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Registered Number 06619279

Richmond EAL Friendship Group Centre

Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025

RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Report and financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025

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Company information

Trustees

Ms M Atkins Ms A Cheung Mrs C Costeanu Mrs A Hangisi Mr A Hatto

Secretary

Mr A Hatto

Principal office 12 Vivienne Close Cambridge Park East Twickenham Middx. TW1 2JX

Registered office

12 Vivienne Close Cambridge Park East Twickenham Middx. TW1 2JX

Registered number

06619279

Charity number

1133538

Reporting accountant

Feltons Chartered Accountants 1,The Green Richmond TW9 1PL

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Trustees report for the year ended 30 June 2025

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the company for the year ended 30 June 2025.

THE TRUSTEES

The trustees who served the company during the period were as follows:

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 13 June 2008 and registered as a charity on 15 November 2009. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company's Articles are known as members of the Management Committee.

The trustees are familiar with the practical work of the charity and can discuss any aspects of the work with the other members of the charity as and when any problems arise. In making decisions about the way in which Richmond EAL Friendship Group achieves its charitable objectives, the Trustees have regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit.

The trustees are all acquainted with the aims and methods of the charity and, in addition to the regular meetings, are in communication with each other to address all aspects of the work.

Procedures are in place via our 12 written policies to protect all trustees, volunteers and learners from possible risks.

RISK MANAGEMENT

A risk register has been developed and is periodically reviewed by the Trustees.

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Trustees report for the year ended 30 June 2025 - continued

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The company's objects and principal activities are to: - benefit EAL learners by delivering informal English lessons - signpost all learners to appropriate service providers who can support their integration.

The main objectives and activities for the year 2024/2025 continued to focus upon the recruitment of ‘hard to reach' speakers of English as an additional language many of whom have children in Richmond schools.

• Activities included: - Provision of five free weekly two to three hour informal English lessons in 5 venues across the borough of Richmond upon Thames

• • Partnering with NHS South West London, Health Watch Richmond, Richmond Borough Mind, Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College and Habitats & Heritage to deliver content relevant workshops.
• • Accessing Kew Gardens via community access scheme to improve health and wellbeing of our learners
• • artand craft sessions - provision of free yoga classes - hosting regular healthy cooking clubs to share cultural experiences - guided healthy walk and talks in local parks - provision of women-only swimming classes

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

In the last academic year, the total number of unique beneficiaries who accessed our services totalled 205, speaking 34 languages between them and with differing English language needs. Our workshops with outreach providers proved to be very popular and as noted last year many of our beneficiaries took up volunteering opportunities as well as pursuing formal accredited courses.

Our regular feedback forms completed by our beneficiaries provided us with an evaluation of our services and the overall outcome was very positive, with most all our EAL learners reporting an improvement not only in their English language skills but also their mental health and well-being.

We continue to diversify our income streams specifically we raised funds through a sponsored walk of the Camino way which we hope will inspire our learners and secured two year funding from the Hilden Foundation.

As part of the Language Show 2024 the founder of the charity delivered a well received presentation on language learning outside the mainstream contexts organised by the University of Roehampton.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Fundraising remains a challenge. Although we have not met our desired fundraising targets this year, our income generation decreased by only 8% on 2023/2024 levels. With the cost savings introduced in 2023/2024 the net financial result is a surplus of £5,681. Our reserves policy has been amended to ensure that we hold in liquidity sufficient funds to cover any contingent liabilities should the charity fail to meet its obligations due to a downturn in funding - this includes costs for redundancy, unpaid tutor and rent. The reserves currently stand at £19,856. The Trustees have reviewed the charity's financial position and confirm that the charity is a going concern.

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Trustees report for the year ended 30 June 2025 - continued

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

As the cost of living crisis is ongoing, the competition for funding in the charity sector is very fierce. Nevertheless, the Trustees continue to research and apply to appropriate funders, to diversify its income stream of the charity and secure its financial stability. Our applications last year delivered mixed results but since June 2025 we have already secured approx. 62% of our targeted budgeted income, which includes the first year of a two-year funding stream from a new source, Heathrow Together Community Trust. This has helped with our aim of having a more diverse income stream and being less reliant on our large donors. In tandem with the fundraising targets, the Trustees continue to review our delivery model in line with our 3 year strategic plan.

TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for preparing a trustees’ annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of the charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Trustees are required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently:

• make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent:

• follow applicable accounting standards, subject to any material departures disclosed and

• explained in the financial statements.

The Trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the disclosure regulations. 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.

SMALL COMPANY RULES

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.

Signed on behalf of the Trustees

Ms A Cheung Chair 23 March 2026

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Richmond EAL Friendship Centre (‘the Charity’

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| report to the charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 30 June 2025.

Responsibilities and Basis of Report

As the Trustees of the Charity (and its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, | report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination | have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent Examiner's Statement

| have completed my examination. | confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

3. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

This report is made solely to the Charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that | might state to the Charity’s Trustees those matters | am required to state to them in an Independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, | do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.

Signed: SST Dated: Lé [3] UE Richard S Rhodes FCA Feltons Chartered Accountants 1 The Green Richmond Surrey

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Statement of financial activities (incorporating income and expenditure account) for the year ended 30 June 2025

			2025		2024
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		Fund	Funds	Funds	Funds
	Notes
		£	£	£	£
INCOME FROM:
Donations and legacies		1,717	0	1,717	4,206
Trusts and grants		26,900	16,416	43,316	41,550
Swimming income		2,244		2,244	1,863
Other trading activities
Fundraising		1,934	0	1,934	3,095
		32,795	16,416	49,211	50,714
EXPENDITURE ON:
Raising Funds		-	-	-	500
Charitable activities	2	26,601	16,233	42,834	55,586
Governance costs	3	251	445	696	660
		27,100	16,430	43,530	56,746
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)		5,943	(262)	5,681	(6,032)
Transfer between funds		(262)	262	0	0
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS		5,681	0	5,681	(6,032)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD		14,175	0	14,175	20,207
TOTALFUNDSCARRIEDFORWARD		19,856	0	19,856	14,175

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements.

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Balance Sheet as at 30 June 2025

			2025		2024
	Notes
		£	£	£	£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Fixed Assets	5		-		-
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors and prepayments	6	10,680		505
Cash at bank and in hand		27,630		17,732
		38,310		18,237
CREDITORS: amounts falling
due within one year	T	18,454		4,062
NETCURRENTASSETS			19,856		14,175
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES			19,856		14,175
NETASSETS			19,856		14,175
THE FUNDS OF THE CHARITY:
Unrestricted income fund	9		19,856		14,175
Restricted funds	9		0		0
TOTALCHARITYFUNDS			19,856		14,175

• a) The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to small companies within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

• b) For the financial year in question, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and no members have required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

• c) The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 and for preparing accounts which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its result for the financial year in accordance with the requirements of sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to accounts, so far as applicable to the company

Approved by the board of trustees on 23 March 2026 and signed on its behalf by

Ms A Cheung

Chair

The notes on pages 8 to 12 form part of these financial statements

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025

1. Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP(FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)’, Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Financial reporting standard 102 - reduced disclosure exemptions

The charity has taken advantage of the following disclosure exemption in preparing these financial statements, as permitted by FRS 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’:

• the requirements of Section 7 Statement of Cash Flows.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of the charity. Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for a particular purpose. The costs of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Going Concern

After making appropriate enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the Charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements

Income

All incoming resources are recognised once the company becomes entitled to the resources, it is certain that the resources will be received, and the monetary value of incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability. Investment income is recognised in the financial statements when receivable.

Tangible fixed assets

All tangible fixed assets which cost individually more than £1,000 are capitalised and included at cost, including any incidental expenses of acquisition and irrecoverable VAT. Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

IT equipment- 33 1/3% on cost

Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

Financial instruments

The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025

1. Accounting policies continued

Liabilities

Liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the company to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered. Governance costs include the cost of the preparation and examination of the statutory financial statements, the cost of trustee meetings and the cost of any legal advice to trustees on governance or constitutional matters.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

2. Charitable activities
		2025		2024
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
	Fund	Funds	Funds	Funds
	£	£	£	£
Tutor Costs	19,562	8,140	27,702	28,365
Swimming costs	0	2,163	2,163	2,293
Admin expenses	6,677	1,757	8,434	15,518
Resources	44	257	301	575
Professional fees	104	186	290	235
Rent	0	2,295	2,295	6,418
Insurance	214	380	594	526
Yoga fees	0	960	960	4,320
Travel expenses	0	95	95	113
Miscellaneous Expenses	0	0	0	223
	26,601	16,233	42,834	55,586
3. Governance costs
		2025		2024
	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
	Fund	Fund	Funds	Funds
	£	£	£	£
Reporting accountant’s fee	251	445	696	660
4. Staff costs and emoluments
		2025		2024
			£	£
Wages and salaries		31,038		37,701
Social security costs			0	0
		30,038		37,701

The average number of employees during the year was 1.25 (2025: 1.5). No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000.

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025

5. Tangible Fixed Assets

5. Tangible Fixed AssetsAssets
	IT
	Equipment
Cost	£
At 1 July 2024	1,124
Additions	0
At 30 June 2025	1,124
Accumulated Depreciation
At 1 July 2024	1,124
Charge forthe year	0
At 30 June 2025	1,124
NBV at 30 June 2024	Nil
NBVat30June2025	Nil

6. Debtors and Prepayments

6. Debtors and Prepayments
	2025	2024
	£	£
Grant receivable	7,000	-
Prepayments and accrued income	3,680	505
	10,680	505
7. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
	2025	2024
	£	E
Trade Creditors	510	1,048
Social security and other taxes	0	0
Accrued expenses	3,789	3,014
Deferred income	14.155	_0
	18,454	4,062

8. Share capital

The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital.

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9. Analysis of funds

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|||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Balance|Incoming|Resources|Balance| |1|July|resources|expended|30|June| |2024|inc.|transfer|2025| |£|£|£|£| |Unrestricted|Fund|14,175|32,795|(27,114)|19,856| |Restricted|Fund|0|16,416|(16,416)|0| |14,175|46,211|(43,530)|19,856| |The|restricted|fund|related|to|four|grants,|Hampton|Fund|£10,000,|Civic|Pride|£4,961|of which|£2,155| |has|been|deferred,|Borough|of sanctuary|£6,000|of which|£3,000|has|been|deferred|and|Richmond| |Refugee week|2025|grant scheme|£610.|The|Hampton|Fund|required|the|charity|to|provide|services| |to|beneficiaries|living|in|the|Hampton|Fund|catchment|area|and|costs|incurred|related|mainly|to|tutor| |and|rental|costs.|The|Civic|Pride|grant was|awarded|to|kickstart|a|new|English|class|in|a|deprived| |area|of the|borough|and|the|costs|incurred|related|mainly|to|tutor|and|rental|costs.|The|Borough|of| |Sanctuary|£6,000|grant was|awarded|to|support|asylum|seekers who|attended|our|classes|and| |contributed|to|the|costs|of delivering|English|classes|across|the|borough.|The|Richmond|Refugee| |Week|2025|grant,|£610|was|used|to|fund|cultural|entertainment|to|celebrate|refugee|week|in| |conjunction|with|the|Library|Services.| |Analysis|of|Funds|(previous|year|comparison)| |Balance|Incoming|Resources|Balance| |1|July|resources|expended|30|June| |2024|inc.|transfer|2025| |£|£|£|£| |Unrestricted|Fund|20,207|40,364|46,396|14,175| |Restricted|Fund|0|10,350|10,350|0| |20,207|50,714|56,746|14,175|

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Analysis of Funds (previous year comparison)

The restricted fund related to two grants, the Hampton Fund (£10,000) and the Victoria Fund (£350), The Hampton Fund required the charity to provide services to beneficiaries living in the Hampton Fund catchment area and costs incurred related mainly to tutor and rental costs. The Victoria Fund required the charity to use the grant for training purposes only and was spent on training a lifeguard.

10. Analysis of net assets between funds

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||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |2025|2024| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total| |Funds|Funds|Funds|Funds| |£|£|£|£| |Fixed|Assets|0|0|0|0| |Current Assets|24,155|14,155|38,310|18,237| |Current|Liabilities|(4,299)|(14,155)|(18,454)|(4,062)| |Net Assets|19,856|0|19,856|14,175|

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RICHMOND EAL FRIENDSHIP GROUP CENTRE Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2025

10. Related party disclosures

To kick- start a new class as soon as possible in a deprived area in the London Borough of Richmond the Trustees agreed to pay one of the Trustees £1,620 to expedite the set up of the recruitment of learners , volunteers and delivery of a weekly informal English class.

11. Trustees remuneration and benefits

There were no trustees’ remuneration or benefits for the year ended 30 June 2025

Trustees’ expenses

There were no trustees’ expenses paid for the year ended 30 June 2025.

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