Rise Community Action Limited
Annual Report
and
Annual Accounts
1st December 2019 _ 30th November 2020
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LEGAL INFORMATION
Com
5617122
Chari
Number.
1147332
al Status:
L7mited by Guarantee and a Registered Tharity
Addr
Halkevi Convnunity Centre
31-33 Dalston IAne
London E8 3DF
Broad of Directo
Trastees:
Farida Yiga- Chair
David Kakande - Treaswer
Lukiya KakemEK) - Secretary
Dr Edwin Mavwiika Mapara
Amina NaluEEga Ssendegeya
Princi
Ie Staff:
Janet Murungi - Coordinator (volunteer)
Banker:
Barclays Bank
M￿rgate Branch
128 Moorgate.
Londo￿ EC2M 6SX

Trn$tees' Re
ort
Rise Community Action (RCA) was developed to provide a voice for people
living with HtV/AIDS and to create a bridge Etheen service providers and
service useTS who we found were not accessing available services. RCA'S work is
directed at improving the qU￿lty of life for individuals who are socially excluded
for a myriad of reasons.
The Board of Trustees of Rise Community Actton Limited (RISE) ("the Charity")
present their annual rep()rt for the year ended 3(￿ NovemlEr 2020 under the
Companies Act 1985 and the ChaTities Act 1993. together with the independently
examined financial Statell￿nts for that year.
Administrative Details
Rise Comniunity Aclion is a TegisteTed company ]imited by guarantee (Company
No: 5617122) and Charity No: 1147332, with its registered Offi￿ is as shown on
page l.
Governance and Mana
ement
The Charity is govemed by its MemoTandum and Articles of AS￿latiOn which
were adopted on 9th May 2LNJ5. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the
overall governance of the Charity. Trustees are either elected or c(FOPted and the
total number of Trustees may not te fewer than three and cannot exceed seven.
A COryOPted member may retain Offi￿ only until the next ArfftuaI General
Meeting (AGM) and shall then be e]igible for re-election. Effective partnership
between Trustees and statsf continues to contribute significantly to our success.
Ob"ects and Prin¢1
al Activities
The Charity's o14ett is for the advancenwit of education, the re]ief of poverty
and sickness. and the preservation and PTOtection of good health of women and
their famdLes, especially persons from Bkff, kefugee and Asylum seekers
communities, and any other person who need assistance. (a) The provision or
assistance in the provision of facilities in the interest of social weLfare.
Our vision is a world where everyone is given the best possible opportunities in
life and where a medical condition is not a barrier to an individual ability to
grasp opportunities and achieve perg)nal fU￿11[￿enL

Our Strategic aim is to achieve this by. providing high quality services that is
intended to have a practical and posttive effert on the lives of those affected with
Htv and their familie&
Our Aims
To create awareness on issues suThounding HIV/AIDS and reduce HIV
- related stigma in the community
To reduce isolation suffered by HIV positive people and promote their
social inclusio
To better inforni service pioviders on the needs of people living with
HIV th￿$ improve the quajity of care
To empower our usets to Rnakè infonhed ehoi¢es ort aetéss to serviees
and their lives in general.
To improve the quality of lives of individuals affected by HIV. FGM or
Domestic Violence.
Rise Conununity Action (RCA) was developed to provide a voice for people
living with HtV/AIDS and to create a bridge ￿tween service providers and
service ￿￿erS who we found were not accessing available services. Our first
Project provided care and support for individuals living with Htv. RCA servi￿$
have been extended over the years to include providin& support service and
activities for individuals affected by Dotnestic Violence and FGM advocaey and
empowerment sessions and sexual health promotion activities.
What We Do
RC4 activities focus on addressing the issues of Domestic Violence and Female
Genital Mutilation (FGM). We are currently supporting a growing number of
Individu￿5. victims of Domestic Violence and survivors of FG￿ As well as
addressing these two very serious issues we are tasked with raising awareness of
the effects of domestic violence and FGM in the wider community.
Initially established to provide inforniation. Care and support for women living
with HIV/AIDS in London. RCA has been un£alterin8 in Taisins awareness on
issues surrounding HIV/AIDS by TunT)ing WOTk5hops, de]ivering PTesentations
and staging community events and educating the community alK)Ut the spread
of HIV. RCA has been responsive io the needs of the community and its activities
since it first started project have i￿) taTgeted at reducing the damage being
done to its target community.

Financial Su
As a proactive community charity RCA is constantly developing new projects to
address identified needs LK)th new and estsblish needs. The nwiagement of RCA
believe it is important that RCA grows to a position where it can employ paid
Staff to better address the level of need present in our delivery area. If RCA fails
to grow to a point where its infrastructure 18 robust enough for the task. we are
conscious that RCA have to make radical action to ensure that RCA never have
to turn beneficiaries away.
RCA has been re]iant on a number of volunteers, chief among these have been
our coordinator (volunteer) who continues to perforni ￿yond all expectations
and she continues to work tirelessly to ensure we can extend our activities across
London by working in partnership with organisation of a similar si7£ to address
need.
RCA funders for the year were the Natio[￿ Lottery Fund and HCVS, thank for
your support and ￿lie￿ in the documented evidence OE need.
Funders
Funders continue to adjust their methods 0£ working and supporting good
causes and this has resulted in the obliteration of numerous charities and has
created a void in tile community that the remaining charities cannot fill because
of limited resources. Lrfe on the edge is very scary for the evident lack of service
15 devastating.
As we reflect on the year the majority of our current difficulties can be attributed
to the uncertainty that engulf us all 'Brexit'. The acrimony that has emerged
from the Brexit Pr￿ has been far reaching and its effects and retnains
unrelenting and totajly devoid of compassion. As a direct effect of the economic
environment smajl orgaJ)isations being inLTeasingly rnarginalised or forced to
stop operation leaving an alarniing number of people without any support
network and in a aty as soulles5 as London the consequences are very visible.
RCA continues to WOTk in partnership with a number of I(￿al agenaes and
dwities to ensure that OUT dient group can ￿ serviced, RCA have been central
in delivering a number of proiects as a delivery partner.

We have continued to perfonn an unusual role as the administrator of CAN'S
(Community African Network) Bowel cancer project. A project funded by City
&Hackney CCG which meant that thts year £27,750 was received on behalf of
CAN. As the receiving organisation this was then paid to CAN in our accounts
this figure is represent as part of the organisation's total unrestricted income and
is represent in the spending under the section. activities in the furtherantt of the
Charity's objects.
While funding has been hard ,we have managed to attrarted funding for projects,
predominately from the National ￿ttery Community Fund, however charities of
the nature of RCA are not seen as attractive to locaI tompanies espeoaliy in these
difficult economic. tn the existAng environment only larse clwities are attracting
funding. An approach that requires a paradigm shift to stop the continued result
in the failure small charities, small charities which deliver over q)% of all the
charitable services in the country and only receive aEK)ut 6% of available ftmding.
Mana
ement and Administration
The resour￿ expended on admin￿tration kntalled £2.952 during the year. This
represents 5.4% of the total resources received a level of expenditure that the
Trustees cortsider to be appropriats for the clwity. These figure means that we
are keeping a firni grip on our adniinistration and management costs and this
continuès to allow us to dirert a much greater percentage of our reSoUt￿$ to
assisling our beneficiaries.
Material Intan
"ble ]ncomin
Resources
A number of professionals gave theiT lime as volwiteers. As there is no financial
cost to any third paty, this intangible income has not I￿en induded in the
Statement of Financial Activities but we put a value on it in excess of £A2,0
annually.
Activities
We hope thi5 report demonstrates the value of RCA, we hope it will strike a
chord and inspire you to join us and contribute to making difference in the lives
of those most in need.
RCA is driven by the ambition to bring some solace to those affected by
Domestic Violence and FGM or Htv. We are happy that we have witnessed real
changes in the lives of DV and FGM survivoTS. RCA continue to WOTk in

partnership with other local charities as we try to maximise the reach of RCA in
the face of ever decreasing resour￿S a situation which was very evident as we
existed in the middle of a pandemic which claim nearly one hundred thousand
]ives.
Pro
We have for the past year been locked in the battle with Covid-19. a pandemic
which has ravished society daiming countless live and as the pandemic gripped
the UK the picture was the same acro&s the globe. The pandemic brought with it
a change and new ways of living. We with the OTder of Irxkdowns when
we were locked in our homes for months only allowed to leave to purchase food
or for a few minutes of exercise. We were forbidden from niixing with people
outside of our household.
However, we've been at our very E*st during this erists. swiftly adapting to
unprecedented change and doing whatever it tskes to support communities in
need. Atntdst the hardship, Covid.19 has highlighied imp)rtant opportunities
for learning that we have tried capture and share.
When this awful pandemic struck back in March. we like many organisations
doing cruciaj work within CODimuJ)ities were simply forced to shut up shop, as
some funding streanis have begun to quickly dtssipate.
When fa￿d with such a quandary, we dldn't wait around and nurse our
wounds. Instead. we tried to diversify as we step up to the challenge and
develop innovative solutions.
Quick-thinking and adaptability has made RCA a critical force throushout the
pandemic. RCA ability to respond to extraordinary crises like Covid-19 should
not go undeTestimated oy i8noTed for it is cleaT that this charity is more
responsive that we knew.
We have fostered a constructive relationship ￿tween RCA and statutory
orsanisation durins the pandemic we intend to continue to strensthen and
nurture these Telationships. RCA eagerly stepped in when the l(xal authorities
became overstretched. and our collaborative has been one of the great Positives
to come out of this crisis.
Post-covid, RCA still very much requires a seat at the tsble, and clarity and
support from the public sector will be more important than ever for as we start to
rebuild.

We are conscious that small organisations RCA are in danger of ￿Ing driven out
by their larger counterparts. corporate support is will remain nonexistence while
we are faced with an increasing demand on the servitts of the charity.
These are all valid concerns, and ones t￿￿t we must overcome in order to move
forward, and, in turn. improve the lives of the most vulnerable in our
community.
Whilst some changes have been enforced. COVID-19 has worked as a
catalyst to reinvent the future of work we have to take the OF)portunity to
mthe things better than they W￿e.
New tedthologies arÈ going to fiÈtéggitatÉ ttew rolés, whith is ofie reason
we have encourage new skills in the charity.
Volunteers/ Etnpioyees will l￿dit from ￿Ing taught new mind sets.
behaviours and vajues in our transforniing workplace.
There has been a rapid tranSfOrn￿tr0n of the workpla￿, working from home has
become the new normal. and we've gone from digilizing the relationship
between firni and customer to digitizing the relationship lknveen employer and
employee/ volunteers.
We have been catapulted forward. fast-tracking trends such as automation.
digitalizatioTh and innovation.
As an organisation at the crO￿roadS we have to capitajize on post£OVID
opportunities and position the charity to retain our tsIented volunteers and
attract people when the situation stabilizes.
This period has tequired us all to be Supportive of orte another, as we all face
uncertainty. Control has to Some extent given way to tn￿t. People are learning
how to do work disparately and with far less oversight they are Iearning "on the
job" what works and what d(￿l't work at home. and holding virtual meetings
that might have happened before but never to such an extenL
Ironically. in the midst of S(￿la1 distancing* many of us are getting doser. We are
building more adaptive teams, are more consistently in touch with eath other
and connection has EEcome a priority in the name of working remotely. But
beyond that we are connected with purpose and as a conununity.

Charity leaders now have. in some sense. Eeen gifted with a better idea of what
can and cannot LE done outside their companies. traditional processes, and
COVID-19 is forcing iK)th the pace and scale of workplace innovation. Many are
finding simpler, fasteT and less expensive way5 to operate.
The major work of RCA was our Covid-19 response project the FFENA Project
With fLmds delivered via the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver
sessions aimed at reducing the social isolation and improving mental well-being
of BME women affected by Domestic Abuse and Female genitai mutilation or
HIV by providing..
Emotional support- online support in forn of remote/online service5 {e.s. zoom
calls)
Practical Support-Provide specific African frxxl and essential hygiene items.
The project employed a sessional worker who Worked closely with the trained
volunteers to call OUT clients who are suffering isolation and mentsl distress.
We purchased and supp]ied African f(M)d and hygiene items to our service users
(especially those with no resource to public funds). The project made a difference
by PToviding both emolional and practical sUPPOrt
The project supported women affected by DV, FGM or HIV who are
experiencing disproportionate challenges and difficulty as a resuIt of COVID 19
due to their health issues and the nature of the circLunth￿s. These women
already suffer huge ￿￿￿tal heatth and physical diffiadty but iLKkdown and
COVID 19 made it more dMllenging. Domestic Abuse is on the rise where as
there is lack of culturajly appropriate support services open to African women
who already have multiple issues ranging from language barrier, no recourse to
public fLmds. leaving them dependent on their abusers. The current financial
c]In￿te makes it difficult foy ow dient group. Most of these women cannot
afford basics and mostly depend on food banks. Our organisation has had to
support rnore women than we would normally do due to the COVID-19 LYiSiS.
Ubuntu Project was funded by the National Lottery Conimunity Fund to
increase awareness of Fen)ale Genitsl Mutilation (FGM) within the conimvnities
in Hackney. The proiect aimed to reduce the risk of hann to girls and make
parents aware of the damaging effects of FGM and that it is a safeguarding issue.

The project raised awareness of FGM through outreach sessions and organised
an awareness raising event on the subiecL We worked with a team of trained
outreach volunteers to deliver this project. By raising awareness while working
with the FGM PTactssing communities the Ubuntu proiect aimed to address FGM
at an early stage in helping to reduce the risk of FGM inadences in the borough.
We have worked dosely with at tisk commumities in Hackney, communities who
have now gained confidence lo discuss FGM openly and challenge this harnth
practice while protecting our girls. The project has abo facilitated closer
rejationships with FGM charities like Barnardo's the National FCM Unit who
actively supported us while delivering our awareness raising evenL These large
charities have supported our delivery with FGM awareness literature which we
use during the outreach sessions.
The success of the project depended on the p￿1 of dedic<4t¢d volunt¢ers who
shared the conversation they would have had with residents, the beliels and
attitudes people would have expressed and whether or not they believe change
should happen. Feedback was key. because it helped with ow evaluation at the
end of the project. The project is funded until the summer of 2020.
Condom Distribution Scheme
RCA condom distribution scheme has become a fixture in the charities annual
activities,it provides free Condon￿ and infornmtion on sexual health and where
to go for HN testing/sexual health screening to the African Community whjle
registering them on the Free Condom Stheme by issuing them a Ccard which
allows them to collect more free condoms from pharn￿cles and other collection
points when and where there is need for them. This is delivered through a
partnership with a number of commimity groups supported by Brook Hackney ,
CAN and Hackney CVS.
The scheme increased uptake of Htv testing and has been instrumental in
encouraging condom usage amon8 individuals from Hackney's African
Communities. The scheme is fimded by Hackney Council (Public Health)
administered by Hackney Council for Voluntary Servi￿5 and CAN.
Signposting Project
One of the key roles of a conununity base charity is for those with the knowledge
to share it with those that do not P￿esS the knowledge and this how grass roots
engagement grows.

In RCA this sharing of information is done through our a dropin service On￿ a
week on a set day at a pernianently aLressible venue with a dedicated staff
niern￿r and two volunteers to provide information and signposting to dients.
This service is free, friendly, confidential and independent Delivered through, I
to I meetings, telephone or email contacts. we provide information to clients
alx)ut where to get help in relation to health, social Gire or personal wellbeing.
tssues identified beyond our scope are referred to appropriate advice agenaes.
We communicate with individual clients in languages that they are conlfjortable
in communicating in.
We believe operating the signposting service this way makes it easily accessAble
and less intiDiidating or stismatising to the hard to reach individuals of our
community. They are able to communicate in a language that they understand
thereby overconiing some of the ba￿lerS they face in accessing services. Our
project is a gateway to service providers and a way to identify clients, needs and
help them to access services or resources to meet their identified needs.
Thank you All
The inspirational WOTk of volunteey cwrdinatOT continues tr) define our
activities and enhance our reputation
setting a level of community
engagement and service not equajled in the ix)rough. We are so please tI￿t all of
our volunteers follow her lead. This allows us to conlinue extending the range of
services provided to our growing numE*r of users. RCA will conlinue to work
tirelessly through this pandemic to ensure we can extend our activities will be
open to all in the aty.
We started this year ￿lieVIng we will not make it to the end of that year because
of a latk of finance. It was not the ]ack of funds that was not the challenge it was,
the pandemic. The Trustees wothd like to express theiT gratitude and that of the
beneficiaries, volunteers and casual users to all those who continue to help RCA
to deliver its. services.
Thank you.
Chair: Farida Yiga
Signature
12rnf2021

Dirertors. Responsibilities
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each
financi￿ year that give a true and fair view of the charitable company and the
surplus OT deficit foT that period. ]n PTepaTing these statements, the DixectOTS are
required to."
Selett suilable accounting policRes and then apply them consistently:
Make iudgments and estin￿teS that reasonable and prndent,.
State whether applicable Accounting Stsndards have i￿en followed, subject
to any material departures di￿lOSed and explained in the finanaaj
ststements. and prepare the finanaal statements on the going concern basis
unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in
operation.
The Directors are respoI￿Able for maintaining proper aca)unting records that
disd05e with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the
charitable company and enable them to eDsure that the finanaaI statements
comply with the Companies Art 1985. They are also responsible for safesuarding
the assets of the company and hence for tsking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Inde
ndent Examiner R
For the Year ended 30th November 2020
I report on the accounts of Rise Community Action Ljmited foT the year ended
30th NovemEer 2020, which are set out on the following pages.
Respeclive responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The trustees (who are also directors for the purposes of company law) are
responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's t￿￿tee5 consider
tha.t an au4.it is not required. for this year und.er sec.tion 43 (2) of the Chanti_es Act
1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination 15 needed.
Having satisfied myself that the Charity is not subieet to audit under company
law and is eligible for independent exaniination, it i5 my responsibility to:
examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act.
to follow the priKedures laid down in the General DI[￿tionS given by the
ChaJity Commissioners (under section 43(7)(b) of the 19)3 Act); and
to state whether matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examinerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given
by the Charity Commission. An examination indudes 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 the seeking of explanations from you as trustees concerning
any such matters. The Pr<￿edureS undertaken do not provide all the evidence
that would ￿ required in an audit and, consequendy, no opinion is given as to
whether the accounts present a "true and fair view" and the report is limited to
those matters set out in the statement Eelow:
Independent examinerfs statement
In connection with my exan71￿tro￿ no matter has come to my attentio
which sives me reasonable cause to believe that. in any ll￿terial respect,
the requirements
(a) to keep accounting Tecords in aLrordance with 386 of the
Companies Art 2(XkS' and
(b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records
and to comply with the aeeountin8 requitements of the
Companies Act 2CKK) and the methods and principles of the
Statement of Recommended Practice: Accountins and Reporting
by awities (Tevised 2tx)5) have not been me¢ or
to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
J N Beugrni Accountsnts
5 Stuart Place. SL Albans, ALI IAU
26106/20

Rise Communi
Action Limited
Income &
enditure A¢¢ount
Statement 0£ Financial Actiyitses for the
ear ended 30th November 2020
2019- Total
Resources
Unrestricted
Restrirted
2020 - Total
Note
35,573
Grafits, Awatds",
37,750
45,210
Donations
Generated Income
3358
Other
11,728
35573
Totsj Income
54.920
Resources Ex
nded
Cost of
generating fujids
Activitie5 in the furtheTance
35,428
51593
51,593
of the Charitys oiryects
Management &
Admintstration
2,110
2,952
2952
37.538
Total outgoing resources
54,545
{1,965)
11.517
Net surplus/deficit
Balan￿ brought forward
Balance carried forward
375
375
9.362
9552
9,552
1(
9,737
9,927

Rise Communl
Artion Limited
Balance Sheet as at 31Vh November 2020
Fixed Assets
2019.
Note
2020 .
1,274
1,274
TangÉble Assets
Total Fixed Assets
. Current Assets
Debtors
954
9552
Total Current
Assets
Liabilities
Creditor
10,826
IIA81
10.826
Assets less liabi]ity
11381
10.826
Total Net Assets
11.881
Represented by .
10,826
Un/restricted .
Free reserves:
Fixed Asse￿.
iiffti
1,274
954
Total unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
Total
190
10,636
,.10826
190
11,691
iiffii
'For the year endin8':30th NovemE*r 2020 the company was entitled to exemption from
audit under section 477of the Companies Act 2(K)6 Telating to small companies.
TheJrnembeTS have not tequired the company to obtain an audit of its accounts
for the year..in question in accordance with s￿tiOn 476.
The.directors acknowledge their responsibilities for CODiplying with the
requirements of the Act with respec.t to accounting Tecords and the preparation
of accounts.
. .These accounts have been prepared in accorda]￿e with the provisions applicable to
comEwiies:4ubiect to.the s￿￿]1 companies're8ime'.
The boaTd of Directors approved these accounts on l?10712(r21. and signed on their
behaV by:
Treasurer- David Kakande
Sisnature:
12 10712021

I. ACCOUNllNG POLICtFS
(a)
BA￿ OF AccouwfiNG
The finantial statements are prepared under the historical t<￿ttOnVentiOrL They comply with the
Charity COD￿j￿10Th'S Ststell￿Dt 0fReCoD)D￿I￿ed PTartice on Accountingby ChèJities PRP
2005) and all applicable Accounling and Financial
REPORTtNG sfANDARt6
(b) INCOMtNG REq)URCES
General donations. lewes and sub5(JiPtior￿ are brought irkto account when received.
Donations and 8ramts 8iven fo" r S￿IfiC Pur￿￿￿ are treated as Ir￿￿e in the year of receipL
Unspent Testricted ir￿orne is induded under teStrirt￿ fvnds as it is fully conmiitted.
(c) RESOURCES EXPENDED
The resources used are dassiFEed under the charatys hllKtional caiegories of expetiditu￿ rather
than the type of eXPe￿e in order to provide more useful itiformatioJL
Resources expended in eath fvnrtioTraI category comprise dirert expenditure including diIect
staff costs attributable to the activity. Where costs caJ￿0t direcdy attributed they have been
ajlocated to activities based on time SFentby stsff on thLxse activities.
Idl TANGtBLE FIXED ASSEIS AND DEPRECIATION
Tangrble fix&1 assets are i[￿uded atcos¢. Deprtriatson ts calculated annually at 25%
(e) OPERATING LEASFS
(fj FUND ACCOUNrtNG
Generaj fLuids comprise the accumUla￿d surplus or deficit on the itKome and expetvjiture
aCCoL￿t They are available for use at the discretion of the Directors in furtherance of the general
(61￿VeS of the company. Restricted funds are£unds sukFct to sF(ific restrIC￿d conditions
imposed by donots.
{g) ExPEND￿URE G4TEGORI
Expenditure is allLrated to one of three£Urth￿ cate8ories that reflect the clwitable activities
of the company:
Cost of ge￿ating hmds
Activities in the fiutheTan￿ of thecharity's objects
Mana8ementand Admintstration

Rise Communi
Action Limited
Grants Donations &
enditure Anal
sis
l Grants. Donation and fees .
2019
>urces
Unrestricted Restrirted
2020
Totsl
Total
City and Hackney NHS
CCG
27.750.
18,5
lo,0￿}
27.750.
National tA)ttery
Conwnutiity Fund
HCVS
10,0
IA(KI
information/signposling
HCVS condom
450
450
894
625
Donations
Generated income
3J58
3,358
712
other
10380
IOA80
35,573 Total
5£920
54,920
2019
Resources ex
ended:
2020
Fundraising and training
Activities for Beneficiaries (induding
Salaries. Rent Volunteer cost)
Support and advice
Management and Admini8tration
37538 Total
51593-
1952
54%5
"£27,750 of this Income was received on behalf of CAN (Community African
Network)for tts Bowel cancer project
. £27,750 isforfvnds paid to CAN (Community AfricAff Network) which was
recetvedfor its Bowel ¢4ncer project