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2021-03-31-accounts

Company No. 07405401 Charity No. 1154667

Council of Somali Organisations Ltd

(A company limited by Guarantee)

Annual Report and Financial Statements

For the year ended 31[st ] March 2021

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Council of Somali Organisations (CSO)
Contents Page
Directors’ and Trustees’ Report 3-11
Independent Examiner’s Report 12-13
Statement of Financial Activities 14
Statement of Financial Position 15
Statement of Cash Flows 16
Notes to the Accounts 17-26

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Council of Somali Organisations Ltd Directors’ and Trustees’ Annual Report For the 12 months ending 31[st ] March 2021

The Trustees are pleased to present their annual director’s report together with the financial statements of the charity for the 12 months ended 31[st ] March 2021, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and Companies Act purposes.

The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statements 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 2015).

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered charity name Council of Somali Organisations Charity registration number 1154667 Company registration number 7405401 Registered office 10 Manor Gardens London N7 6LS

Board of Trustees

The trustees and directors who served during the period were as follows:

Dr. Idil Osman-Chair (elected 12th June 2019) Mr. Abdirahman Xirsi-Vice Chair (elected 28[th] March 2019) Mrs. Hanna Ali Al Khleifat (elected 28[th] March 2019) Mr. Shakiib Weheliye-Treasurer since 21st November 2019 (elected 12th June 2019)

Company Secretary Mr. Kahiye Alim (Appointed 1[st] November 2018) Director Mr. Kahiye Alim Independent Examiner BK COMMUNITY ACCOUNTANT LTD Chartered Certified Accountant Arches 420-421 Burdett Road, London. E3 4AA. Bankers Barclays Bank Barclays Retail Banking 737 Barking Road Plaistow, London E19PL

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OUR PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES

Established in 2010, the Council of Somali Organisations (CSO) is an independent National charity. We were launched to deliver capacity-building support to increase the operational effectiveness of organisations supporting the Somali community.

More broadly, today, we work to:

We do this by delivering capacity building support to member voluntary and community organisations, events, by undertaking research and campaign or policy work and through empowerment training for the benefit of the Somali Community in the UK.

THE NEW RESTRUCTURE – 2020 Themes, Objectives, Outputs & Structures

The CSO has evolved over the last few years and reacted to changes in demand, needs, problems and policies which affect the Somali Community in the UK. Although it has successfully supported organisations and individuals for over 10 years, it now becomes more proactive in its approach, more strategic in what it offers and stronger in its demonstration of its expertise and knowledge.

CSO has become the leading equalities organisation representing the interest of the Somali community.

CSO has undergone major restructuring and changes with the appointment of a Somali speaking director after 8 years and professionalization of the Board of Trustees. CSO has also its first ever woman Chair and a gender balanced board.

The proposed change to the structure represents a more coherent and coordinated approach to a rapidly changing environment. The use of a ‘themed’ based model will allow new projects, activities and interventions to be managed strategically and focused on pertinent issues facing the Somali community and Somali organisations in the UK over the next three years.

Four distinct but connected themes will oversee the operational delivery of projects and activities, reporting directly to the Director, allowing him to manage and lead and be more visible in the sector. The CSO’s Board as result of the Member’s Needs Assessment conducted in 2019 and a review of CSO’s objectives has identified that the four major strategic themes for the next 3 years are;

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Each theme has a Working subgroup from CSO’s members will have a combination of paid staff and volunteers with at least one allocated board member.

With this in mind, CSO will endeavor to ensure that each theme has a strategic person from the board allocated to it – this will serve a dual purpose – supporting each theme to function with the vision and mission in mind as well as ensuring that the individual themes are continuously feeding into the organisations planning.

In addition, CSO members will be aligned to specific themes – allowing for a strong cohort involved and representing each theme. This will give focus for member organisations and a more efficient use of time and capacity. (Each member can be aligned to more than one theme as long as their core work is linked). Each themed department/subgroup will have three core functions: Policy, Voice and Development.

Council of Somali Organisations Ltd

  1. Policy: To be able to respond and influence policies at local and national level including participating in consultations, writing reports and producing briefing papers as well as producing action research.

  2. Voice: To be able to express and represent the needs, issues and narrative of the Somali community and Somali community organisations. To be able to develop a collective voice at various platforms including social media, events, reports, consultations, Government level, mainstream media etc.

  3. Development: to develop the skills and capacity of the Somali community sector. This should be done from two separate but overlapping avenues: Leadership development and organization development and should be done via a range of tools, i.e. training, coaching, action learning and mentoring. It is important to develop both the people and the structures.

Training and workshops should include the standard capacity building topics as there is continued need for these (Writing better Funding Applications, Monitoring and evaluation, perfecting pitches, H&S, Safeguarding, governance , strategic planning etc.), however there is a gap in areas such as marketing, messaging, social media, networking etc.

Objectives & Activities (Actions):

Objective 1 - Research

Action: produce an annual report, launched at CSO’s annual conference. Produce quarterly reports on the thematic priorities that are circulated throughout the membership. Use research evidence in key meetings, boards, and other fora.

Objective 2 – Partnership

Action: to foster an environment of partnership and collaboration, creating opportunities

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for people to work together for the good of the Somali community.

Objective 3 – Leadership and professional skills

Action:

  1. Organising, amplifying and articulating the collective voice and needs of the Somali Community at Local, Pan-London and National level.

  2. Building bridges within the Somali Community and also with the wider BAME

  3. communities.

  4. Enabling the environment for the development of community leadership, especially women.

Our vision

To achieve cohesive, integrated and successful Somali communities.

Our mission

To provide a strong, collective and credible voice for Somali communities in the UK and to articulate the aspirations and interests of Somali communities.

Our strategic objectives:

Our work is underpinned by the following strategic objectives:

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Our achievements & performance

Key Summary Achievements for the year 2020 to 2021:

1. CSO’s membership has increased by 95% since the start of the pandemic from 110 to 215 across 12 metropolitan cities.

2. We have identified 39 Somali led Mosques who have joined CSO.

3. We have delivered the Resilience Training to 36 Somali led CVO’s including 4 Somali led Mosques.

4. We have delivered Bid writing support to 22 Somali led CVO’s including 2 Somali led Mosques

5. We have trained 223 participants in Benefits & Social Welfare law to build resilience in community advice services from September 2020.

6. We have the first ever UK Wide Somali Community Hub website and APP.

7. We have embedded CSO’s online training infrastructure across 12 metro cities and across 90 Somali led CVO and Mosque by distributing tablets and headsets.

8. We have produced 5 videos and co-produced two videos for the Somali Community in the UK.

In response to the Pandemic, CSO has responded with an ambitious program of resilience and capacity building for its membership. We have also reached out to all our communities across 12 metropolitan areas by visiting and having dialogue with them. This has resulted in the phenomenal growth in membership.

We are grateful to TNLCF, Trust for London, National Emergencies Trust, City Bridge Trust, People’s Postcode Trust, The Clothworkers Trust and UK Community Foundation for supporting CSO and the Somali Community in the UK.

The funding received has enabled CSO to do the following;

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Resilience Training

The original plan was to deliver training to 30 organisations and 300 volunteers including unemployed Somali Graduates in cohorts of 20 x 15 sessions. The training started on 28th September 2020 is continuing until the end of March 2021. The training was delivered by AdviceUK and The Benefits Training Company.

The format of the training was the delivery over 10 consecutive days of half days with two cohorts every two weeks. We have delivered the training to 36 organisations and 223 staff and volunteers.

★ Housing Law and Mental Health Training Videos

We are on track to produce the two videos. These will be available to registered participants and organisations and be made available on CSO Website and Youtube channel.

We have identified 39 Somali mosques in England and Wales in 12 metro cities. We have established links with all of them and of these four have participated in the Resilience Training program to train 16 of their Imams, staff and volunteers. We designed a needs assessment analysis questionnaire with the assistance of the Muslim Council of England and two Somali Local Councilors and have completed the report to be published June 2021.

We have also obtained funding from the LCRF Wave 4 to work with 20 Somali led mosques in London on supporting them with advocating for the benefits of the Covid-19 Vaccine.

In response to the Pandemic, CSO had invested significantly in technology and equally given that our membership is spread across 12 metropolitan areas in the UK this was a strategic decision.

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We have commissioned and deployed the following infrastructure for information, advice and support for the Somali Community in the UK;

We have invested significantly in the development of CSO capabilities and capacity to deliver services, membership management infrastructure and community information.

We have obtained funding from TNLCF, People’s Postcode Lottery and City Bridge Trust for the development of video content.

With the above, we aim to produce the following;

We have distributed 200 tablets and headsets to our membership. Our membership has increased from 110 to 215 since April 2020 as word of our work spreads through the Somali Community.

CSO’s 200+ members have accessed CSO’s panel of 30 Freelance Bid writers from November 2020. We have held 5 rounds of bid support and have completed 22 funding applications. Each organisation so far has been supported in writing the following:

We are on track of the original target of 45 organisations to be supported with bid writing subject to funding opportunities which have diminished.

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★ CSO Infrastructure Re Office

CSO was previously based in shared office space run by Voluntary Action Islington. Since the Covid-19 regulations came in on March 2020, we have operated from home and only at the beginning of October 2020, it became clear that the space at VAI was no longer viable for it to be used as an appropriate office given the shrinkage of distancing requirements. On 1st December 2020, we signed a lease agreement for bigger office space at 10 Manor Gardens. London N7 6LS.

★ CSO Staffing levels

We now have a total of 8 staff and 3 consultants who are working across the organisation [from staff level of 3 at March 2020].

Somalis in the UK

The United Kingdom (UK) is home to the largest Somali community in Europe, with an estimated 98,000 Somali-born immigrants residing in the UK in 2016 according to the Office for National Statistics. The majority of these live in England, with the largest number found in London. Smaller Somali communities exist in Birmingham, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Sheffield and Cardiff.

The earliest Somali immigrants in the UK were lascars, seamen and merchants who arrived in the 19th century. A second small group of seamen came during the Second World War with the Royal Navy, and stayed in search of employment. During the 1980s and 1990s, the civil war in Somalia led to a large number of Somali immigrants, comprising the majority of the current Somali population in the UK.

Between 1985 and the end of 2006, Somalia was consistently one of the top ten asylum applicant producing countries in the UK.10 Asylum applications by Somalis to the UK rising from 305 in 1988 to a peak of 7,495 in 1999 and then dropping to 1,845 in 2006. The Somali community represents one of the largest Muslim groups in the UK. The Somali community in the UK includes British citizens, refugees, asylum seekers, persons granted exceptional leave to remain, irregular migrants, and Somalis who have moved to Britain after being granted refugee status in other European states.

According to the 2011 Census, 36 percent of Somali-born residents of England and Wales arrived in the UK during the 1990s. The majority (57 per cent) arrived after 2001, with around 25 per cent arriving between 2001 and 2003.

There is an estimate of 463,000 Somalis in the United Kingdom (ONS, 2019). Somali communities in the UK are facing significant equalities challenges. Somali organisations have called on authorities for responses on how to address ethnic health inequalities experienced by these communities and for improved consideration of social value in public sector health and social care commissioning.

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cso ICM to th• publlc The Council of Somali organisat￿n$ pfovKles benefit ty improving the Ilves of tho publi¢ through our support of comrnunity organisats'ons a(xo8s Vle LorKlon rogion. Ihrough training. mentoring, advice arKI guidan￿ for Staff, volunteers 8nd trustees and through promob'ry l)qU811ty, social justic• and industh of the communiU•8 Ihat wè Almosl all ol our membor VCOS provHJe front lina ser¥iC68 to trb• pu￿{¢, and in partI￿lar to m8mbors of the Somali community, so as to address disadvantage, inequality. Social injusb'ce and wverty. Our events, advocacy and seminars dealt wlih a numter of public issues IncludiThJ cohèsion. menlal health arKI w8llb8ing. cnrn6. drug8 and subslance misuse. welfare benèfits, hou8ir•3, immigration. refugee support, radicalisau'on and prevent agenda {go¥emment ant￿terrOrisM programme). In addit￿n to capa¢ty building and research activities. CSO works to influence polity and to do Ihis effectively we represent the V￿Ce and interest of Ihe Scfflali rx)mmunity at a nurrber of forums Indkndiro the Mayor of London's Migrant and Refugee Forum In addition, w• dellver roundtable disCU8si¢)ns and forums on soclal and economic issues as they Impact on Somo11 communibes. The Info￿at￿n galhered. together with the evidenc£ from our research acbvlties. 18 used to inforni deasion-making Impacbng the devek)pment of the Somali wmmunity in England. Some events delivered by CSO and also in partnership th other second I￿r organisations for example 18liwton Refugee Fonjm, Black Training Entefprise Gr¢JJp. an¢J Evetyn Okffield Unlt, Publlc b•n•fft •t•t•m•nt In shapir*g our objectives for the ye8r and planning our actlvStles, the Trtjstees have n$￿ered S.17 01 the Chadbes Act 2011 and the Chanty Commission's guidance on public b8nefit. Induding Ihe guidance 'publlc benofil.. running a charity IP02) Tha achlevements and actsVrt￿S above demonstrate the public benefrt arMirs from tr chanty's activrties Rlgk Man4•m•nt The InJstees have assessed the major rfsks lo which the CounrAI of Somali Ckganisatbn is exposed and are satssfied that systems are In place to rnitig31e éxposure to the major risks Induding maintaining a risk register, whKh is revlewed annualty. Dr. Idil sman-chalr li

Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of Council of Somali Organisations Ltd Year ended 31[st] March 2021

I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Council of Somali Organisations (‘the charity’) for the year ended 31[st] March 2021

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006(‘the 2006 Act’).

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

Independent Examiner’s Statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination; I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe;

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

  2. The financial statements do not accord with those records; or

  3. The financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

  4. The financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial

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Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102).

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

Date: 20/05/2021

Md Iqbal Hossain MBA, ACCA BK COMMUNITY ACCOUNTANT LTD Chartered Certified Accountant Arches 420-421 Burdett Road, London. E3 4AA.

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Council of Somali Organisations Ltd Company Limited by Guarantee Statement of Financial Activities (Including income and expenditure account) 31[st] March 2021

Incoming / Expenditure
Resources		 Note Unrestrict
ed Funds		 Restricte
d Funds		 TOTAL
Funds
2021		 TOTAL
Funds
2020
Income from: £ £ £ £
Donations and Legacies 8 - 426,466 426,466 64,867
Charitable activities:
Training, events,
capacity building and
business mentoring		 9 947 - 947 1,755
Investment Income 10 3 - 3 -
Total Income 950
=======		 426,466
======		 427,416
======		 66,622
=====
Expenditure on:
Fundraising 11 2,880 2,880 7,720
Charitable Activities: 11 378,040 378,040
Training, events,
capacity building and
business mentoring		 11 2,977 23,011 25,988 74,732
Total expenditure 2,977
=======		 403,931
=======		 406,908
======		 82,452
=====
Net Income /
(expenditure) & net
movement in funds		 (2,027)
=======		 22,535
======		 20,508
======		 (15,830
)
=====
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought
forward		 10,691
=======		 24,971
=======		 35,662
======		 51,492
======
Total funds carried
forward		 8,664
=======		 47,506
=======		 56,170
======		 35,662
=====

The statement of financial activities includes all gains & losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. The notes on page 17 to 26 form part of these financial statements.

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Councll ol Smli Oryanlsallort• Ltd Conyny Llmlt•d by Guaranle• ". S¢•lwnwrt of fIn￿l•l poslllan 31•1 Pjarch 2021 FIXED ASSET3 2020 Tan Ible Flxed Asséts 19 Current Assets 152,185 10.6(10 70.193 Cash at Bank and hand D•btorn Total Cu￿ent Assot8 15.998 26,155 162,785 42.153 Current Llabilili•8 Cf•drtor•: Amourrt• •llin9 du• wlthln one ear Advance R•c•lv•d from Fund•r wilhln th• Net curr•nt Assets Tot•1 Asw1• 17 (10,887) (8,491 (105,9211 (14.023) 170 33.862 Funds of th• charlty: 21 21 Rosthct•d Fund• Unr•strlct•d Fund•: G•n•ral fund• 47.506 24,971 10,691 35.662 Tot•1 Funds 56.170 For the ￿ endirKJ 31# Marth 2021 the comp•ty wa8 onliued lo 8xompiion from audll under soction 477 01 lh• Crynie8 Ad 20IX r8latir¥ to small c4%xpans. Dlrector3' re￿>￿81b￿lts'•8. The rnarnbers have not r•quired Ihe o)mpany to obtain an audll ol Ils yjnts the year In qUeStic￿ in accordance wilh 8eGllon 478: Th8 directors ackrwlèd98 responsibilib'e8 for c￿Mpl￿.ryj wth Iho requirements of the Act vAtrt r88P6Ct to acco￿11￿ records and eparatson of acC￿nts. These aca)unts have been wèpargd in acc£KOanc• provlsk appllcable to companies, gubjetx to tho 8mall Companies regime armj Y•ilh Ihe FinanGial Rop￿ts.￿ Standard for Smalb8r Entiti08 leffoctfve Aprfl 2fyJ8). Th68• financ481 st8t8menls ww• approvod by the trthrd of Iru8te88 & authori8•d ftjr Iswe cn -Wrf-tlrytrP-. f4e sifv on b8haK of boa(d by.. Signed N•m•: Idll O•man. (c￿lf &Tru•t••) 15

Council of Somali Organisations Ltd

Company Limited by Guarantee

Statement of cash flows For the year ended 31 March 2021

Note 2021 2020
£ £ £
Net cash provided by / (used) operating
activities		 22 59,025 (40,518)
Cash provided by /(used in) investing
activities		 19 (88,758) -
Cash provided by /(used in) financing
activities		 18 165,921 -
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the
year		 23 136,187 (40,518)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning
of the year		 15,998 56,516
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
year		 152,185 15,998
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Council of Somali Organisations Ltd Company Limited by Guarantee Notes to the financial statements Year ended 31[st] March 2021

1. General Information

The Charity is a private Company Limited by Guarantee, registered in England & Wales and a registered charity in England & Wales. The address of the

Statement of Compliance

These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS102,’ The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland’, the 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) (charities SORP(FRS 102)) and the charities Act 2011.

2. Accounting policies

Incoming resources

Voluntary income and donation are included in incoming resources when they are receivable except when the donors specify that they must be used in future accounting periods or donor’s conditions have not been fulfilled, then income is deferred. The income from fundraising ventures is shown gross.

Donated services and facilities

Income from donated services and facilities is included in incoming resources at a valuation, which is an estimate of the financial cost borne by the donor where such a cost is quantifiable and measurable. No income is recognised when there is no financial cost borne by a third party.

Resources expended

Resources expended are included in the statement of financial activities on an accrual’s basis, inclusive of any VAT, which cannot be recovered. Expenditure, which is directly attributable to specific activities, has been included in these cost categories, where costs are attributable to more than one activity, they have been apportioned across the cost of generating funds on a basis consistent with the use of these resources. Cost of generating funds includes salaries, direct expenditure and overhead costs of the staff who promote fundraising including events. Governance costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

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Funds

Restricted funds are to be used for specific purpose as laid down by the donor. Expenditure, which meets these criteria, is charged to the fund together with a fair allocation of management and support costs. Unrestricted funds are donations and other incoming resources received or generated for the charitable purposes.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the management committee for particular purposes.

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income & expenditure.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.

Going concern

There are no material uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue.

Disclosure exemptions

The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemption: - No cash flow statement has been presented for the company.

Judgements and Key Sources of Estimation Uncertainty

The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity’s purpose.

Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal and fall into one of two sub- classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.

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Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity: it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:

All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.

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Tangible Assets

All fixed assets are initially recorded at cost.

Depreciation

Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of those assets as follows:

Furniture & equipment Telephone System Method

Defined contribution plans

Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised as an expense in the period in which the related service is provided. Prepaid contributions are recognised as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

When contributions are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months of the end of the reporting date in which the employees render the related service, the liability is measured on a discounted present value basis. The unwinding of the discount is recognised as an expense in the period in which it arises.

3. Limited by guarantee

The company is limited by guarantee without share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member.

4. Pensions and other post - retirement benefits

All staff has been offered a pension contribution recognised by HMRC. All staff has opted out so there are no pension assets to administer and there is no other post – retirement benefits funded by the charity.

5. Investment Income

  1. None Funds are held in a non-interest-bearing bank account. There are no bank charges associated with the account and trustees believe the achieve value for money in respect to the services provided by the bank.

  2. Financial Instruments: Carrying amount: Debt instruments on the balance sheet represent real and fair value. Financial liabilities on the balance sheet represent real and fair value.

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8. Income from donations and legacies

Grants, donations and
legacies:		 Unrestrict
ed Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Trust for London - 50,000 50,000 50,000
Trust for London (LCRF)
BBC CIN
People Postcode
Clothworkers
Foundation
LCRF Infrastructure
Support
City Bridge Trust
National Lottery (TNCLF)
UK Community
Foundation
London Community
Foundation (wave 4)
City Bridge Trust Top UP
GLA
TOTAL		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
======		 25,000
4,934
9,940
10,000
5,000
28,583
262,591
13,168
5,000
12,250
-
426,466
======		 25,000
4,934
9,940
10,000
5,000
28,583
262,591
13,168
5,000
12,250
-
426,466
======		 -
9,867
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
5,000
64,867
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9. Income from Charitable Activities

. Un-restricted Restricted 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Other Income 947 - 947 255
Hear Equality - - - -
Refugee council RCO
Forum		 - - - 1,500
TOTAL 947
========		 -
========		 947
========		 1,755
=======
=

10. Income from Investments

. Un-restricted Restricted 2021 2020
£ £ £ £
Bank Interest 3 - 3 -
Total 3
======		 -
======		 3
=====		 -
====

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11.Analysis of Expenditure

Costs
of
raising
funds		 Direct
Charitabl
e
expendit
ure		 Gover
nance
costs		 Support Total Total
2020

costs		 2021
£ £ £ £ £ £
Remuneration/Salary
(13)		 - 116,396 - 2,100 118,496 51,906
Sessional staff (13) 2,880 - - 3,932 6,812 4,320
Staff pension (13) - - - 1,663 1,663 46
Volunteer expenses - - - - - 780
Premises
&
administration		 - 20,458 - 2,800 23,258 11,188
Project Cost - 178,716 - - 178,716
-
Training
&
Org
Development		 - 5,909 - 2,300 8,209 4,820
Legal, Accountancy & IE - - 6,317 6,876 13,193 3,500
Tax & Social Service
(13)
-		 37,996 - - 37,996 5,892
Depreciation - 18,565 - - 18,565 -
2,880
----------		 378,040
----------		 6,317
--------		 19,671
--------		 406,908
---------
82,452
---------
Governance Costs 6,317 (6,317)
Support Costs - 19,671 - (19,671)
Total Expenses 2,880
=====		 404,028
======		 -
=====
-		 406,908
82,452
=====
====== ======

Support Costs have been allocated on the basis of staff hours engaged in each activity.

Of the total expenditure (2020/2021), £2,977was unrestricted and £408,003 was restricted.

12. Independent examination fees

estricted.
12. Independent examination fees
2021 2020
Fees payable to the Independent examiner for: £ £
Independent examination of the financial statements 1,500 500
Total 1,500
========		 500
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13. Staff Cost

The total staff costs and employee benefits for the reporting period are analysed as follows:

nalysed as follows:
2021 2020
£ £
Remunerations/Salaries & Wages 118,496 51,906
Sessional Staff 6,812 4,320
Tax & Social Service 37,996 5,892

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Employer’s pension contributions 1,663 46
Total 164,967
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The average head count of employees during the year was 8 (2020:3). The average number of fulltime equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:

2021 2020
£ £
Number
of
management
and
administrative staff		 6 2
Number of core service staff
Total		 2
8		 1
3

No employee earned more than £60,000 during the year (2020: nil).

14. Trustee remuneration and expenses

SORP 2015 requires the following statements to be made: The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2020: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2020: £nil).

15. Related parties:

There are no related party transactions during the year.

16. Debtors:

2021 2020
£ £
Trust for London - 25,000
Clothworkers Foundation 10,000 -
Refugee Council RCO Forum 600 1,050

Other Debtors		 - 105
Total 10,600
=======		 26,155
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17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2021 2020
£ £
Trade Creditors 6,387 5,990
Tax and Social Security Costs - -
Accounts & Audit 4,500 500
Total 10,887 6,490
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18. Advance Received from The Funder within the year:

2021 2020
£ £
National Lottery (TNCLF) 131,296 -
City Bridge Trust 8,167 -
London Community Foundation (Wave4) 5,000 -
BBC CIN 4,934 -
UK Community BAME Support 6,584 -
People Postcode 9,940 -
Total 165,921
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19. Fixed Assets

Computer
Equipment		 Furniture Telephone
Total
Total
System
£ £ £
Cost
At 1 April 2020 - - -
Additions 72,457 10,192 6,109 88,758
Disposals - - -
At 31 March 2021 72,457 10,192 6,109 88,758
Depreciation
At 1 April 2019 - - -
Disposals - - -
Charge this
period		 14,491 2,038 2,036 18,565
At 31 March 2020 14,491 2,038 2,036 18,565
Net book value
At 31 March 2021 57,966 8,154 4,073 70,193
At 31 March 2020 - - -

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20. Movements in Funds

Funds: Balance Incomin Incomin Outgoing Balance
at 1st g g at 31st
April Unrestri Restrict March

2021		 cted ed 2021
Restricted Funds: £ £ £
Balance brought Forward 19,971 - - - 19,971
Trust for London - - 50,000 (50,000) -
Trust for London (LCRF) Wave
3		 - - 25,000 (25,000) -
People Postcode - - 9,940 (4,970) 4,970
BBC CIN - - 4,934 (4,934) -
City Bridge Trust 28,583 (18,176) 10,407
National Lottery (TNCLF) 262,591
(250,433)		 12,158
Clothworkers Foundation - (10,000) (10,000)
LCRF Infrastructure Support 5,000 (5,000) -
UK Community BAME Support 13,168 (8,168) 5,000
London
Community
Foundation (Wave4)		 5,000 (5,000) -
City Bridge Trust Top Up 12,250 (7,250) 5,000
Greater London Authority - - - (5,000) (5,000)
Total Restricted Funds - - 416,466
(393,931)
----------		 42,506
----------- --------- ---------- ----------
Unrestricted Fund:
Brought Forward 15,691 15,691
General Income/Funds - 950 (2,977) (2,027)
Total Unrestricted Fund - 950 (2,977)
----------		 (2,027)
--------- ---------- ----------
Total Fund Carried Forward 35,662 950 416,466
(396,908)
======		 56,170
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21. Analysis of net assets between Funds:

Unrestricte
Restricted
Total Fund
d Fund
Funds
2021
£
£
£
Current assets 8,664
154,121
162,785
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one
year		 -
(10,887)
(10,887)
Fixed Assets -
70,193
70,193
Advance Received from the Funder -
(165,921)
(165,921)
Net Assets 8,664
47,506
56,170
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22. Reconciliation of net Income/ (expenditure) to net cash flow from operating activities:

2021
2020
£
£
Net movement in funds for the reporting period
(as per the statement of financial activities)		 20,508
(15,830)
(Increase)/decrease in debtors 15,555
(26,155)
Increase/(decrease) in creditors 4,397
1,466
Depreciation 18,565
-
Net cash provided by / (used in) operating
activities		 59,025
(40,518)
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23. Analysis of cash and cash equivalents

At 1 April
Cash
At 31 March
2020
flows
2021
£
£
£
Cash at bank and in hand 15,998
136,187
152,185
Total cash and bank equivalents 15,998
136,187
152,185

24. Company Limited by guarantee Council for Somali Organisations is a company Limited by guarantee and accordingly does not have a share capital.

Every member of the company undertakes to contribute such amount as may be required not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of its being wound up while he or she is a member, or within one year after he or she ceases to be a member.

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