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2021-03-31-accounts

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Charity Registration No. 1151911

SUFRA-NW LONDON

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

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LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees Ms S Crane (Chair)
Ms H Krawitz
Mr A Mulji
Ms R Heaney (Secretary)
Ms A Khan
Ms K Kozniewska
Dr M A Abdullah
Director Mr R Makwana
Charity number 1151911
Charitable Incorporated Organisation CE000394
(CIO) number
Registered office 160 Pitfield Way
Stonebridge
London
NW10 0PW
Auditor Deitch Cooper LLP
2nd Floor, Congress House
Lyon Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 2EN
Bankers HSBC
CAF Bank
Website https://www.sufra-nwlondon.org.uk

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CONTENTS

Page
Message from the Chair of the Board of Trustees 1
Trustees' report 2 - 11
Independent auditor's report 12 - 14
Statement of financial activities 15
Statement of financial position 16
Statement of cash flows 17
Notes to the financial statements 18 - 30

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Sufra-NW London’s staff and volunteers have worked incredibly hard during 2020 and 2021. The combined team, skilfully led by our Director Rajesh Makwana, managed to adapt and transform services as soon as the first lockdown was announced in March 2020. The demand for our services increased by almost 400% at the same time that Sufra had to design a new food aid delivery system that was Covid-safe. The number of food parcels and hot meals prepared each week increased exponentially to include those who couldn’t afford food or were made homeless and in temporary accommodation. Thanks to furlough, Sufra was lucky to have more volunteers than ever before who were willing to devote their time to helping our expert chef Prince in the kitchen or delivering food aid to every part of Brent.

At the start of 2020, we launched our three-year plan for 2020-2023. We successfully achieved our broad objective for the first year of the plan, which was to scale-up our response to the pandemic. We did this for all the key areas of our service: Emergency Aid; Advice and Training; Community Engagement. We hired more staff (from 10-16) and had more volunteers than ever before in every part of our service. We established new collaborations with other food aid organisations in Brent via the Brent Food Aid Network, Brent Council and other voluntary sector organisations such as the UK’s Independent Food Aid Network.

Year 2 (2021-22) and Year 3 (2022-23) of our Strategic Plan will see Sufra consolidate its growth in income staffing and services seen in Year 1 (2020-21). We will increase our focus on advocacy and campaigning and enhance our community engagement and referrals across Brent, as well as directly on St Raphael’s Estate. We will continue to increase the amount of fresh fruit, vegetables and dairy produce we grow and distribute from the Community Garden, and we will improve the nutritional value and cultural appropriateness of the emergency food we provide. In year 2, we’ll work harder to establish alternative and/or supplementary food aid models that are more efficient, reduce the stigma of accessing food banks and empower our guests to be more independent. The overarching aim over the 3-year period is to ensure that all guests have the opportunity to access a wide range of available support, achieve greater financial security and contribute to our community engagement, campaigning and advocacy initiatives.

Despite the many challenges presented by the pandemic, Sufra’s work had a significant impact on the lives of thousands of vulnerable people over the year and established strong foundations for the charity’s continued development. However, Sufra lost a valued member of our staff team in August 2021: Farah Lungay was our Deputy Director and oversaw our fundraising work during the pandemic but was a tragic victim of Covid-19. Farah is fondly remembered and sorely missed by everyone at Sufra-NW London.

Ms S Crane Chair

Date: 13 December 2021

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TRUSTEES' REPORT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2021.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the note s to the financial statements and comply with the charity's constitution , the Charities Act 2011 and 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 ).

Our Vision

A community united to address the causes and consequences of poverty.

Our Mission

Sufra-NW London provides food aid, welfare advice and training to people in crisis, whilst working with the wider community to campaign for an end to poverty.

Statement of Principles and Values

1. We take a holistic approach, based on human rights

Access to nutritious food is a human right and it is the responsibility of governments, not charities, to create the conditions needed to uphold these rights. To enable all people to meet their basic needs and live in dignity, the UK government needs to pursue policies that ensure wealth, power and resources are shared more equally between all people.

• Our approach is holistic and designed to reduce dependency on food aid.

Our services have developed in response to the underlying needs of our guests. We are committed to providing a range of services and programmes that can help address the root causes of financial crisis and reduce the need for food aid.

• We recognise that there are different approaches to reducing food poverty.

We embrace a culture of critical reflection on the nature and effectiveness of our food bank and other services. We are committed to innovation and experimentation with new approaches to meeting our core objectives.

2. We are embedded in the local community

• We are a grassroots charity embedded in the local community.

As we develop and grow, we are committed to remaining responsive to the changing needs of those we serve, representing their voices and engaging them in making the decisions that affect them. We seek always to maintain a close relationship between our guests, volunteers, staff and trustees.

• We are more effective when we collaborate with others.

We are committed to working in partnership with all our stakeholders – from our supporters and volunteers to voluntary sector organisations, businesses and other food banks in northwest London.

• We serve people of all and no faiths without discrimination .

Our roots lay in the Muslim community, which provided the funding and support needed to establish the charity. We continue to work closely with this community as well as a wide range of other faith-based (and secular) organisations. Our staff, trustees and volunteers are from a multitude of backgrounds (both faith and non-faith based), our values are universal and humanitarian, and we serve everyone in need without discrimination.

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3. We respect the dignity of our guests and the needs of the planet

• We are committed to upholding and enhancing the dignity of our guests.

We aim never to turn people away when they are in need. Our emergency aid services provide a gateway to accessing other services designed to empower our guests, improve their wellbeing and reduce their dependency on food aid.

• We value the wellbeing and development of our staff, volunteers and trustees.

We aim to provide everyone who works at Sufra with opportunities to grow, learn and develop new skills, whilst supporting their mental health and wellbeing.

• We are committed to environmental sustainability.

We recognise the importance of caring for our environment. We make use of food that would otherwise go to landfill, grow fruit and vegetables without the use of chemical pesticides/fertilisers, and compost our food waste. We also use solar panels to generate energy in our main building and reuse, upcycle and recycle our waste.

Objectives and activities

Sufra-NW London is a food and support hub that provides a lifeline to people in crisis – including families living in extreme poverty and people who are vulnerable, homeless or socially isolated. We provide them with the essential food and welfare advice they need to survive, empower them to learn new skills and improve their wellbeing, and help them to find work and become financially stable.

The charity is well established as a cornerstone of community life on St. Raphael’s Estate – a disadvantaged and isolated neighbourhood in Stonebridge where, even before the Coronavirus pandemic, a staggering 47% of children grow up in poverty. With one of the highest rent-to-income ratios in the capital, many households in Brent are struggling to feed themselves and their families, let alone maintain a healthy diet, and many children from the local area are going without adequate food and nutrition.

Never has the injustice of hunger and poverty in an area with an abundance of wealth been so stark. Whilst our staff and volunteers distribute emergency food aid to families struggling to survive, thousands of lavish apartments have been erected around Wembley Stadium and shoppers spend millions every year at Ikea Wembley and Brent Cross – all within walking distance of the Food Bank. This picture of inequality is much the same across London, where 50% of wealth is now owned by the richest 10% of households, while the poorer 50% of people own a meagre 5% of all wealth.

Although the charity may not be able to directly address the systemic issues that underpin food insecurity, much of Sufra’s work is focussed on addressing the proximal causes of hunger and deprivation such as a lack of educational attainment and life skills, poor mental and physical health, low paid work and unemployment, social inequalities, overcrowded or substandard housing – to name but a few.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Whilst our core work focuses on providing emergency food aid through our Food Bank and Community Kitchen, these are gateway services that enable our guests to access a wider programme of activities designed to address the root causes of poverty and homelessness. Our services include:

Our Food Academy course for young people, accredited employment training courses, and face-to-face/social activities were not operational this year in order to minimise the risk of infection. Sufra Community Catering was not in demand as many offices were closed and businesses had most staff working from home or on furlough.

Our food parcels last 5-7 days and we often support people on multiple occasions – this was especially true during the pandemic. The statistic indicates total volume of support rather than unique individuals, i.e., total number of unique recipients in a household X total number of times they received food aid.

Together, our services are designed to lead vulnerable people on a personal journey from crisis to social inclusion and economic stability. We rely heavily on our dedicated team of around 160 active volunteers to ensure that we can deliver these services, and we work closely with the many schools, businesses, faith groups and voluntary sector organisations that support our work.

Public Benefit

Under the Charities Act 2011, the trustees confirm that have complied with the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit to ensure that our activities continue to fulfil our aims and objectives as outlined in our constitution.

The information given about our objectives provides examples of how our work brings public benefit through our activities and will continue to provide public benefit in line with our objects.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Achievements and performance

In line with the charity’s strategic theme for 2020-21 (“Scaling-up in Response to The Pandemic”), our work this year was dictated largely by the impact of Covid-19 on those we support, as well as our volunteers, staff and services.

Given the large proportion of BAME residents in Brent, alongside higher than average levels of pre-existing poverty and other inequalities across the borough, Covid-19 had a devastating and lasting impact on those we support. This manifested as 332% rise in demand for food aid, which presented significant challenges for the charity.

Our immediate response was to ensure that all services were Covid safe in order to reduce infection risk to guests, volunteers and staff. As part of the temporary shift away from face-to-face services, we worked with volunteers to establish new delivery infrastructure for food aid services, including a new digital referral process and online databases to manage the complex logistics of coordinating large number of referrals, food deliveries and volunteers across multiple venues. At the same time, we worked with partners to establish a dedicated cooked food delivery service that served the large homeless population in Brent as well as other vulnerable people unable to cook the contents of their food parcels.

Over the course of the year, we supported 5,088 unique guests with food aid, providing the equivalent of 345,000 meals for those unable to make ends meet. To meet this level of demand, we employed additional staff and recruited new volunteers, whilst working closely with partners across the voluntary and business sectors. Together, our 160 volunteers provided 8,900 hours of their time to supporting vulnerable people at Sufra.

Our impact stretched beyond food aid to include a scaled-up Welfare Advice Service and a volunteer-led triage and signposting service. Working mainly remotely, the advice team increased the income our food aid guests receive from benefits by £96,608 over the year. Meanwhile, we harvested half a tonne of organic produce in the community garden, including over 800 free-range eggs.

Collaboration and partnerships were central to our success and included the following:

Strategic Objectives

Despite the significant challenges that Covid-19 presented over the year, the charity was successful in responding to the pandemic and mitigating the impact of food insecurity and financial crisis for our beneficiaries. Equally, we performed exceptionally well against our Year 1 Strategic Objectives pertaining to our services as well as operational activities, as set out on our 3-year strategy as listed below.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Service Priority 1 - Emergency Aid Service Priority 1 - Emergency Aid
3-Year Objective: Increase and improve the provision of all forms of emergency aid in response
to increased need.
Year 1 Priority•
•		 Expand the provision of emergency food aid in response to Covid-19, to meet
current and expected future increases in demand.
Improve the distribution of emergency aid and in-kind donations through Advice
Services – including clothes, household goods, IT equipment and children’s
essentials.
Achievements Both objectives were met, with food and emergency aid distribution reaching
unimaginable heights during the pandemic as demand increased by 332%. The
charity opened two new distribution hubs to manage the distribution of food aid in
partnership with local charities. In addition, we established a new cooked food
delivery service that supported homeless people and continues to operate for those
who do not have the kitchen equipment needed to cook their own food.
431 guests were supported through the advice team’s case work, and we distributed
£16,556 in non-food emergency aid. In addition, we provided 130 back-to-school
back packs to children over the year as well as 13 laptops.
Service Priority 2 - Advice and Training
3-Year Objective: Ensure that all guests in need of emergency aid have access to professional
welfare advice, training opportunities and a range of additional support services.
Year 1 Priority•
•		 Employ a dedicated Advice Services Manager to manage and develop the
Advice Service and Refugee Resettlement Programme.
Establish a team of Advice Service Volunteers to triage guests and provide
signposting and other types of support to guests, including more local
Councillors and volunteers who are fluent in the languages frequently spoken by
guests.
Achievements We have a dedicated Advice Services Manager in post and despite having to work
remotely, the Advice Team gained £96,608 in additional benefits or income for those
they were supporting.
A team of Advice Volunteers has been recruited and trained. They speak multiple
languages, and actively contact our guests by phone to triage them and refer them
to internal and external services, using Sufra’s updated Directory of Services to aid
with signposting.

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Service Priority 3 - Community Engagement Service Priority 3 - Community Engagement Service Priority 3 - Community Engagement
3-Year Objective: Establish a fully resourced and multifaceted civic engagement programme.
Year 1 Priority•
•		 Develop effective working relationships with other food aid organisations in
Brent, Brent Council and other voluntary sector organisations that share our
objectives.
Increase the number of regular volunteers to support the expansion of services
during the pandemic.
Achievements Sufra NW London chairs regular meetings with the Brent Food Aid Network, which
includes over 10 food aid organisations in the borough, with additional guests at
meetings that include other stakeholders and campaign groups. The charity was
also approached by Brent Council to act as the Thematic Lead for Food Aid in the
voluntary sector, with regular meetings taking place between all thematic leads,
Brent Council and CVS brent to better coordinate our response to Covid-19 and
influence policy decisions.
Sufra also works with 77 voluntary sector organisations that refer guests to Sufra’s
food aid services, and the charity is an active member of the UK’s Independent Food
Aid Network. Sufra has also expanded the number of active volunteers as well as
the number and type of volunteering roles available.
Service Priority 4 - Advocacy and Campaigning
3-Year Objective: Engage stakeholders in campaigning on the issues that affect our guests
Year 1 Priority
•		 Establish our website as a unique portal of information, articles and advocacy
tools to inform and engage our stakeholders.
Achievements We have achieved this preliminary objective (years 2 and 3 will see more diverse
advocacy work). In addition to the website, we have highlighted relevant
campaigns on social media and our newsletter. We also work closely with the
Independent Food Aid Network, who advocate on UK policy on behalf of its
members, as well as a number of poverty campaign organisations such as 4in10/
Children England.
Through our work with Brent Council and its various departments, we influenced
their response to food insecurity during the pandemic when we were involved in
establishing the council’s temporary food distribution initiative. We also raised
awareness about the issues affecting us through numerous contributions and
interviews in the local, national and global media – both online, in print and on
television channels.

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Operational Priority 1 – Financial Sustainability Operational Priority 1 – Financial Sustainability Operational Priority 1 – Financial Sustainability
3-Year Objective: Establish the finance and fundraising infrastructure needed to secure our
growth and development
Year 1 Priority
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•
•
•		 Employ a Finance Manager (part time).
Improve financial policies, procedures and controls for monitoring budgets,
income and expenditure.
Improve systems of regular financial reporting and forecasting.
Increase the proportion of standing order donations by 25%
Achievements All the above priorities were achieved over the course of the year. The charity’s new
Finance Manager led the production of more comprehensive managements
accounts and a detailed staff-led Annual Budget, whilst updating our finance
policies and procedures.
Income over the year increased substantially across all income streams, including
standing order donations which increased by 126%.
Operational Priority 2 – Organisational Infrastructure
3-Year Objective: Establish the infrastructure, systems and processes needed to ensure
seamless service delivery across all programmes
Year 1 Priority•
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•		 Ensure buildings, health and safety and working/volunteering arrangements
strictly support safe-working practices during viral pandemics.
Dedicate resource to marketing and communications to support PR and
fundraising functions.
Increase the number of staff employed at Sufra to ensure that operations and
services are adequately resourced and the charity has the capacity to meet
increased demand.
Achievements Ensuring our buildings and working environment was Covid safe for our guests,
volunteers and staff was a foremost priority, and strict health and safety protocols,
policies and procedures were established during the early stages of the pandemic
and reviewed regularly. This included temporarily closing or re-designing all face-to-
face services, limiting the number of people occupying indoor spaces, implementing
strict hygiene regimes, and enabling frontline staff and volunteers to fast-track
access to vaccinations.
The charity hired several new staff during the pandemic, including a new Food Aid
and Volunteer Coordinator, an Advice Services Manager, a Driver and Stock-
Coordinator, a Community Food Grower and a Finance and Administration Manager.
We also employed a Communications Officer to support our fundraising and PR
work, which was particularly successful during the year. We also successfully
applied to the government’s Kickstart programme, with a view to hiring several
additional part time assistants in the next financial year (2021-22)

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Operational Priority 3 – People Operational Priority 3 – People
3-Year Objective: Establish a culture in which staff and volunteers feel valued and are motivated
to work for and support the charity.
Year 1 Priority•
•
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•		 Establish an effective HR function with appropriate employee relations policies,
systems and procedures.
Review staff contracts, implement a package of employee benefits and protect
the rights, mental health and wellbeing of staff to increase staff retention,
productivity and job satisfaction.
Reduce excessive pressures on staff time by hiring enough employees to meet
organisational needs.
Establish the infrastructure needed to support regular homeworking practices for
staff and volunteers, including better IT equipment and training on the use of
digital platforms.
Achievements Sufra NW London now retains the services of a dedicated HR legal firm, who have
supported the charity in establishing a HR portal for staff, renewing our HR related
policies, as well as updating all of our employment contracts. The charity has also
significantly improved the package of benefits available to employees and
established dedicated processes for supporting the health and wellbeing of staff and
volunteers. We now have sufficient staff to manage our services and operations and
have invested in new IT infrastructure and equipment to support remote working,
collaboration and homeworking.

Strategic Priorities for the Future (2021-23)

Years 2 and 3 for our Strategic Plan will see Sufra consolidate the growth income, staff and output seen in Year 1. This process of consolidation will focus on internal processes and infrastructure, ensuring that the charity can maintain the highest quality standards across all services, sustain its operations in the years ahead, and support the growth and development of services planned for year 3. The overarching aim over the 3-year period is to ensure that all guests have the opportunity to access a wide range of available support, achieve greater financial security and contribute to our community engagement, campaigning and advocacy initiatives.

Financial review

Income in 2020-21 grew beyond budgeted expectations to £1.135m (71% ahead of last year). The additional growth is attributed to the pandemic and increased media exposure over the period, which resulted in a rise in donations. The charity also accessed additional covid-19 related funding, largely from trusts, foundations and businesses.

Total expenditure also increased to £659k, mainly due to additional food aid costs and the recruitment of staff (a 46% increase from 2019).

The charity ended the year with a healthy cash position of £814k and total funds carried forward of £844k, comprised of £655k of unrestricted funds and £189k of restricted funds. The charity is well positioned to respond to the increase in demand for food aid and emergency support expected in 2021-22 due to the soaring cost of living and the roll-back of support measures introduced by the government at the start of the pandemic.

The next financial year (2021-22) is expected to be a year of consolidation, where reserves are used and longerterm fundraising is sought with a keen review of the initiatives funded by the Development Budget (see below).

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TRUSTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Reserve Policy

Sufra NW London’s Reserve Policy stipulates a 4 months’ operating reserve target, not including any restricted or designated funds. As per our agreed budget for the year, this equates to £427,000.

Given the uncertain post-pandemic fundraising landscape and identified areas of operational development, £110,000 has been designated to a Development Budget for 2021-22.

Risk Management

The Board has conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed to and continues to monitor this on an ongoing basis. Where appropriate, systems or procedures have been established to mitigate the risks the charity faces. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of policies and procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safety of staff, volunteers, clients and visitors to the centre. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they continue to meet the needs of the charity.

Structure, governance and management

Sufra - NW London was established in April 2013 and registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) on 7th May 2013. The charity is governed by its constitution, which was revised and updated on 5 May 2020.

The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were: Ms S Crane (Chair) Ms H Krawitz Mr A Mulji Ms R Heaney (Secretary) Ms A Khan Ms K Kozniewska Dr M A Abdullah Mr N Luder (Retired 2 November 2020)

There were eight Trustees on the Board during the year. Provisions regarding trustee appointment, terms of office, re-appointment, and retirement are detailed in the constitution. Every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a board meeting of the charity trustees. Any person retiring as a charity trustee is eligible for reappointment.

During the reporting period 20/21 the board of trustees held formal board as well as an interim board meeting every quarter. The trustees are responsible for organisational governance and oversight, including strategic direction, organisational policy, oversight of financial and resource management.

Trustee Recruitment

Sufra - NW London endeavours to make skills-based appointments to its board of trustees. Potential trustees are required to submit a CV and a one-page expression of interest. Potential trustees are interviewed by a panel (Chair, Sufra NW Director and one other board member). Additionally, potential trustees are invited to attend a food bank service. All trustees must clear a CRB check before appointment is finalised.

Once appointed, trustees are taken through an appropriate and detailed induction that includes meetings with senior staff, attending services, other forms of internal or external training as necessary, and signing up to adhere to appropriate policies e.g. Conflict of Interest.

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Delegated Authority

The board has delegated the day-to-day operational management of the organisation to the director. To ensure these responsibilities are discharged effectively, the director delegates responsibility to the senior leadership team where necessary. The broad areas of delegation for which the board of trustees, director and senior leadership team is accountable for is set out in a Delegation of Authority policy.

Remuneration

Remuneration for the director is agreed and set by the board and reviewed annually. The board of trustees have approved a structure for salary bands and job classifications for the senior leadership team and all other staff, which reflect the structure of the charity and support the promotion of staff to more senior roles where possible.

Relationship with Related Parties

The trustees confirm that there were no material related party transactions that require disclosure.

The trustees have not claimed any expenses or remuneration.

Statement of trustees' responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).The law applicable to charities in England and Wales 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 and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year.

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping sufficient accounting records that 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 Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. 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.

The trustees' r eport was approved by the Board of Trustees.

Ms S Crane (Chair) Trustee

13 December 2021

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SUFRA-NW LONDON

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Sufra-NW London (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the statement of financial position, the statement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) .

In our opinion, the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the s tatement of trustees' r esponsibilities, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below .

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We assessed the susceptibility of the financial statements to material misstatements including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur by making enquiries of management and considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF SUFRA-NW LONDON

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls we performed the following procedures:

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to, agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation and remaining alert for actual and potential litigation and claims during our other audit procedures. We did not identify any key audit matters relating to irregularities, including fraud.

Our audit procedures were designed to respond to risks of material misstatement in the financial statements, recognising that the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery, misrepresentations or through collusion. There are inherent limitations in audit procedures performed and the further removed non-compliance with laws and regulations is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

Other matter s

Use of our report

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. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Mohamedkazim Bhaloo (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Deitch Cooper LLP 13 December 2021 Statutory Auditor 2nd Floor, Congress House Lyon Road Harrow Middlesex HA1 2EN

Deitch Cooper LLP is eligible for appointment as auditor of the charity by virtue of its eligibility for appointment as auditor of a company under section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
Notes
£
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
587,700
421,787
Charitable activities
4
1,379
-
Other trading activities
5
124,226
-
Investments
6
234
-
Total income
713,539
421,787
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
7
51,007
499
Charitable activities
8
278,722
328,722
Total resources expended
329,729
329,221
Net income for the year/
Net movement in funds
383,810
92,566
Fund balances at 1 April 2020
271,776
96,238
Fund balances at 31 March
2021
655,586
188,804		 Total Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2020
2020
£
£
£
1,009,487
358,962
287,205
1,379
5,418
-
124,226
11,298
-
234
486
-
1,135,326
376,164
287,205
51,506
17,827
208
607,444
221,389
208,239
658,950
239,216
208,447
476,376
136,948
78,758
368,014
134,828
17,480
844,390
271,776
96,238		 Total
2020
£
646,167
5,418
11,298
486
663,369
18,035
429,628
447,663
215,706
152,308
368,014

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 31 MARCH 2021

Notes
Fixed assets
Intangible assets
13
Tangible assets
14
Current assets
Debtors
15
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year
16
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Income funds
Restricted funds
18
Unrestricted funds		 2021
£
23,203
813,715
836,918
(18,891)		 £
-
26,363
26,363
818,027
844,390
188,804
655,586
844,390		 2020
£
22,149
345,758
367,907
(15,952)		 £
750
15,309
16,059
351,955
368,014
96,238
271,776
368,014

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 13 December 2021

Ms S Crane (Chair) Trustee

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

Notes
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
22
Investing activities
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
Investment income received
Net cash (used in)/generated from
investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year		 2021
£
(16,794)
234		 £
484,517
(16,560)
-
467,957
345,758
813,715		 2020
£
-
486		 £
57,470
486
-
57,956
287,802
345,758

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

1 Accounting policies

Charity information

Sufra - NW London is a UK registered charity incorporated as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. The registered office and principal place of business is 160 Pitfield Way, Stonebridge, London NW10 0PW.

1.1 Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's constitution, the Charities Act 2011 and "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) (second edition - October 2019)". The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102..

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following 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) issued in October 2019 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the regulations but has since been withdrawn.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling , which is the functional currency of the charity . Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.

1.2 Going concern

At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.

1.3 Charitable funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.

1.4 Income

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the related donation. Gift aid claims processed by third parties on behalf of the charity are recognised as unrestricted funds.

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1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

Grants from organisation s are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the grant is treated as a contingent asset. Grants are classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement with the donor for the grant to be used for a particular purpose, in which case it is classified within restricted funds.

1.5 Expenditure

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.

All expenditure is included in the financial statements in the period it becomes due.

Expenses include VAT where applicable as the charity cannot reclaim it.

1.6 Intangible fixed assets other than goodwill

Intangible assets are recognised at cost and are subsequently measured at cost less accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses.

Amortisation and impairment losses are recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Website annual impairment review

1.7 Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses.

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases:

Fixtures and fittings 25% Straight Line Equipment 25% Straight Line Motor vehicles 25% Straight Line

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities .

1.8 Impairment of fixed assets

At each reporting end date, the charity reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any ) .

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1 Accounting policies

(Continued)

1.9 Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.

1.10 Financial instruments

The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.

Financial instruments are recognised in the charity 's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.

Basic financial assets

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.

Basic financial liabilities

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future p aymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity ’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.

1.11 Employee benefits

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.

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2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.

3 Donations and legacies

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
£
£
Donations and gifts
443,687
22,711
Gift aid
58,660
-
Grants from
organisations
85,353
360,572
Covid-19 appeal
-
38,504
587,700
421,787
Grants over £15,000
Bregal Investments LLP
-
49,867
CAH Philanthropy
-
15,000
City Bridge Trust
-
29,900
Crisis UK
-
32,000
Global's Make Some
Noise campaign
-
55,000
Islamic Relief
-
30,000
Martin Lewis
-
18,000
The Bloom Foundation
-
30,000
The Lady Fatemah Trust
-
20,000
Grants under £15,000
85,353
80,805
Total grants from
organisations
85,353
360,572		 TotalUnrestricted
funds
2021
2020
£
£
466,398
207,870
58,660
16,497
445,925
134,595
38,504
-
1,009,487
358,962
49,867
15,000
29,900
32,000
55,000
30,000
18,000
30,000
20,000
166,158
445,925		 Restricted
funds
2020
£
51,662
-
225,543
10,000
287,205		 Total
2020
£
259,532
16,497
360,138
10,000
646,167

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4 Income from charitable activities

Unrestricted
Unrestricted
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
Sponsorship -
2,200
Events and Tickets -
1,286
Other income 1,379
1,932
1,379
5,418

5 Income from other trading activities

Corporate Sponsorships
Investment income
Interest receivable
Costs of raising funds
Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
2021
2021
£
£
Fundraising and publicity
Seeking donations,
grants and legacies
11,487
499
Staff costs
39,520
-
51,007
499		 UnrestrictedUnrestricted
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
124,226
11,298
UnrestrictedUnrestricted
funds
funds
2021
2020
£
£
234
486
TotalUnrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
2021
2020
2020
2020
£
£
£
£
11,986
4,075
208
4,283
39,520
13,752
-
13,752
51,506
17,827
208
18,035

6 Investment income

7 Costs of raising funds

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8 Charitable activities

Food Aid Advice and
Support
Refugee
Support
Community
Garden
Total
2021
2021
2021
2021
2021
£
£
£
£
£
Staff costs
109,678
61,191
28,416
49,246
248,531
Other direct costs
156,831
4,716
2,646
8,646
172,839
266,509
65,907
31,062
57,892
421,370
Share of support costs
(see note 10)
104,571
24,343
10,348
19,374
158,636
Share of governance costs
(see note 10)
17,353
4,292
2,023
3,770
27,438
388,433
94,542
43,433
81,036
607,444
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
130,521
51,767
29,552
66,882
278,722
Restricted funds
257,912
42,775
13,881
14,154
328,722
388,433
94,542
43,433
81,036
607,444
For the year ended 31 March 2020
Food Aid Advice and
Support
Refugee
Support
Community
Garden
£
£
£
£
Staff costs
128,259
28,287
26,403
28,031
Other direct costs
77,553
6,620
7,874
21,402
205,812
34,907
34,277
49,433
Share of support costs (see note 10)
58,681
8,979
8,817
12,716
Share of governance costs (see note
10)
10,154
1,722
1,691
2,439
274,647
45,608
44,785
64,588
Analysis by fund
Unrestricted funds
160,985
11,205
18,568
30,631
Restricted funds
113,662
34,403
26,217
33,957
274,647
45,608
44,785
64,588		 Total
2020
£
210,980
113,449
324,429
89,193
16,006
429,628
221,389
208,239
429,628
Total
2020
£
210,980
113,449
324,429
89,193
16,006
429,628
221,389
208,239
429,628

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9 Description of charitable activities

Food Aid

Food Bank and Community Kitchen - distributing food parcels to those who cannot afford the basic cost of living and serving freshly cooked hot meals to the community. Also delivering accredited cooking classes.

Advice and Support

Proving welfare advice and support to help guests address the problems that lead them to the Food Bank and providing short term emergency aid for non-food essentials.

Refugee Support

Helping refugees and asylum seekers access the housing, healthcare and training they need to settle into the community. Also providing peer-support groups, ESOL classes, homework clubs and orientation workshops.

Community Garden

Growing organic food and farming eggs to supply our food aid services. Also offering accredited horticulture courses and volunteering opportunities for local residents and people with mental/physical health needs.

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10
Support costs
Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
Staff costs
109,633
-
Depreciation
6,490
-
Events
5,782
-
Repairs and
Maintenance
1,326
-
Training and
Recruitment
1,772
-
Office Costs
14,255
-
Membership and
Subscriptions
4,088
-
Marketing and Outreach
890
-
Miscellaneous Costs
747
-
Information Technology
2,886
-
Recycling, Refuse and
Cleaning
6,273
-
Insurance
4,494
-
Audit fees
-
6,180
Bookkeeping
-
7,654
Independent
Examination fees
-
-
Consultancy and other
governance costs
-
13,604
158,636
27,438
Analysed between
Charitable activities
158,636
27,438		 2021
£
109,633
6,490
5,782
1,326
1,772
14,255
4,088
890
747
2,886
6,273
4,494
6,180
7,654
-
13,604
186,074
186,074		 Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
46,131
-
5,741
-
8,118
-
7,693
-
4,459
-
4,399
-
3,034
-
2,465
-
2,229
-
2,058
-
1,701
-
1,165
-
-
-
-
4,000
-
2,144
-
9,862
89,193
16,006
89,193
16,006		 2020
£
46,131
5,741
8,118
7,693
4,459
4,399
3,034
2,465
2,229
2,058
1,701
1,165
-
4,000
2,144
9,862
105,199
105,199

Fair shares of support staff costs are allocated to charitable activities based on the proportions of total direct staff costs incurred by each activity. Deprecation is directly attributable solely to the food aid activity. A fair share of other support and governance costs are allocated to services according to the proportion of total direct costs incurred in performing each activity.

11 Trustees

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.

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12 Employees

The average monthly number of employees during the year was:

Employment costs
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Employer pension contributions		 2021
Number
15
2021
£
358,398
28,987
10,299
397,684		 2020
Number
10
2020
£
245,255
19,086
6,522
270,863

There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.

13 Intangible fixed assets

Cost
At 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021
Amortisation and impairment
At 1 April 2020
Impairment losses
At 31 March 2021
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2021
At 31 March 2020		 Website
£
750
-
750
750
-
750

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14
Tangible fixed assets
Fixtures and
Equipment
fittings
£
£
Cost
At 1 April 2020
2,442
5,137
Additions
-
-
At 31 March 2021
2,442
5,137
Depreciation and impairment
At 1 April 2020
2,442
5,137
Depreciation charged in the year
-
-
At 31 March 2021
2,442
5,137
Carrying amount
At 31 March 2021
-
-
At 31 March 2020
-
-
15
Debtors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Prepayments and accrued income
16
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other taxation and social security
Accruals and deferred income		 Motor
vehicles
£
31,652
16,794
48,446
16,343
5,740
22,083
26,363
15,309
2021
£
23,203
2021
£
9,375
9,516
18,891		 Total
£
39,231
16,794
56,025
23,922
5,740
29,662
26,363
15,309
2020
£
22,149
2020
£
-
15,952
15,952

17 Retirement benefit schemes

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme for all qualifying employees. The assets of the scheme are held separately from those of the charity in an independently administered fund. The charge for the year within staff costs relating to defined contribution schemes was £10,299 (2020: £6,522).

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18 Restricted funds

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:

Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds Movement in funds
Balance at Incoming Resources Balance at Incoming Resources Balance at
1 April 2019 resources expended 1 April 2020 resources expended
31		 March 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £ £
Food Aid 63 160,053 (103,662) 56,454 288,732 (225,580) 119,606
Welfare
Advice and
Support 9,507 33,060 (34,403) 8,164 82,704 (60,135) 30,733
Refugee
Support 7,910 39,919 (26,217) 21,612 1,230 (13,354) 9,488
Community
Garden - 44,173 (34,165) 10,008 10,617 (14,832) 5,793
Covid-19
Emergency
Appeal - 10,000 (10,000) - 38,504 (15,320) 23,184
17,480 287,205 (208,447) 96,238 421,787 (329,221) 188,804

Food Aid - Funding provided towards the Food Bank, Community Kitchen and Accredited Cooking Classes projects and activities

Welfare Advice and Support - Salary costs for a dedicated Welfare Advisor and funds for providing shortterm emergency aid including emergency accommodation, travel costs, white goods and other basic necessities.

Refugee Support - Salary costs of a dedicated Refugee Officer and funds for providing absic items for the safe settlement of refugees when first arriving in the Borough.

Community Garden - Funding provided towards the Community Garden projects and activities.

Covid-19 Emergency Appeal - Providing additional support to the local community during the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

19
Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
2021
2021
£
£
Fund balances at 31
March 2021 are
represented by:
Intangible fixed assets
-
-
Tangible assets
26,363
-
Current assets/
(liabilities)
629,223
188,804
655,586
188,804		 TotalUnrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
2021
2020
2020
£
£
£
-
750
-
26,363
15,309
-
818,027
255,717
96,238
844,390
271,776
96,238		 Total
2020
£
750
15,309
351,955
368,014

20 Operating lease commitments

At the reporting end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases, which fall due as follows:

2021 2020
£ £
Within one year 4,000 10,950

The operating lease commitment represents lease arrangements for premises occupied by the charity. In addition to the above, the charity began the renewal process for pre-existing leases for premises during the reporting period. The Trustees have formally expressed intention to renew the leases, subject to commercial terms, which are expected to commence from the date of completion. No non-cancellable lease commitment is considered to exist at 31 March 2021. In the interim period, the existing rent continues to be paid and the premises occupied by the charity.

21 Related party transactions

During the period the charity received £nil (2020: £2,120) of income and incurred £7,318 (2020: £600) of expenditure from Sufra Care Limited, a company in which the charity and a trustee of the charity are both directors.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021

22
Cash generated from operations
Surplus for the year
Adjustments for:
Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities
Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets
Movements in working capital:
(Increase) in debtors
Increase/(decrease) in creditors
Cash generated from operations		 2021
2020
£
£
476,376
215,706
(234)
(486)
6,490
5,741
(1,054)
(22,149)
2,939
(141,342)
484,517
57,470

23 Analysis of changes in net funds

The charity had no debt during the year.