
Donated services and
facilities
Volunteer help
Investment income
Investment gains and
losses
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)
when:
Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the
charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at
the same time as the gift to which they relate.
This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or
services have been delivered.
Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their
value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts
as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as
incoming resources when receivable.
These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent
amount in resources expended) where the beneft to the charity
is reasonably quantifable, measurable and material. The value
placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity
of the service or facility received.
The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the
accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
This is included in the accounts when receivable.
This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any
gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value
at the end of the year.
INCOMING RESOURCES
These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA)
when:
Grants and donations Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the
charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources.
Tax reclaims on donations
and gifts		 Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at
the same time as the gift to which they relate.
Contractual income and
performance related
grants		 This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or
services have been delivered.
Gifts in kind Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their
value to the charity or the amount actually realised.
Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts
as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity.
Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as
incoming resources when receivable.
Donated services and
facilities		 These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent
amount in resources expended) where the beneft to the charity
is reasonably quantifable, measurable and material. The value
placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity
of the service or facility received.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the
accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report.
Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable.
Investment gains and
losses		 This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any
gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value
at the end of the year.

28

Liability recognition
Governance costs
Grants with performance
conditions
Grants payable without
performance conditions
Support Costs
ASSETS
Tangible fxed assets for
use by charity
Investments
Stocks and work in
progress
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive
obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory
accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal
advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment
being a specifc level of service or output to be provided, such
grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the
grant has provided the specifed service or output.
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment
has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to
the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated
to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of
resources, eg allocating property costs by foor areas, or per
capita, staf costs by the time spent and other costs by their
usage.
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year,
and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a reasonable
value on receipt.
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued
at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are
included at trustees’ best estimate of market value.
These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES		 Liability recognition
Governance costs
Grants with performance
conditions
Grants payable without
performance conditions
Support Costs
ASSETS
Tangible fxed assets for
use by charity
Investments
Stocks and work in
progress
Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive
obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory
accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal
advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment
being a specifc level of service or output to be provided, such
grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the
grant has provided the specifed service or output.
These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment
has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to
the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated
to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of
resources, eg allocating property costs by foor areas, or per
capita, staf costs by the time spent and other costs by their
usage.
These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year,
and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a reasonable
value on receipt.
Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued
at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are
included at trustees’ best estimate of market value.
These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.
EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive
obligation committing the charity to pay out resources.
Governance costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory
accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal
advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.
Grants with performance
conditions		 Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment
being a specifc level of service or output to be provided, such
grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the
grant has provided the specifed service or output.
Grants payable without
performance conditions		 These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment
has been made and there are no conditions to be met relating to
the grant which remain in the control of the charity.
Support Costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated
to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of
resources, eg allocating property costs by foor areas, or per
capita, staf costs by the time spent and other costs by their
usage.
ASSETS
Tangible fxed assets for
use by charity		 These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year,
and cost at least £500. They are valued at cost or a reasonable
value on receipt.
Investments Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued
at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are
included at trustees’ best estimate of market value.
Stocks and work in
progress		 These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.

29

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

Analysis This year
£		 Last year
£
Restricted Young Londoners Fund 17,736 7,014
City of London Corporation 7,160
Aviva Community Fund 760
Rochester Riverside Community 3,761
Total Restricted Fund 24,896 11,535
Unrestricted GFC UK Phoenix 12,500 -
Total Unrestricted Fund 12,500 -
Funds Restricted Funds 24,896 11,535
Unrestricted Funds 12,500 -
- -
Total Funds 37,396 11,535

30

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of resources expended

This year
Unrestricted		 This year
Restricted		 This year
Total		 Last year
£
Expenditure
Staf costs -BEFit4Life 11,554 11,554 2,368
Transport/Videos -BEFit4Life 298 298 282
Refreshments BEFit4life -
-
-
BEFit4Life Equipment - - -

BEFit4Life Miscellaneous		 536 536 487
Total BEFit4Life Expenditure 12,388 12,388 3,137
Staf costs - City of London Corporation 3,730 3,730 -
Equipment - City of London Corporation 2,031 2,031 -
Website and online platforms +
professional consultancy fees - City of
London Corporation		 1,399 1,399 -
Total City of London Corporation
Expenditure		 7,160 7,160 0
- -
Staf costs - GFC UK Phoenix 4,227 -
4,227		 -
Administrative/Operational Costs 569 -
569		 -
529 -
529		 -
Total GFC UK Phoenix Expenditure 5,325 -
5,325		 -
-
Independent Examination 450 -
450
Other -
746
Total Other 450 -
450		 746
Total Expenditure 5,775 19,548 25,323 3,883

31

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

has support costs.
Support
cost type		 Fundraising
activity
£		 Charitable
Activity
£		 Governance
Activity
£		 Total Cost
£
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
~~Total~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~

Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure

6.1 Trustee expenses

Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid,

please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).

expenses were paid,
please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).
This year Last year
Number of trustees who were paid expenses
Nature of the expenses
Total amount paid £ £

6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).

enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).
This year Last year
Independent examiner’s or auditors’ fees
for reporting on the accounts		 450 0
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy,
accountancy services) paid to the independent
examiner or auditor

32

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

Amounts falling
due within one year		 Amounts falling
due within one year		 Amounts falling due
after more than one year		 Amounts falling due
after more than one year
This year
£
Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
Trade debtors - - -
Amounts due from subsidiary and
associated undertakings		 - - - -
Other debtors - - -
Prepayments and accrued income - - - -
Total - - - -

Note 12 Creditors and accruals

Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals. 12.1 Analysis of creditors

12.1 Analysis of creditors
Amounts falling
due within one year		 Amounts falling due
after more than one year
This year
£
Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
Loans and overdrafts - - -
Accruals and deferred income - - -
Amounts due to subsidiary and
associated undertakings		 - - - -
Other creditors 450 - - -
Accruals and deferred income - - -
Total 450 - - -

12.2 Security over assets

If any loan, overdraft or other creditor holds a charge or other security over any assets of the charity please provide details.

33

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Advisory Board

Mr Peter Burdin BA – Peter Burdin has been a supporter of PCAP and its work for many years, and joined its Advisory Board in March 2020. He brings a wealth of experience as BBC former Africa Bureau Chief, and Advisor to BBC Africa, as well as a wide variety of skills including TV and digital journalism, training and crisis management.

Ms Desiree Joule-Adam FdA – Desiree Joule-Adam as played a key role in spearheading the growth and development of PCAP since becoming a member of its Advisory Board in May 2018. She is a Broadcast Journalist in the start up space, with a particular focus on Africa, exploring innovative culture and ecosystems around entrepreneurship.

Mr Afonso de Brito Canelas MBA – Afonso de Brito Canelas served as Lead of the London Business School team that delivered PCAP’s Impact Consulting project in 2018, and became a PCAP Advisory Board member a year later. He has extensive experience as a Researcher, Business Analyst and Management Consultant.

Mr Veen Rama MBA – Veen Rama is a longstanding friend and supporter of PCAP who joined its Advisory Board in February 2020. He is greatly experienced within the field of governance in the voluntary sector and passionate about education and raising the standards of all children, with particular interest in children who are from a vulnerable background.

Ms Justina Olotu LLM, LLB – Justina Olotu has over 10 years of experience working in the National Health Service in various roles, and a myriad of skills in legal, strategy, transformation, general management, programme and project management. She joined the PCAP Advisory Board in January 2021, and is very passionate about improving health services provision for disadvantaged individuals.

34

Policy Centre for African Peoples

Operational Team

– Mrs Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell MPhil Sylvie Aboa-Bradwell is an award-winning educator, professional coach and entrepreneur with a Master of Philosophy in Postcolonial Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid and a Diploma in International Development from Birkbeck, University of London. She founded PCAP in 2008, stepped down as Trustee in 2009 to avoid any conflict of interest, and has been working as its Executive Director since. She is fluent in English, Spanish, French and several African languages.

– Mr Nick Lancaster BA Nick Lancaster is a graduate from UCL with First Class Honours in History and a dissertation on Thabo Mbeki’s African Renaissance and South African national identity. He joined PCAP in January 2020 as part-time Outreach Coordinator for the BEFit4Life project, and fulfilled this role with enthusiasm, dedication and outstanding professionalism. He left in January 2021 to focus solely on his MA studies at Oxford University.

– Ms Ohenewaa Adu-Akyeampong LLB, MSc Ohenewaa Adu-Akyeampong is experienced in Law, Business Development, Trust Fundraising and Marketing. She became PCAP’s Fundraising Officer in January 2021 after serving as an Advisory Board member for nearly a year. Known for her passion, integrity and hard work, she will join PCAP’s Board of Trustees in April 2021 and carry on helping the charity to develop effective strategies to raise funds, adapt, thrive and succeed.

– Mr Tawanda Kajawu BA Tawanda Kajawu is a Child and Youth Practitioner with a BA in Child and Youth Development and Sociology. He is also working on a Master’s Degree in Youth Justice, Community Safety and Applied Criminology. At the heart of his interest is academic research, tackling social issues and capacity building. He worked as a Youth Innovation Fellow at PCAP from February to September 2020.

– Ms Fiona Keating BA Fiona Keating joined PCAP in February 2021 as a Social Media Volunteer. She has many years of experience as an editor, journalist and social media manager, who has worked for the Independent, Yahoo!, the International Business Times and the Guardian. Fiona is using her wealth of experience to manage PCAP’s social media channels and coordinate its website content.

35

Contact Details

Email:

info@pcap.org.uk

Website:

www.pcap.org.uk

Postal Address – London:

3Space International House Youth Innovation Floor, 6 Canterbury Crescent, London, SW9 7QE

Postal Address – Medway:

54 Belmont Road, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 5JF

36

Charity no 1131139

Policy Centre For African Peoples

Annual Accounts

1 Apr 2019 to 31 Mar 2021

Prepared by DTT Consultancy Ltd

Policy Centre For African Peoples

REFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTESS AND ADVISERS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Trustees
John Grover - Minto - Chair
Lucy Kalindawalo
Christopher Buckwell
Dr Unekwu Idachaba
Charity registration no 1131139
Principal office
3Space International House
Youth Innovation Floor
International House
Canterbury Crescent
Brixton
SW9 7QE
Independent Examiner
Tunji Ogedengbe FCCA
36 Daffodil Close
Hatfield
AL10 9FF
Bankers
HSBC UK
Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples 1131139
Annualaccountsforthe period
Period start date 1st Apr 2019 To Period end
date		 31st Mar 2021
Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended
categories by activity
Details of own
analysis
Note
Incoming resources (Note 3)
g
generated funds
Grants
S01
Voluntary Income
S02
Investment income
S03
Incoming resources from
charitable activities
S04
Other incoming resources
S05
S06
Resources expended (Notes 4-8)
BEFit4Life
City Bridges Trust Trust
S07
Phoenix Fund
S08
Other resources expended
S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20
S21
Total funds carried forward
Total funds brought forward
Net movement in funds
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before
transfers
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets
for the charity’s own use
Other recognised gains/(losses)
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before
other recognised gains/(losses)
Gross transfers between funds
Prior Year Adjustment
Total resources expended
Total incoming resources		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total this year
Total last
year
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
- - - - -
12,500 24,896 - 37,396 11,535
- - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
12,500 24,896 - 37,396 11,535
- 12,388 - 12,388 3,137
7,160 - 7,160
5,325 - - 5,325
450 - - 450 746
5,775 19,548 - 25,323 3,883
6,725 5,348 - 12,073 7,652
- - - - -
6,725 5,348 - 12,073 7,652
- - - - -
65 - - 65
6,790 5,348 - 12,138 3,891
- - -
6,790 5,348 - 12,138 3,891

Page 2

Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples Policy Centre For African Peoples
Section B Balance sheet as at 31st Mar 2021
Fixed assets
Tangible assets (Note 9)
Investments (Note 10)
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stock and work in progress
Debtors (Note 11)
(Short term) investments
Cash at bank and in hand
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year (Note 12)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year (Note 13)
Provisions for liabilities and charges
Net assets
Funds of the Charity
Unrestricted funds
Restricted income funds (Note 14)
Endowment funds(Note 15)
Total funds
Signed by		 Note
B01
B02
B03
B04
B05
B06
B07
B08
B09
B10
B11
B12
B13
B14
B15
B16
B17
B18
B19
B20		 Unrestricted
funds
£
F01		 Restricted
income
funds
£
F02		 Endowment
funds
£
F03		 Total this
year
Total last year
£
£
F04
F05
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
-
- - -
12,588 - - 12,588
12,588 - - 12,588
450 - - 450
12,138 - - 12,138
12,138 - - 12,138
- - -
- - - - -
12,138 - - 12,138
6,790 5,348 12,138
-
- -
- -
6,790 5,348 - 12,138
Signature Date of
approval
Print Name
Christopher Buckwell 30-Apr-21
Trustee & Treasurer

Page 3

Policy Centre For African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

This section should be completed by all charities .

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared on the basis of historic cost (except that investments are shown at market

• and with*  Accounting Standards; or Financial Reporting Standards for Smaller Enterprises (FRSSE); • and with the Charities Act 1993.

Give details in this box if a different standard has been followed.

 if all relevant disclosures shown in the pack have been given then please tick “Accounting Standards”;

 if disclosures completed in these accounts have been restricted to those required by the FRSSE, then please tick “Fi** - If no departures from the chosen standards have been made then delete these words; otherwise give details of any i l R ti St d d f S ll E t i (FRSSE)” changes in the boxes.

1.2 Change in basis of accounting

There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and methods of accounting) since last year .

1.3 Changes to previous accounts

No changes have been made to accounts for previous years

Page 4

Policy Centre For African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies

This standard list of accounting policies has been applied by the charity except for those deleted. Where a different or additional policy has been adopted then this is detailed in the box below.

INCOMING

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when: Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the charity has unconditional Grants and donations entitlement to the resources. Tax reclaims on donations Incoming resources from tax reclaims are included in the SoFA at the same time as the gift to and gifts which they relate. Contractual income and This is only included in the SoFA once the related goods or services have been delivered. performance related grants Gifts in kind are accounted for at a reasonable estimate of their value to the charity or the Gifts in kind amount actually realised. Gifts in kind for sale or distribution are included in the accounts as gifts only when sold or distributed by the charity. Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable. Donated services and These are only included in incoming resources (with an equivalent amount in resources facilities expended) where the benefit to the charity is reasonably quantifiable, measurable and material . The value placed on these resources is the estimated value to the charity of the service or facility received. The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the Volunteer help trustees’ annual report. Investment income This is included in the accounts when receivable. Investment gains and losses This includes any gain or loss on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year. EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources. Governance costs Include costs of the preparation and examination of statutory accounts, the costs of trustee meetings and cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters. Grants with performance Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service conditions or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output. Grants payable without These are only recognised in the accounts when a commitment has been made and there are performance conditions no conditions to be met relating to the grant which remain in the control of the charity. Support Costs Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage. ASSETS Tangible fixed assets for use These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £500. They by charity are valued at cost or a reasonable value on receipt. Investments Investments quoted on a recognised stock exchange are valued at market value at the year end. Other investment assets are included at trustees' best estimate of market value. Stocks and work in progress These are valued at the lower of cost or market value.

Page 5

Policy Centre For African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of incoming resources

Incoming resources may be further analysed if this would help the reader of the accounts.

Funds
Restricted
Unrestricted		 Analysis This year
Last year
£
£		 This year
Last year
£
£
YoungLondoners Fund 17,736 7,014
Cityof London Corporation 7,160
Aviva CommunityFund 760
Rochester Riverside Community 3,761
**Total Restricted Fund ** 24,896 11,535
GFC UK Phoenix 12,500 -
-
- -
- -
- -
**Total Unrestricted Fund ** 12,500 -
Restricted Funds 24,896 11,535
Unrestricted Funds 12,500 -
- -
Total Funds 37,396 11,535

Page 6

Policy Centre For African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 4 Analysis of resources expended

This year
Unrestricted		 This year
Restricted		 This year
Total		 Last year
£
Expenditure
Staff costs -BEFit4Life 11,554 11,554 2,368
Transport/Videos -BEFit4Life 298 298 282
Refreshments BEFit4life - - -
BEFit4Life Equipment - - -
BEFit4Life Miscellaneous 536 536 487
Total BEFit4Life Expenditure 12,388 12,388 3,137
Staff costs - Cityof London Corporation 3,730 3,730 -
Equipment - Cityof London Corporation 2,031 2,031 -
Website and online platforms + professional
consultancyfees - Cityof London Corporation		 1,399 1,399 -
Total City of London Corporation Expenditure 7,160 7,160 0
- -
Staff costs - GFC UK Phoenix 4,227 - 4,227 -
Administrative/Operational Costs 569 - 569 -
529 - 529 -
Total GFC UK Phoenix Expenditure 5,325 - 5,325 -
-
Independent Examination 450 - 450
Other - 746
Total Other 450 - 450 746
Total Expenditure 5,775 19,548 25,323 3,883

Page 7

Policy Centre For African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 5 Support Costs

Please complete this note if the charity has analysed its expenses using activity categories and has support costs.

support costs.
Support cost type Fundraising activity
£		 Charitable Activity
£		 Governance Activity
£		 Total Cost
£
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Total - - - -
This year
Last year
£
£
Note 6 Details of certain items of expenditure
6.1 Trustee expenses
Please provide details of the amount of any payment or reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses made
to trustees or to third parties for expenses incurred by trustees. If no expenses were paid,
please enter ‘None’ in the appropriate box(es).
Number of trustees who were paid expenses
Nature of the expenses
Total amount paid
This year Last year
£ £

6.2 Fees for examination or audit of the accounts

Please provide details of the amount paid for any statutory external scrutiny of accounts and other services provided by your independent examiner or auditor. If nothing was paid please enter NONE in the appropriate box(es).

appropriate box(es).
Other fees (for example: advice, consultancy, accountancy
services) paid to the independent examiner or auditor
Independent examiner’s or auditors' fees for reporting on the
accounts		 This year
£		 Last year
£
450 0

Page 8

Policy Centre For African Peoples

Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Debtors and prepayments

Please complete this note if the charity has any debtors or prepayments.

Analysis of debtors
Trade debtors
Amounts due from subsidiary and associated
undertakings
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Total		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
This year
£		 Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- - -
- - - -
- - -
- - - -
- - - -

Note 12 Creditors and accruals Please complete this note if the charity has any creditors or accruals. 12.1 Analysis of creditors

Loans and overdrafts
Accruals and deferred income
Amounts due to subsidiary and associated
undertakings
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
Total		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
This year
£		 Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- - -
- - -
- - - -
450 - - -
- - -
450 - - -

Page 10

Policy Centre For African Peoples

INDEPENDENT EXAMINNERS REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

I report on the financial statements of Policy Centre For African Peoples for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, and the related notes. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and the accounting policies set out therein.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts, you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act),as amended by s.28 of the Charities Act 2006 does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine accounts under section 43 of the Act, as amended, to follow procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, as amended, whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's statement

Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner's statement

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

of the Act have not been met; or

........................................................... Tunji Ogedengbe FCCA 36 Daffodil Close Hatfield AL10 9FF

14th April 2021