JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Accounts & Reports
For the year ended 31 March 2024
## JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Contents For the year ended 31 March 2024
Page
|Legal and administrative information|1|
|---|---|
|Trustees’ report|2-4|
|Independent examiner’s report|5|
|Statement of financial activities|6|
|Balance sheet|7|
|Notes to the accounts|8|
## JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
||Legal and Administrative Information||
|---|---|---|
||For the year ended 31 March 2024||
|Status:|The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee,||
||incorporated on 26 February 2009.||
|Company Number:|6831271||
|Charity number|1148342||
|Registered Office|516 Holloway Road, London, N7 6JD||
|Business Address:|516 Holloway Road, London, N7 6JD||
|Directors:|Mr Amin Husein
-|Director/ Chair|
||Mr Bashir Abdullahi Hassan
-|Director|
||Mr Abdi Abdulkadir
-|Director|
|Bankers:|Metro Bank||
||136 High Rd, Wood Green,||
||London N22 6EB||
|Accountants:|Issa Associates||
||Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants||
||116 Cumberland House||
||80 Scrubs Lane||
||London, NW10 6RF||
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## JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
## Directors Report
For the year ended 31 March 2024
## _Objective_
The objectives of Jubba Youth Community Association are:
1. Build capacity of young people to present themselves by developing leadership skills and building confidence
2. To provide support, advice and guidance for young refugees and the wider Somali community through educative programmes and cultural projects
3. Provide a safe and open space for young people to talk about issues affecting them
_Legal structure_
The Jubba Youth Community Association is a company limited by guarantee and is registered with Companies House.
## _Financial statements_
The directors submit their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
## _Policies:_
_Reserve policy:_
The Charity currently operates with minimal reserves. The directors are endeavouring to build up its donor base with a view to having reserves equal to 6 months operating expenditure.
## _Risk(s) review:_
The directors have recently reviewed the major risks faced by the charity. This has resulted in efforts to raise unrestricted funds, increase charity’s donor base.
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## JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Directors Report (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2023
## _Responsibilities_
Acting directors are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.
Acting directors oversee preparation of financial statements, select suitable accounting policies and make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent to give the true state of affairs of the company.
Directors are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company. They are elected and replaced as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.
## **Activities and Achievements**
The charity is managed by 3 elected trustee members, and is staffed by 3 paid staff and 25 volunteers. The office is open from Monday to Friday between 09.30am and 5.30pm.
The core of the charity's work continues to be in the areas of youth engagement and community development as well as the provision of advice and information to young people.
## **Youth Engagement and Community Development**
Over the past year, we engaged over 180 young people through mentoring and sports activities, offering opportunities to be heard and access vital support services. Collaborating with local voluntary and statutory organisations, we focused on addressing the rising knife crime in our area.
## **Anti-Knife Crime Campaign: Supporting Our Community**
In response to the tragic loss of young lives to knife crime, we launched emergency interventions to support 43 young people and their families. This included providing safe spaces and activities to promote healing and resilience. We remain dedicated to preventing knife crime and supporting those affected.
## **Youth Trips**
We organised nine trips across the United Kingdom, involving 125 young people. Additionally, we took 30 young people abroad for international football tournaments, broadening their horizons, fostering teamwork, and encouraging personal growth.
## **Weekly Football & Basketball Sessions**
We hosted weekly football and basketball sessions twice a week, including during school holidays, with over 90 participants. These activities promoted teamwork, confidence, social connections, and regular engagement.
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## JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
## Directors Report (continued)
For the year ended 31 March 2024
## **Weekly FIFA and Chill Youth Club Sessions**
Our youth club provided a safe space for 35 young people each week to socialise, participate in indoor activities, and receive guidance from youth workers. These sessions also introduced young people to the broader JYCA programme.
## **Peer Mentoring**
The peer mentoring programme offered young people roles of responsibility, with 15 volunteer mentors supporting 43 mentees. Mentors gained training, supervision, and valuable skills while representing JYCA.
## **Conflict Resolution Classes**
In 2023, we delivered 15 conflict resolution classes to 30 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. These sessions improved decision-making, teamwork, and self-awareness, leading to better employability and access to jobs and volunteering roles. Participants also attended knife crime workshops to deepen their understanding and skills.
## **Employment Project**
In 2023, we placed 15 young people into employment and 16 into training or certificate courses. With tailored support and guidance from our Youth Engagement Officer, participants gained confidence, improved job search skills, explored career options, and expanded their professional networks.
This report was approved by the board and signed on its behalf by:
Chair Amin Hussein
Date: 27 January 2025
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## JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Independent examiner’s report
For the year ended 31 March 2024
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 6 to 7.
## _Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner_
The trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of accounts. The trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act; and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## _**Basis of independent examiner’s report**_
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## _**Independent examiner’s statement**_
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention, which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities; have not been met;
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Issa Associates Certified Accountants and Tax Consultants 116 Cumberland House 80 Scrubs Lane London, NW10 6RF
Date: 27[th] January 2025
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## **JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## **Statement of Financial Activities**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|Notes
_Income_
_Grants and Donations_
Charitable donations and gifts
Finsbury Park Mosque/GLA
HMRC JRS grant
Islington Council
_Expenditure_
Events and youth activities
Rent and hall hire
Fundraising events
Wages and salaries
Youth trips
Equipment and materials
Organisational developments
Consultancy costs
Bank charges
Insurance
Office costs and stationery
Publicity and Promotion
Travel and subsistence
Volunteer expenses
Legal and professional fees
Admin and other costs
Total expenditure
Surplus/(deficit) for the period
Fund balances as at 1 April 2023
Fund balance as at 31 March 2024|Unrestricted
£
298,353
-
-
-
298,353
99,501
9,649
9,799
62,408
36,580
7,981
4,498
8,582
30
4,210
20,383
-
5,947
7,048
300
11,302
288,219
10,135
395
10,529|Restricted
£
-
-
-
1,000
1,000
11,072
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,320
-
900
-
-
13,292
(12,292)
1,775
(10,517)|2023
Total funds
Total funds
£
£
298,353
270,139
-
13,292
-
3,181
1,000
-
299,353
286,612
110,573
104,572
9,649
9,650
9,799
9,800
62,408
62,408
36,580
36,580
7,981
7,980
4,498
3,500
8,582
8,500
30
30
4,210
3,210
20,383
18,380
1,320
3,920
5,947
5,700
7,948
3,950
300
300
11,302
6,700
301,511
285,180
(2,157)
1,432
2,170
738
12
2,170
2024|
|---|---|---|---|
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## **JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## **Balance Sheet**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
|Notes
_Fixed assets:_
Office equipment
_Current Assets:_
Cash at bank and in hand
_Current liabilities payable within 1 year:_
Creditors and accruals
_Net Current Assets_
_Total Assets less current liabilities_
_Funds:_
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds|£
£
£
£
-
-
312
2,470
312
2,470
(300)
(300)
12
2,170
12
2,170
10,529
395
(10,517)
1,775
12
2,170
2023
2024|
|---|---|
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For the financial year ended 31 March 2024, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006; and no notice has been deposited under s476.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with s386 and 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 profit or loss 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.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies' regime. The financial statements on pages 5 to 6 were approved by the board and signed on their behalf by:
**………………………………..**
Date: 27 January 2025
Chair A. Hussein
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## **JUBBA YOUTH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION**
## **Notes to the Accounts**
## **For the year ended 31 March 2024**
- 1 Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, and have been prepared in accordance with Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2015), "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" and applicable accounting standards.
- 2 Accounting Policies
A summary of the principal accounting policies, all of which have been applied consistently throughout the year is set out below.
## 2.1 _Income and expenditure_
All income and expenditure is accounted for on accrual basis.
## 2.2 _Fund Accounting_
General funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restrictive conditions imposed by donors.
- 2.2 _Tangible Fixed assets and Depreciation_
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost.
Provision for depreciation of fixed assets held for use by the charity is made at an annual rate of 25% on straight line basis.
## 2.3 _Status_
The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members are the trustees named on page 1. The liability in respect of the guarantee, as set out in the Memorandum, is limited to £1 per member of the company.
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