HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST TRUSTEES REPORT AND FINANCIAL sTATEMEs FOR THEYFAP FNDED 31ST MARCH 2026 Charl number 1165727 M ANVARI & CO. Chartered Certified Accountants
HAYAAfwoAEN YRusr Page INDEX Officers and other information Trustees Reporet 2to9 Independent Examinerfs Report 10t011 Balance Sheet 12 Income and Expenditure statement 13 Notes to Financial Statements 14to15
Page 1 HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST OFFICERS AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 TRUSTEES Suad Ismail (Resigned 161612025) Abdi Samed Mohamed (Resigned 161612025) Kaltun Abdulwahab Mohamed (Resigned 161612025) Zanib Mohamed (Appointed 161612025) Khalid Ahmed (Appointed 161612025) Omer Sam8ter (Appointed 281812025) REGISTERED OFFICE BLrtetown Community Centre Loudoun Square Cardiff CF10 5JA ACCOUNTANTS M Anv8ri & Co. Chartered Certified Accountants 152a Whitchurch Road Cardiff CF14 3NA
Page 2 Hayaat Women Trustees CIO Annual Report Financial Year April 2024- March 2025 Hayaat Women Trust (H) came into existence as a group of women and men working as volunteers with the language skills and cultural knowledge needed to fill the gap in signposting and advocating for welfare and social support provisions. Through this work our group became expert leaders in providing the social and welfare support that the African community needed, particularly Somali, Sudanese, Arab, and other African refugee- background families. We promote social inclusion for members residing across the city and advocating for those who are socially excluded on the ground of their status, ethnic origin, or gender. Over time driven by our aims and objectives we have developed into an organisation with a clear mission and vision, and coherent set of operational practises to ensure that our charity is well run and can offer professional service provisions. As a charity we adhere to the highest ethical standards and have adopted policies and procedures that demonstrate transparency and accountability in all aspects of our work. As a grassroots roots organisation supporting and empowering communities in Wales, we have first-hand knowledge of the local issues, cultures, and circumstances in which these communities live. We are led by these communities in addressing need and have developed a clear understanding of the local and regional projects and service provisions landscape. We act as a feedback organisation to 3rd sector and statutory service providers aiding them to better understand how their services or provisions can be made more accessible and effectual, As an organisation we see our role as innovators and co-ordinators of efforts to design and implement provisions that create positive and lasting change in our communities. As the organisation has grown, we have developed many services that have enabled HWT to fill in the gaps that have existed in service provisions. Himilo Advocacy and Advice project, BME women's writing project, Covid -19 Response Project, Catch Up Education project, Teo and Talk project, Basic Literacy project, Hygiene and Sanitation Project, Maternal Health Education Project, BME learning disability and Autism Project, Golden Years Yoga project, Health shared Learning project, Befriending Elders project, BME Swimming Project, Empowering young women programme, Mentoring project, Inspire - Aspire.. Student Career Pathway project, Young Queens, Advocacy Without Barriers, Happy Path - Sisterhoods Mind Project, Hayaan Advocacy Project, Health and Wellbeing Awareness Project, Young Peoples Emotional and Mental Health Navigators Project, Thrive Online learning. As a charity we have been fulfilling our remit of making the voices of our communities heard through campaigning work to influence policy and provision, information services of advocacy and advice, and as a service provider.
Page 3 Partnerships are at the heart of the way we work, we use our knowledge, skills and capacity, organisational and personal connections, diversity, access to policy arenas, research evidence, action, and influence in partnership with others. Working together, supporting each other, and developing long-term relationships allows us to achieve far more than we could achieve alone, Aim & Objectives To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with African women residing in Wales who are socially excluded on the ground of their ethnic origin or gender, to relieve their needs and to assist them to integrate into society, in particular by: l. Providing health and well-being information, advice, education, and training to support and enable them to increase access to quality health and clinical services 2. Providing workshops, forum, advocacy, and general support to raise their awareness, of the existing health providers, services, empower and promote their health rights. 3. Raising public awareness of the health issues affecting them by planning and delivering educational programme, training sessions, workshops, and seminars for health services workers 4. Co-ordinating opportunities for them to engage with health and education services providers Ivoluntary and statutory}, to enable those providers to adapt services to better meet their needs. 5. To develop a link and partnership working with partner organisations in the Horn of Africa in relation to improve the lives of African women and to provide trainings sessions and support to the health workers in Africa to improve the health and well-being of women in Africa. 6. Promote and carry out or assist in promoting and carrying out research and surveys and publish results thereof. Activities Delivering Advocacy drop-in sessions for our local community offering casework support, information and advice on accessing health, education, housing, welfare benefits and other public services, Cultural Awareness training sessions for public and third sector organisations Hwf supports individuals with autism, neurodivergence, neurodegenerative conditions, and mental or emotional health needs through advocacy, education, and peer support. We provide one-to-one advocacy for parents and family members, run peer support workshops, and deliver targeted educational sessions to raise awareness of these conditions and related needs.
Page 4 Providing a safe space for confidence building and mutual peer support for our service users Providing equality and diversity awareness raising workshops, gender balanced focus group discussions for disability/mental health sensitisation, culturally appropriate social events facilitated by health professionals, information sharing talks and activities. Provisions of peer support workshops and one to one advocacy support for parents and family members of people with autism or neuro divergence. Catch Up education sessions for BAME school children and support for BAME families addressing educational needs of their children. Our work also includes ESOL classes and targeted educational workshops. Cultural Drama & Arts sessions for BAME girls to boost their confidence and increase their self-esteem. Regular consultations and community meetings with 3 Sector organisations, Local Authorities, Welsh Government addressing iriequality of BAME communities in access basic services such as Health, Housing, Social Care and Wellbeing provisions. As a founding member of Alliance of Somali Led Organisations IASLO), HWT ensures through representation and engagement that Somali and wider African diaspora voices are able to influence local decision-making and Welsh Government strategy, including poverty reduction. HWT preserves heritage by celebrating and sharing the traditions, languages, and histories of African and diaspora communities through cultural events, storytelling, and educational workshops. By encouraging intergenerational learning, supporting traditional arts, and linking cultural identity to wellbeing, HWT ensures that heritage is actively maintained, passed on, and embedded in everyday community life. rd We have continued to engage users, community members, volunteers, stakeholders, trustees, Staff, partner organizations, and community ambassadors in the development, co- production, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the trust and services and provisions we provide. As a part of our sustainability strategy we have increased significantly dialogue and engagement with the users, community members, other community-based projects and network partners to improve our understanding of the current community needs landscape. Additionally, we have been able to fully evaluate the benefit and impact the Hayaan project has had in the community and on people's lives. Findings from our extended feedback activities will be integrated into the development plans for Hayaat Women Trust's new 5-year strategic plan, which is currently being formulated. As an organisation we have been very fortunate to have been able to benefit from a consistent increasing demand from community members to get involved with the project. This h3s resulted in a year-on-year increase in the number of people wanting to become volunteers for the organisation.
Page 5 Our existing and new activities and provisions coupled with an approach of consistent innovation and improvement has resulted in increased awareness of our organisation, which in turn has led to greater uptake and involvement of community members in the Trust's work as a whole, This year, we gained 152 new casework clients and continued with 159 existing casework clients. We also held 91 community activities and workshops. Our highest performing activities this year have been around our health and wellbeing activities and workshop sessions which have proven to be extremely successful and resulted in excessive demand for these provisions. This area of work has been documented as an area of work that needs to be expanded in our future plans for activities and provisions. The work we undertake with Senior citizens is another area of work that has been identified as needing expansion in terms of activits'es and provisions. The older age group community members attending our services have been steadily increasing and requests have been made to Hayaat Women Trust for more work to be done in this area to meet growing needs. As a part of our continued engagement with all sections of the community we have again held half term and summer activities which have had 171 attendees. This year our activities and workshops have attracted 1,670 attendees. Additionally, our special community events and celebrations have been attended by 335 participants. The advice, advocacy and casework have again increased in a year-on-year fashion, and as such we have had to implement new triaging and casework management and allocation processes. This change has been adopted in order to cater to the increased numbers of people approaching Hayaan for support and to aid in the creation of work areas of specialism within our casework staff base. What we have learned With the passing of our great leader Fowzia we have come to fully understand the need to fully implement succession planning for all aspects of the management of the organisation and work of the Hayaan project. As the Hayaan project has come to an end in its third year, we have come to understand that we have only scratched the surface in terms of meeting the many needs of the community. We are grateful to have implemented a strategy resulting in services and provisions that have positively impacted a lot of people, and it is the lessons that we have learned through this development process that we will take forward in establishing other projects, provisions and services that produce effectual change in the lives of community members. We will continue to work in partnership with other community-based groups, projects and organisations as we seek to continue to advocate on behalf of the community and their unmet needs.
Page 6 As an organisation that has been dependent on a single large funder for a stream of work, we have come to see the benefi'ts of diversifying our funding base. We intend to take the lessons that we have learned through this process and apply it to long term funding strategy and diversify the funding required for the trusts services by seeking funding from several different sources. Challenges Impact on our organisation Hayaat Women Trust continues to experience sustained growth in demand for our services, driven by the ongoing cost-of-living crisis and deepening inequalities across the communities we serve. Operating from our base in Butetown Community Centre and a newly acquired second office, we are now better positioned to meet this rising need. However, we remain close to full capacity, requiring careful caseload management to maintain service quality within existing budget and staffing constraints. The funding environment remains challenging, particularly around securing unrestricted 5UPPOrt for core operations. In response, we've submitted multiple bids targeting coordination and administrative costs and have embedded full cost recovery into all new project applications to ensure long-term sustainability. Staffing transitions this year have been managed smoothly, with all vacant roles successfully filled and new posts created through additional service provision funding. Our expanded team has strengthened delivery across key areas. Despite the added office space, physical infrastructure remains a pressure point due to increased footfall and service activity. We continue to assess space needs to ensure our operational environment supports both staff and service users effectivelv. Concluded Projects Hayaan Project (Additional Leorning, Autism, Disability, Advice & Advoc¢7Cy) The Hayaan Project was a multi-strand initiative by Hayaat Women Trust that supported African and BAME communities through culturally competent advocacy, health and wellbeing services, digital inclusion, and specialist advice. Delivered by three full-time Project Officers, it included autism and disability support, community health activities, digital skills training, and multilingual advice on welfare, housin8, and employment. Operating across two offices and beyond standard hours, the project was co-designed with community members and driven by outreach, peer support, and inclusive engagement to tackle systemic barriers and promote lon8-term resilience. Welsh Government- Child Povety Strategy Grant
Page 7 The Empowering Somali Families project, Sed by Hayaat Women's Trust on behalf of the Alliance of Somali led organisations, helped the community and tackle child poverty through services being brought together and targeted at people needing them. Three satellite hubs were established and operated in Butetown, Grangetown, and Riverside. These hubs provided services designed to alleviate child poverty and provide essential services for Somali families in Cardiff. Diverse Excellence (Culture Grant)-Young Queens Young Queens was a heritage project for young Somali Welsh women aged between 11 and 14 which explored their rich history of performance {Riwayaad) and Ciyaar Somali (Somali folk dance) and encouraged them write and perform their own work as a means of building confidence, boosting wellbeing and developing creative potential in relation to their Somali Welsh heritage. The project main emphasis was the exploration of heritage and archiving work that was generated from the project. The project included a community photoshoot in Welsh landscapes with famous landmark5 called Rooted in our Dhaqan which culminated in an exhibition hosted at the Senedd. New Projects The Waterloo Foundation The Waterloo Foundation has provided Hayaat Women Trust with two years of grant for unrestricted funding to cover core costs for management/support staff. Uoyds Bank Foundation The Lloyds Bank Foundation unrestricted grant has provided HWT with three years of funding that is to be used towards the core costs of organisation and was awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream Postcode Cornrnunity Trust Postcode Community Trust unrestricted grant has provided HWT with one year of funding that will be used towards the core costs of organisation. Citizens UK-Youth Endowment Fund As part of Citizens Wales successful grant application through the Youth Endowment Fund we have been able implement local solutions for Grangetown and Butetown which include the creation of 2 part-time Emotional and Mental Health Navigator posts hosted by Hayaat Women Trust to provide individualised, emotional, and practical one to one support to young people, aged 16-25 who are currently experiencing difficulty with their mental health and or wellbeing. BAWSO- Comic Relief funding- Development support
Page 8 This one-year restricted grant funding was received for organisational development support, including the creation of a part-time Development co-ordinator post coupled with resources and funding to be used for professional development and training of volunteers, trustees and staff. Continuing Projects People's Health Trust- Happy Path - Sisterhoods Mind Project Our project will provide professional and peer support to our community of interest to establish social links, sharing worries, anxieties, mutual reassurance, expressing themselves in ways meaningful to them. Confidence boosting and uplifting physical and mental health activities and outin85. Challenging culture-related mental health stigma. Hosting weekly group conferences with bi-lingual professionals and peers. Crisis intervention, build self- esteem, develop emotional intelligence, and build peer support. Funding and Financial Report Summary of funds received this financial Years April 2024- March 2025 Total Income Funders & Pro ect Name Community Fund Lottery- Hayaan Project Welsh Government (Child Poverty Strategy Grantl- Himilo Project The Waterloo Foundation Lloyds Bank Foundation Postcode Community Trust People's Health Trust- Sisterhoods Mind Project Citizens UK- Youth Endowment Fund TY Cerdd C35C Diverse Excellence (Culture Grantl- Young Queens Project Other Amount 121,200.00 25,000.00 30,000.00 25,000.00 25,000.00 10,000.00 10,833.33 845.00 1,250.00 5,000.00 535.52 TOTAL 254.663.85
Page 9 Trustees Res onsibilities The Charity trustees comply with Charities Act 2011 requirements in providing strategic oversight in ensuring up-to-date accounting records, preparation and security of the statement of Accounts, preparation and timely submission of annual reports and returns. They have ensured that the Statement of Account, reports and returns are submitted to the Charity commission, within ten months of Financial year end, irrespective of the income of the CIO. The Charity Trustees also comply with their obligation to inform the Commission within 28 days of any change in particulars of the CIO entered on the Central Register of Charities. CIO CHARITY PROVISIONS The Report is prepared in accordance with provisions of the general Regulations of CIO Clause 21. By Order of the Trustees: Hayaat Women Trustees.. Name of Trustee . Vi.k j.e(L i )1 NloHrtiMED .Ps6 )! A4iML Signature Date:
Page 10 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS TO THE TRUSTEES OF HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner The Charitys Trustees are responsible for preparation of accounts. The Charity Trustees consider that an audit is not reqUId for this year. under Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an Independenl Examination is needed. It is our responsibilty to.. Examination is needed. It is our responsibility to: examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Charities Act lo allow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (Under Section 145(5)(b} of the Charities Act), and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examlner statsment Our examination was Caled out in accordance with general Directions glven by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accountino records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required on an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a true and fair view and the report is limlted to those matters set out in the Statement below. Independent examlners ststement In connectlon with my examination, no matter has come to our attentS0n: (1) which gives us reasonable cause to believe that in any material, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met or (2) to which, in our opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached.
Page11 Signed / Date. 2ck-/tryva* 2ot5 M ANVARI & CO. Chartered Certlfied Accountsnts 152a Whitchurch Road Cardiff CF14 3NA
Page 12 HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31ST MARCH 2025 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible Fixed assets 2198 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank Cash in hand Debtors and prepayments 138926 51 1100 140077 LESS: CURRENT LIABILITIES Sundry Creditor -3596 NET CURRENT ASSETS 136481 TOTAL NET ASSETS 138679 FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted 68883 69796 138679 The trstees acknowledge thelr responsibilities for preparing accounts whlch give a true and falr view of the state of affairs affairs of the charity as at the end of financial year, and of its Receipts and Payments for the financial year. These financial statements were approved by the trustees on.. signed on their behalf by.. . And are .Trustee The notes on pages 13 to 14 forni part of these financial statements.
Page 13 HAYAAT WOMEN TRLIST RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 Note RECEIPTS Grants received Donations Bank Deposit interest 254664 6335 261005 LESS: EXPENDITURE Salaries and Pension Stationery Refreshments Start up and Recruitment Training Monitoring and evaluation offi rent and ratss Insuran utilities Marketing Cleaning Sessional Facilitators and Speakers Travel and subsistence Legal and professional Accountancy Depreciation 126620 2869 3031 7877 3000 10400 479 4979 631 1574 6894 5884 35148 1750 550 -211686 Excess of Expendlture over Income 49319 Funds Brought forward 89359 Funds Carried Forward 136678
Page 14 HAYAAT WOMEN TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 1) FIXED ASSETS Offlce Equipment Tanglbla Flxed Assets: COST: Balance at 11412024 and at 3110312025 8966 LESS: Depreciation Balance at 11412024 Charge for the year Balance at 311312025 6218 550 6768 NET BOOK VALUE As at 31 March 2025 2748 2) GRANTS RECEIVED: Community Fund Lottery Diverse Excellence People Health Trust Ty Cerdd The Waterloo Foundation Postcode Community Trust Lloyds Bank Foundation Welsh Government C3SC Citizens UK Others 121200 5000 10000 845 30000 25000 25000 25000 1250 10833 536 254664 3) DONATIONS RECEIVED: Trustees and other donations 6341
Page 15 HAYAAT WOAfEN TRUST NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2025 UNRESTRICTED FUNDS BIF Recelved Sp8nt CIF Balance Postcode Community Trust Lloyds Bank Foundation The Waterloo Foundation Other donations 7285 13503 1846 2248 25000 5473 3682 5439 36255 25000 25000 24530 2659 6341 20791 86341 38249 68883 RESTRICTED FUNDS Community Fund Lottery Welsh Government Award For All: Bl8 Lottery C3SC Rosa Foundation National Heritage Moon Dance People Health trust Diverse Excellence Citizens UK P.P.Sisterhood Ty Cerdd Others 50905 121200 3200 25000 -7566 15 5399 -1020 500 9147 7988 119464 13040 52641 15160 -7566 1265 5399 -1020 500 1478 -2081 5467 -2828 845 536 69796 1250 10000 5000 10833 17669 15069 5366 2828 536 68568 174664 173436