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2022-03-31-accounts

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Manchester Congolese Organisation Ltd

Directors’ report

For the year ended 31 March 2022

Charity No: 1142798

Company No: 07564748

Crossley Community Centre 54 Crossley Street Gorton Manchester M18 8BA

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The directors submit their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022

Company name : Manchester Congolese Organisation Ltd

Date of incorporation : 15/03/2011

Registered charity number : 1142798

Registered Company number : 07564748

Registered address : Crossley Community Centre, 54 Crossley Street, Manchester M18 8BA

Directors

Name: Angel Kaseka Kaleta Position: Company Director, Chair Date of appointment: 15-12-2019

Name: Louison K. Kangombe

Position: Company Director, Secretary Date of appointment: 15-12-2019

Name: Augustin Kabeya M’Funyi Position: Company Director, Vice Chair Date of appointment: 15-12-2019

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Name: Kayemba Mitenga Position: Company Director Date of appointment: 15-12-2019

Name: Monique Likoy Position: Company Director Date of appointment: 15-12-2019

Name: Louis Bloomberg Position: Company Director, Treasurer Date of appointment: 15-12-2019

Name: John Kayembe Position: Company Director Date of appointment: 15-12-2019

Name: Lysette Kamuanya Tshimanga Position: Company Director Date: 15-12-2019

Governing document

The company is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association dated 18-02-2011.

It is a company limited by guarantee with charitable purpose and therefore has no share capital.

Overall management of the company is the responsibility of the directors who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the memorandum of articles and association. Day to day project activity is managed and carried out by volunteers.

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Banker : HSBC Bank

2-4 St Ann’s Square, Manchester M2 7HD

Independent examiner : LOUIS BOFFY, Accountant

Aims and objectives.

The charity's object is specifically the following:

To promote the benefit of the Congolese citizens in Manchester by:

Activities

MaCO is providing a range of services to the Congolese and wider community in Manchester.

Here are some of our services:

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The company is a non-trading organisation therefore the profit and loss account is not attached. The accounts attached have been delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

The main activities of the company include:

Socio-cultural

This project aims to promote the best of the Congolese culture in the UK and help Congolese people living in Manchester to learn how they can engage effectively in British culture and create a cultural symbiosis. Together as families, we can build up successful lives within the wider community in Manchester by establishing a culture of learning events (dance, music, poetry, craft activities, traditional food, and dress, etc.) and encourage the best behaviour among our children. This project reduce isolation and create opportunities for fruitful lives. This project also promotes and supports happiness in marriage and families through counselling and advice whenever possible. Due to financial constraint, this project is not functioning properly.

Health service

The Health Service is run by the volunteers who speak English and the main Congolese languages and have a range of health experience and cultural knowledge. We support asylum seekers and refugees needing help with accessing health care services.

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We continue to provide:

General advice service : Drop-in sessions, appointments, workshop, and Advocacy and representations

Healthy living Project

To enable MaCO members to understand the importance of Healthy Lifestyle and improve individuals, families and community Health and Wellbeing, Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO) has been organising workshops and advice sessions on “Healthy Life Style” in partnership with the Manchester Refugee Support Network (MRSN), Refugee Action and NHS. Service users are from different African Communities living in Manchester. They have been provided with the opportunity to look at various aspects of a healthy living life through awareness of food labelling, healthy diet and exercise, wellbeing. Healthy living is an ongoing project. For the year ended March 2018, insufficient fund made it difficult for this project to run efficiently. Despite this challenge, MaCO helped other BME groups in delivering their healthy living projects, renewed its membership, and consolidate partnership with NHS – Manchester Mental health and Social Care Trust in terms of Healthy living service support.

Women Health project

This project promotes health and address key health issues affecting Congolese and African women in securing the preventive care and treatment they need.

MaCO is still organising workshops on HIV prevention and contraception for African women. These workshops are still running in partnership with Black

Health Agency and NHS. Various women health issues were discussed taking into account African cultures. During the year MaCO was approached several times by other BME communities in Manchester to support and deliver workshop in matters concerning women health issues and was called “WALE” conferences (Women’s Health in African Language)

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Mental Health project (wellbeing project)

This project aims to improve Mental Health of African by providing early intervention assistance thus helping participants to take control of their mental health while some of them are waiting for an appointment from appropriate mental health services and prevent complications related to mental illness. MaCO is:

  1. Raising awareness about the impact of stigma surrounding mental health problems through our advice service and workshops

  2. Providing practical activities and befriending service where members could come and meet with others to socialise (music, dance, relaxations and body massage) and reduce isolation and loneliness.

  3. Advice, Campaign and Advocacy for those with mental health problems (interpretation and representation, support in accessing health services and referral).

Actually, we run this project at St. James Parish and Pastoral Centre. 95A Princess Road Moss Side Manchester M14 4TH. The attendance to the sessions ranges from 75 to 90%. Beneficiaries are Black Africans from Congo, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Somali, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, Tanzania and Asians.

Since it started, this project has promoted cohesion, integration, tolerance and diversity among people from different background. People are excited to gather and tackle common health issues. They have the opportunity to socialise, volunteer and celebrate diversity.

Through this project Manchester Congolese Organisation(MaCO) had the opportunity to strengthen partnership with Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust-NHS, Black Health Agency (BHA), Manchester AfroCaribbean Mental Health Service and Manchester’s Mental Health Crisis Centre (an alternative to Hospitalisation) from which we received facilitators for our workshops and activities.

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Homework Club

The homework club was set up to help African children struggling with English language in order to improve in their schoolwork and to achieve their best at school. During this year, the homework club had regular meetings with

children. Teachers have reported on the improvement on the children’s work. The children were awarded for their hard work. These pupils learnt Maths, English, French, ICT and Science. They ranged from Key Stage 1 to Key stage 4 .During the year, we have contributed a lot to the learning of children through their home works in Maths, English, ICT, French and Science and we have in addition grasped the opportunity to explain to and teach them the subjects they have been having difficulties to cope with at their schools. This project has also provided high quality learning resources for parents to borrow and use at home with their children. The aim is to increase parents' involvement in their children's learning, and to support improvement in the children's attainment at school, in an area where there is little spare money for families to spend on educational resources.

The Saturday Homework Club opens four times a month on Saturdays. English and Maths books, Computer software, games, puzzles, construction kits, Science activities have been provided for sessions in order to enable good pace of learning. The organisation has employed two paid teachers and four volunteers’ teachers to run the club. The resources are suitable for a wide age group, from six to 16 years old. Maths, English, ICT and Science activities came to the first position in terms of level of activities.

We have helped 45 pupils altogether, who ranged from Key Stage 1 to Key stage 4. This, being a larger number than last year, indicates more engagement of children and parents in all our educational activities and in respective schools. Many of our new comers this year were brought in by their friends already members or other parents; which shows our services are commendable to the community.

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After collecting school reports in September, we used recommendations, targets and other individual factors to set a one-to-one progress plan with each pupil/parent and we provided learning materials to support weekly learning. 45 young people were on target with their individual homework plan as part of our one-to-one learning programme. Most of them have improved their grades at their main stream schools and have become more and more engaged in all activities of the Homework Club. We have observed a good conducive environment based on regular attendance, getting along and increased self-confidence noticeable in most of the pupils This tells that our pupils have developed the ability to organise their personal time and work independently at home and also many parents are more actively involved in their children's education. This has also been proved effective by the students' progress charts and some mainstream school reports we collected last month. Some parents made personal arrangements to help one another in bringing children that lacked transport from areas like Salford, Blackley, Clayton and Openshow. Many of those were helpful each time we had events or off-site visits. The majority attended the Academic Excellence conference we organised with a local church last October. Much of the encouragement at the club comes from the friendly and supportive atmosphere created by the pupils, but most importantly, the healthy sense of competition. As we introduced individual progress reviews on the 12th session, many of the children were determined to work towards or above their targets by seeing the success of others. The IT project in MaCO Youth Club has prompted many adult members including over 50s to seek for IT support as well,

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Results of the project

We managed to secure a suitable place where activities and teaching are taking place at Crossley Centre, Gorton-Manchester M18 8BA. We are now in possession of the required learning and teaching materials and consequently children are achieving good grades in their respective quizzes, exercises and exams, they had the opportunity to express themselves through art activities (drawing, screen printing and clay masks), creative writing, educational debate with the objective of learning how to use persuasive language and negotiate in difficult circumstances.

This project has helped to bring together children of different nationalities, faith and culture to learn and play in a friendly and informal environment. Although the background as asylum seekers and refugees may seem similar but each individual story and experience for each family is different. Being based in Moss Side where local minority groups are using our services has challenged the negative belief people hold about the communities living in the area. At MaCO, people have learnt to develop assertiveness in working with or/and helping disadvantaged communities regardless of their differences. This brings hope for the future. As an example, we organised a picnic in Alexandra Park where all young people present were involved from planning the event to participating in games and diverse traditional plays. Though it was during Ramadan for Muslim children, they still came out to play while keeping their fasting and collected food to eat later. The subject was discussed among other children with understanding for how people's faith affect their lifestyle and behaviour. Some parents came to help and took part in the games. Many children have developed healthy friendships among themselves while parents, volunteers and teachers get along well and work as a team.

There is an increased awareness for healthy choices and mental wellbeing through the health workshops we had this year. Through partnership work with MRSN and MSSN, our children celebrated cultural diversity with other refugee

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groups and supplementary schools. Having a space allocated to this project is an outcome in itself because young people are not confined in their houses in isolation but look forward each Saturday to meeting their friends and have fun while completing their homework. Many parents have testified how their children put pressure on them to bring them to MaCO Youth Club on the days they were reluctant to do so.

This project is sustaining some students that are currently attending failing schools. Even if we are currently working in collaboration with Manchester City Council New Arrivals, Travellers and Exile; we need to strengthen our working relationship with the BME representative at the council for exchange of information.

We will continue to build on the successes of this year and secure more funding for running costs of the project. BBC Children mainly fund MaCO Home Work or Youth Club project in need

Pupils’ attendance

Since the beginning of this year and particularly during this first term, we have recorded a satisfactory level of children’s attendance. We have enrolled 58 children in total from various ethnic backgrounds from different communities and the average attendance varied between 75% and 90%.

Even so, this achievement of attendance is made easier with the contribution of parents, as some of them always thrive to escort their children to the sessions every Saturday. We as the organisation, view this contribution from parents as encouraging because it portrays good faith on their behalf.

Volunteers’ contribution:

We carried out the work as planned thanks to the team of committed volunteers with a variety of backgrounds. Four volunteers have been invaluable help in assisting the pupils and maintaining good behaviour during activities and off-site trips.

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Challenges

Financial constraint is still a serious challenge for this project

Financial Advice and Employability Project

MaCO financial advice services aim to train people especially those from ethnic minority in order to fit in the British society, become valuable assets wherever they choose to work, cope with everyday life circumstances and reduce financial dependency on welfare benefits. We organise conferences, drop-in sessions and training to equip our members with the basic numeracy, literacy and money management skills. We provide practical help and techniques of efficiently using the financial products to reduce the costs and improve the quality of life. The financial advice services worked as usual. Dropin sessions and training were delivered and were financially supported by Ernest Cook Foundation.

Employability

The aim of this project was to help our organisations’ members and volunteers to improve their skills in job searching (searching and selecting a job online or on newspaper, coping with interview questions, personal development planning and setting deadlines for a progress review, training the jobseekers how to use the internet for employment opportunities, sending e-mails, using Microsoft Word, identifying local employers, related industries and identifying transferable skills, writing appropriate CVs in order to draw an employer’s attention and get a job, writing a generic or job specific cover letter to accompany a CV etc. ) and maximising their chances for successful job applications and get back to work. We have helped volunteers interested in the teaching field to develop a scheme of work for their learners in the youth club such as organising and drawing up a session plan from the scheme of work in order to remain within the time line of teaching program.

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The project proposal had three objectives:

These objectives have been achieved. During the time of this project, some of the beneficiaries already developed newly acquired skills and successfully applied for jobs in various fields. Trainees demonstrated how good they became in the writing of CVs, cover letters, online job searching, filling of application forms and coping with interview challenges. In other words, they have just become more employable. MaCO’s members have benefited and will keep on benefiting from different workshops and drop in sessions in the employability sector. Financial advice and employability project was funded by Hilden Charitable Trust for the year ended March 2018.

IT over fifty’s project

Since October 2014, MaCO has introduced IT training and support for over fifty black and minority people male and female including refugee and asylum seekers in Manchester with difficulty adapting to the lifestyle in the UK because of Language barriers as many are either asylum seekers or refugees with little or no English language, generational and technology gaps, limited education or no qualifications amongst most women and unrecognised qualifications among men which has limited their employability. Cultural shock has limited many from establishing relationships with neighbours. Some have long-term health conditions which restrict their mobility and knowledge .This project was funded by People’s Health Trust and is running in Moss Side Manchester

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  1. The project is providing IT skills to our over fifties to help them catch up with the new world and give them a better chance in life.

  2. Involving the over 50s in the delivery of the project by consulting them and providing them with volunteering opportunities.

  3. The project will increase employability

  4. The project will reduce isolation and loneliness and promote

inclusion, cohesion and improving the quality of life of older men and women.

  1. By reducing isolation the project will help maximising the opportunities to improve over 50s' health .Consequently will help increase life expectancy.

This project was funded by People’s health trust and still running effectively.

MaCO Advice Project

The main purpose of this project is to deliver benefits health checks, income maximisation advice, energy efficiency advice, debt advice and housing advice. The overall aim of the project is to have a direct and lasting impact on fuel poverty among Congolese including refugees and asylum seekers by helping them to achieve affordable warmth. The project will do this by providing: 1/ Benefit heath checks and debt advice in order to maximise people's income. We will help people complete benefit application forms and advocate on their behalf to challenge decisions or speed up payments. We will prepare income and expenditure sheets to enable customers to see how their money is being spent, set up realistic payment plans, apply for charitable grants, and negotiate with creditors to effectively manage debts. 2/ Energy efficiency advice and support to access grants and other measures which will help reduce fuel consumption. As an integral part of our advice service, we will provide personalised advice and information in order to improve energy efficiency in their households. 3/ Housing advice, to ensure families are living in accommodation which is the right size for their needs and in the best possible

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state of repair, in order to minimise fuel usage. Actually this project is running on voluntary basis

COVID-19 IMPACT

Achievements

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Additional support received.

What we learned

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Feedback from beneficiaries

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19 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO TIIE TRUSTEES OF MANCHESTER CONGOLESE ORGANISATION (MACO) l Ttport on the llecounts of Manchester Congolese Organisalion for the year ¢nd 3110312022. R¢spectii'c rospon5ibililic5 of trustees And examlner The trustees are responsible for Ihe prcparalion ofihe accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not rcquired for Iliis ycar undcr scclion 144{2) ofihc Charities Act 2011(Ihe 2011 aet) and that an independent examination is necdcd. It is my responsibility lo= Examine the account under5ectlon 144 of the 2011 Acl,. To followthe pro¢edure lald down In thè generol Dlrectlons given by the Charity ¢ommi5sion under section 145151 of the 2011 A¢t- and To State whetheT the particular rnaiters have come to rny attention B￿15 ofindependeht ex4niincr's report qy examination ivas carried out in accordance with the Genernl Direction given by the Ch2rit)' Commission. An exaniinalion includcs a rcview of ihc accounting records kept by the cbarity and a comparison of the accounts presented wilh those Tecords. It also includes consideration olany unusual ilems or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as directors or trustccs concerning any such mattcrs. Independent eiaminer's statement Ill tODntttion with my examination. no maller has come to my attention.. {11 Whith gtve5 me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requ¥remefil'. To keep accounting records In accordance with section 386 of the companyArt 2006- and To prepare accovnts with accord with the accovnting records, comply with the accounting requirement of sectlon 396 of the Companies Act 2DJ6 and with the M￿hod5 and prlnclples of ihe Statement of recommended Practi¢e- Accounllng and Reporting by Charities. Flavc nol been mcl; or 121 To whlch, In my oplnlon, attentlon should be tlrawn In order to enable a proper understandin£ of the accoun15 to be reached. Name.. I￿Ul5 Boff Sign: Dale.. 01/08/2022 Addre55: Flat 9 Dean Court, Kin&iston Roa¢J. Lon(lon KT5 9NY R¢levant prof¢$sional 4ualifiLiilion or body: AAT

20 MANCHESTER CONGOLESE ORGANISATION LTD STATEMENT5 OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES AND BALANCE SHEET STATEMENT OF FINANCIALAcfiviMES FOR THEYEAR ENDED 3110312022 UNRESTRICTED I RESTRICTED FUNI TOTAL 2022 TOTAL 2021 INCOMING RESOURCES Charitable Activitie5 Donations Other Income 115,219. 115,Z19.00 4,675.00 142.815.00 840.00 4,675.00 Members Contribution Balance brought forward 31,006.00 59,093.00 90,099.00 15,883.00 TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 35,681.00 174,312.fy) 209,993.00 159.538.(Xl RESOURW EXPENDED Costs of GeneratinE Funds Charitable ArtMtie5 Governance Costs TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDEO NEfMOVEMENTIN FUNDS FUNDS AT THE END OF YEAR 121,886.58 121.886.58 69.439.00 121,886.58 52,425.42 52.425.00 121,886.58 88,106.00 88,106.00 69,439.(M) 90,099.00 90,099.00 35,681.00 35,681.00 Approved bytrustees on the 2210712022 and signed on their behalf bv: The Chairperso The Treasur

21 NC CONGOLESE ORGANISATION LTD BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 BALANCE SHE￿ YEAR ENDED 3110312021 202Z 2021 Tangible Assets Equipments Acc deprec5ation 30,519.00 19,2CKI.00 3.840.00 26,679.00 rrent Assets Bank Cash In Hand Total Asset 61,427.00 70,899.00 88.106.00 90,099.00 Le55 Current Liabilities Net Asset 88.106.00 90,099.00 Totsl Assets 88.106.00 90.099.00 nds Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds 35.681.00 31.006.00 52,425.00 $9.093.00 Total Funds 88.106.00 90,099.00 For the period endin8 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under sertlon 477 of the Company art 2006 relatln8 to small companies The rnembefs have not requlred the company to obtaln an audit of its accounts for the vear in questlon in accordance wilh sectlon 476 The dlrertors acknowledge thelr responslbllltles lor complyln8 wlth the requlrements of the Aci with respect to accountlng records and the preparatlon of accounts These accounts have been Pfepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to compènle5 subject to the small companies reglrne Approved by the tfustees on ihe 2210712022 and s18ned on thelr behall bv: The Chalfperson The Treasurer "L. g(cQ(L¢ 6dfj

22 Cwt of charftable aclfvltles 2022 1021 Stationery and Admlnlsiratlon VDluTrteers Expenses TEleplone and Intèmel 1.211.lY) 18,520.1bJ 183.34 870.co l4J81.C 890.CIJ 13.890.00 4.12S.OQ iJ.us.00 15,130.00 3,410.00 I,Joo.00 4,120.OQ 428.61 17fi60.CIJ pp.iir and Malnienance iiildiPE Refurbishment Tr3%EI EYoen5es r.L,b icity and Advert Con>ll'tant5 Cci'id19 Communlty Sub51stence 12A40.CO 491.co 3277.C(J ua5 CcTpJters. PriniÈts and Tvs Legal Pfofesslonal Dc?reciation È'resThTrent and Sundry expenses 15.160.OQ 19200.co 3,840.¢)0 10.75161 121.886.56 230.CQ 69,439. T¢ngible Assets Gy.".d 19 pandemlc has had some costs impacts In the operations of our organi5ation. iry.-.g tye year 2020- 2021 and 2021-2022 we Incurred high costs of fixed <scets aCCU15itions to enable us cope with the government lockdown scheme and isolation.

e fixea 35sets namely, the computets, tablets. prlnters, .. e p*ones and other related equipments have enabled us to resolve tr.a lenges of remote worl wdeo conferences. communication. t• c of our home work club's pupils. and the isolation within our -rie c9mparrrf is a tharity and therefore no taxatlon provision is required Viag￿ and stsff Costs 'Il¢ ges afe allocated according to the functlons of each Staff member and t".Èrefore. form part of tralnlng costs and clii riiable ey.penditure. as approprlate. Vlèges are direttly pald io the sesslonal workers consldered as contractors tp fAaCO. (hiirfiolAe Actlvltles TtTre oy. rating costs Include staff costs, rent and other related costs. All costs aft ÉillrKated In ihe activitles In furtherance of ihe charltvs objects and other costs. l/.ost cosis Incurred by the organlsailon are dlrectly attrlbutable to Indlvldual

23 actilitles. Where costs are not dlrectly altrlbutable to partlcular actlvltles, Ibey are apportioned pro rata to the total direct costs of actlmtles cr. In the case of shared offlces costs, on the basls of the space occupied.

24 TOTAL TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES 2012 2021 Bl8 Lottery (Award for All) Forever Manchester BBC Chlldren In Need BBC children In Need Next Step Lloyd Foundation Uoyds Foundation IDCMSI MSE Charity TS4SE Cooperative RAP Grant Re50urcing Racial Justice Grant Manchester City Council Bauer Radio aothworkers Foundation Hilden Charitable Fund National Lottery Community Fund Greater Manchester GMCVO One Manthester People Health Trust Suew Fix Foundation The Barrow Cadbury Trust. Covid 19 The Antonio io Ac Foundation Member5 Contribution The Neighbourly Foundation Balance brought forward Totsl 9,998.00 3,$49. 9,980.CKI 12,270.fy) 20,LVJ,O) 24,658. 35,540m 30,000.00 3,039.00 6,3SO.QO 3,ChlS.C io,coJ.fy) 15.839.0) 4,975.00 9,950.ts) I,DJo. 3,516.C S,CDJ.00 19,fy)7. 5,Lk)J.00 840.CQ 19,717.00 4,675.00 5,000,00 90,099.00 15,884.C(J 209,993.00 159,538.00

25 asls of preparatlon ol fln•nclal Xi¥Jtements The accounts (flnanclal siaiernents) have been Pfepared In ccordance wilh ihe Statement of Rocommended Pfactlce Accounllne and Reportlnz by Charltles preparing thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Flnanclal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102) Issued In October 2019 and the Flnanclal Reportln8 Standard applicable In the Unlted Kln8dom and Republlc of Ireland IFAS 102} and the Charltles Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as It applles from l January 2019. The Charlty Is a company limlted by Buarantee. The member5 of the company are the Trustees named on pago three. Fund accountlng General funds are unrestrlcted funds whlch are avallable for use at the discretion of the Trustees In furtherance of the general objects of the Charlty and which have Dot been deslgnated for other purposes. Designated funds comprfse unrestrlcted funds that have been set aslde by the Trustees for particular purposes. The alm and use of each desIgr￿t￿ tund Is set out In the notes to the financlal statements. Restricted funds are funds whlch are to be used In accordance with 5pedfK restrKtions imposed by donors or whlch have been ralsed by the Ch•rity for particvlar purposes. The cost of raSslng and administerin8 suth funds are charged agalnst the specific fund. The airn ¥nd use of eath restricted fund Is set out in the notes to the financial ststements. Incomln¢ resources All incornin£ resources are induded in the Statement of Financial Aciivities when the Charity is le8ally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific pollcies afe applied to partlcular categories of incorne. Voluntary Income is received by way of 8rant5. donatlons and glfts nd b Induded In full In the Ststement of Flnanclal ActlvStles when receivable. Grants. where entitlementls not condltlonal on the delivery of specific performance by ihe Charlty* are reco8nlsed when the Charity becomes unconditlonally entltled to Ihe grant. Donated servlces and facililles are Included at the value to the Charity where thls can be quanilfled. Resources expended All expenditure Is accounted lor on an accruals basls and has been Induded under expense ute8orles that aggfegate all costs for Ilocation to activities. Where costs unnot be dlrectly altrlbuted to partkular activitles they have been allocated on a basls con51stent wlth the use (rf th¢ iesouices. T•nKlbl• flx•d •sMis and d¢pi•clatlon Tangible fixed assets af e slated at cost les5 depreclailon. Depreclatlon Is provbded al rates ulculated to wrlte off the cost ol Ilxed assets. less thelr

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The company’s policy on reserves

When creating a reserve policy, we are particularly interested in creating a pot of money that is available to cover gaps in funding – cash flow and meeting costs such as volunteer transport allowances.

The directors acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirement of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of account.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.

Manchester Congolese Organisation would like to thank the following Organisations for their support during the year 2021/2022

BBC Children in Need

Big lottery (Awards for All)

People’s Health Trust

Hilden Foundation

Barrow Cadbury Trust

DCSM

Lloyds Foundation

Resourcing Racial Justice

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Antonio Carlucci Foundation

The Neighbourly Foundation Manchester City Council CASC Manchester

Many thanks to our members for their continual support, and we thank to every individual supporter and other local organisations who have been supporting us during the year 2021-2022

The directors declare that they have approved the directors’ report above

Office Contact Details:

Crossley Community Centre

54 Crossley Street Gorton, Manchester

M18 8BA Tel: 01615469926/ 07951425054