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| Trustees' report | 2-9 | ||
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| statement offinancial | activities | ||
| Statement ofTrustees' | Responsibilities | ||
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| Notes tothefinancial | statements |
| Charity | Name | Name | THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION | THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION | THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION | THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION | OF MERSEYSIDE | OF MERSEYSIDE | OF MERSEYSIDE | ||
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| Charity | number | 1157149 | |||||||||
| Company | Registration | Number | 05801288 | ||||||||
| Offlce Address | Suite 4- Kingspark | Business | Centre | ||||||||
| 97Stanley Road | |||||||||||
| Bootle | |||||||||||
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| Registered | Office | Suite 4- Kingspark | Business | Centre | |||||||
| 97Stanley Road | |||||||||||
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| LIVERPOOL | |||||||||||
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| Management | Committee | Leslay Ann Armstrong | Chair (acting) | ||||||||
| Charles Lemba Matondo |
Treasurer | ||||||||||
| Moacir Paulino Mederiros | Director | ||||||||||
| Michel Makunsa | Ndofunsu | Director | |||||||||
| Deborah Mbosso | Director | ||||||||||
| Secretary: | Petronelle K Moanda |
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| Accountants | Whitgeld Accounting |
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| and Independent | Integrated Services Ltd |
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| Examiner | Block8 | ||||||||||
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| Bankers | Barclays Bank pic | ||||||||||
| Great Crosby Branch | |||||||||||
| 18-22 Liverpool Road |
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| Volunteers | Matieu Kapsi |
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| Joana kungi | Outreach | Interpreter | |||||||||
| Oriodina Tavares | Fernandes | Outreach | |||||||||
| Gisele Rdaya Ndambu | Admin | Finance | |||||||||
| Daiane Nunes Santa na | Cleaner | ||||||||||
| Alpha Dimbani | Outreach | ||||||||||
| Raissa Ogbona | Outreach | ||||||||||
| Salma Kona | Outreach |
| TNECONBOtfSE ASSOCiATION OFIVIEI585IOE | |
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| Tnwlses' Repwt and Quan cist Stawm eels | |
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| ibs main areas ofchefitshie scfwity are the prcwlshm ofmulw in gust information, advtnh and suldencei outreach work; and theaperation ofun o'roam aiamining pre/ect fort horn I need. Them «cdvltim and dw achievements that tlow Rom our work are deesrtmd below. 1Drop inr provoian ofmeir access muhignguel IMnrmatfo n,translatwn, inswpreta lion, uivmg support; forinchiidmk end fern Bien Adaco,Guldmca, isopomng services induding general adm nims tive tasks such as compknlog immigration fomw, appgcstian for housing/ education support, communication with mainstream mrviow /lob canus, GF,hospkak edmation, Uiiivamsl cwulit .atc } 2.Ihhmcscy ssmices -Wefsa gluts access Ioprefswlonsls end wdemsl agendas tocgants pnwMlng tmnsladon and mtsrp relation in fanguages their undemtsnd berier, and reslxmsive u lhdrnsmb |
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| Tiw outreach work ofthe topeaple wlm are vulrwrsble, isolated, snd wrdudsd from the socbw. This work continued toexpand inthe year under mview. At tfw twgimiiiw ofthe year, we had set aairgat tomach ssopeople and tomake our other swviess avsilsMe tothem. anficem' off«te with partner agendmto prmmoe*ur pmsmmmes and medi out m mare peapm experie ming hardship- indu ding - home wyn when needed. We begeva that equal accms toour send cesIsen fmportant euue for un ln sGBBon le our currant menqering of«usm roour mmbes by Bender, age wuvp, inunlgrrlicw latm am produce each year a publication cfour di tactdientr/ heneRdary ethnMty mowturlng charh weare aware from a hasagns study unde rtaiien this year, uslns Gns a vs gable on ths Naiahhourhood wadwm webrne, that alack and min orgy ethnic IwmmunNM are~sary represented in cbprhmd woss oFour wmnty. &mal accessloour caniicet Isvital ta our success wld that auccemful~mml bsdmmd by allo mmunltbs diat Iue oorsenrimu. s.godet ssweatmnal and leisure actwines: inclwfing cultural events, tn enable dienw get together, toconnect the dismnnected, provide them witii eplmrmnMm tostep aut ht the limel'Rht. Improve thor congdenre. self-sslsem and boldnass toIntemw with odghboum. we work with other localvs orgsnisauons toernurethat we nmch outtomore residents. |
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| These creational/ loose acth Mesandmnbl coheske events bring people ogstheriocslebrale our dhmms cwtures. we imply hefp increase fmople's wide ln Smlrcmnmuniiv erlabls thel fonerlng of co rrwllkir spirit the lmddtngof acaaggos uf crntwlurhhkl orrd amund orlt cltif. |
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| During the Ensnoel yesr2IQ2/!IQSwe have incremed send amour drop In, outreach and schmcaay mmicm wbh minimum deva lap ment acthihfov aswecsmm! out a commu hy mwulurtlall tohelp rrs arbp tow pmgr!nllnlss tohelter seaport dtosmvms useris needs |
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| The strmw focus wm snerigmgv nm~ msu mr osm moss mswee msntv accus, NMN cd llengw forwanl and creating a renewed wmtmrto mmd s o ri ptto u nmv m I onmenc The msha gem ant hss worked dossly with seRon vokmtanr serricm capadry bug ding Hem iriorder tomake dfu hap pen, ensuring wrong anisse a o tthe mnlre of the pl an olng, delivery, ths review pocessss end pragrenunesi and to make sum tMt tha organisation activities are stgl needed and are litfor purpose. aIWo Iwve producmi our ONanierQmsl Business plan -Map out aStrentnmr plan totake dm organbawm forward and guide usdrrsugh the changes we will nwm tomala; and |
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| bjp roduc ed eur oqwhuationai sustafnsMitv QtwaQr -addi pbn ta Gverdify our income streams tomfosuard the fulare. |
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| cjwe run an enueprsnmmhip progre mme for our b enelids des in partns whip v/ith hrerpool commonwealth Assodsdon and cammuriey concept lBwandmg Hcvkmni funded by BTF/ ta help them set up thok own husinswea |
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| Thetraining prajsm continues ln befocused on the opening ofthe internet ca%fcomp uter forths commurdty and tofurther develap our drap in centre. |
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| During this finsnrisl Hmr, cnM has wnended hb reach by working inpartnwshlp with tahar am nuances end~lmdlm toprovide aholpWc package tofwnnle who refvon Im mmmm, mainly but not mduslvNF Ihe fogowing: -scion Qrwgy and Imlunlaryservims-fhpsdty Building and Infrastrvwure Devebpmera .Ssthlehem Centre |
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| .OmipsN Ughtbolue ltd |
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| -Muslim nsm@rdon lberpool | |
| -Immigrason Inwwm jMMwel Rase savlb and Qs hisnchesmrk riswwo Hlrnte Im igrliwulEendcmlid |
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| -iniurir cbim companies DHFSofiwtorc |
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| wo ountinus towork in dose rxvopomtion with Hvsrpaoi sad gabon county Dmin cgsocial seniicas department inoperating this ouueach project. ws arewatsfid furthar mippore |
| ttesktsmd cMikv number I225724 TNEC6060IESEASENCIATION OFISEINEFNIW Tnmees' nap«tend Flnancwt stow«sale ferWevmreaded SRMarNMM Nnaectll gas)me Plarn for Arts ePeriod The rimrity plans contlnuirlg the act Mliex ox dined above inthe forthcoming Fears subicct lwretlrfxctorvfunding snangeme nb. vh outcomm we would ukst d~o tmm we need Nthe workforce revampment mit Isworihto upsRig the leadership them«'or nmnasenlenk staff and uohmteam toaccuhe and lm �I� |
ttesktsmd cMikv number I225724 TNEC6060IESEASENCIATION OFISEINEFNIW Tnmees' nap«tend Flnancwt stow«sale ferWevmreaded SRMarNMM Nnaectll gas)me Plarn for Arts ePeriod The rimrity plans contlnuirlg the act Mliex ox dined above inthe forthcoming Fears subicct lwretlrfxctorvfunding snangeme nb. vh outcomm we would ukst d~o tmm we need Nthe workforce revampment mit Isworihto upsRig the leadership them«'or nmnasenlenk staff and uohmteam toaccuhe and lm �I� |
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| Atoglwks to mt ups bgingual lnternet cxfaftrsinlng suiteindcde woristsrions forcommunky thol w Nrinot oN«wh I m mtoIcr |
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| 5.pl ns em a ho heing d«mt coedto work on saveml mhcmm with local smpkvem )oh centres to phca our users who have been through our training projects schemes which k6hoped wgl lead tofang tenn gainful mpl cyme tor en treprene «ship fatart own swab scale businesses). Strewale, riwarwmce and Mawweme at |
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| crlglnalb mt xp in 2004 the cmgmese Iwsoch don ofMww yrid ice M}w sb m mt althe hardship end sness causal by addre«tng lntewatlon Issues alone when the foun de«Erst smved in the Ug. Tha chagengmth «l faced ted them toom cpthe omanisadcn in 2004emt was regMem des acompmy smiled bysuemntee nrESOIEMon25th Aprg 2005 then mrirwmd chnriN ou 2)N Muv 20M riumbsr 2257MS. |
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| The company sos estsblbhedunder a Iriemorancbm olAssndarim which eslabgshed the ob)selt and power ofthe charilsble compsnv smlls governed der itsArdcles nf AINNrtbn. In the event ofthe company bang wound up members are mrired tocontribute en amount not exceeding Eta. 4 |
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| Th dnecsarsofuwcmwanvarealm harityuust«nfortbspurpcsesalcbsrilylawandund rNecmnpamrsA«lde*sr kncwnasmsmbersoftheMsnagsm tern utes. Under therecsmnenmwtheMemorandumandarirrimofAssarixuonthem«nb NtheMemgeme tcommhte areetamwltnsen %%d speriodwthre y r elterwMmdey 4 berorisrmd atthe next Amusl deneral Meaunf |
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| Agmemh rAth Mamwrnentcomnrweerimsrimlrt~mrinwmy nd mimdnobrwrih fmmtbechwhy. Anvespermsrerisirnedb mthechsrilvaremtoutinn acomnts. |
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| In mr effort tomslnt md isbroad sMlmh, m mtmrs ofdw xwwcwmentcomnwme are ream«MN pmride a Estofther swlls (e d update 6each year) and in the avant ofparticular ~klfs being last due totegrements, inckvidushmte approached tooger tbsmsehm for eleminn tothe Msnegmmnt ccmmlm |
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| m* mwr mw x Itl try ~ bye« corn by I tlmlr Annusl densml Meemrg olr 25Aprg 2022 InselecEng the tnrslces indlvidusb who regubrlyattended events, meetlnas and Funcwms mgsnhed bvthed smv were identdlad. Tbeprocem otsri«ri I voiced consldersfion ofthe neman's eiiglbrTrtv, competence, slwcblirt knnwlecbri and Nig. Th le ndrecommendarms nf Idem nd community leader were ablained bsfare the names of the proposed trustees warn put forward tothe men bem suending tl A6M. formam~ra |
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| Most nurses ere already thmular whh the pramlcal w Refthe charity having been enccurac d mt Reup the~T~ofthe Advrce cern« md the outrmch work psriofthetwo charltymembemhipope day/rimtare ur e chyesr. |
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| Aridriomlhf, new trust«Nate i«fit«i and encouraged toariend amriex ofaho*tnrhimg sesslmu )ofnomore than an hour) tofsmlssrise isa«selves whh the ebs Ny and wRhin «bi chit ops max are)ning y led by the Chair ofthe Management Commlum and the Cpem Emu Manager acting chief Srmutbe ofthe charity and mmr. -the nb hgaSon sotManagement Commktee members. |
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| -the main documents whkh «cont ttm operariawl fmmework forthe charity Indudlng Ihe Mwwrnerdlrre dArdcbc |
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| -gasawdng and die cunent snsnrie I pcmt ion assetout 6the latmt publbhed |
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| -Future plans and ob)screw. |
| TheMsnagemeat commiwee has rwnducwd a review ofthe major rMOto wmch theriwrby 5exposwL Arisk rap'ster has bsen ostablishsri and is updated st least snnuafy. whee appropriate. Systems orprocedures have teen estabgshed to mrtlgate the risks the rsrwity fsces. procedures are in place to snswe complmnce with health and safety of staff, volunteew, dlents and visitors tothe centre. |
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| Tlrewr pnu8dllnn are psrlmfusgv reviewed towrsllre tlult thsy colltuwe to scient the seeds ofthe rilanty. |
| criminal Iiecerdr PRSchecks arecarried out for sg indi vlduah werliing weh the children end vulnerable adults. |
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| NgnrTrowt extemsl risla tofrmdirw have ledtothe development ofastrategic pbn which will sHow far Ihe divers Tiication offunding and acgvNes. Intsraal control risks sre miwmlsedbytheimptementstloeof proceduresforauthorissgonofag nsacdom sod projects. Tha chatty fundirN wwrce 5heavily regent an donatmru, trusts, foundations, and mrporste grants; the awards come vwy restricted with tenne end csnditions. Part ofan uwestrlcted income fund Isearmarked for aparticular project itmay be designated asawgwrate fund. Tofulfil the chsrny'8 commitments toe particular resumed gramldunmion the congolese Assouatian ofMerssydde mtght have tocommit some ofits owe unreswbted funds tosupport the relevant scNiities. Therefere cAM wtwrds to Increase Hs cantribugon topublic lifeend beneM and intends to paw its reserves esitseals~to da so.These funrh are eacessery ln continua to vndefidln the signilic ant pulgc bandit afiwriwd bythe cAM bi prusuance ofIlsobjects in ibewestofcomnwnitlr pmslopm ann Therefore, cAlrl considers ssuitable minimum level of free reswrw to bean amaunt orna dly equhedent toNix nmnths' essential operational spend. such resenres wgl provide su plwrt should the organisation facean unforeseen doweturn oragnigcant event which has ansthene frnanrial Impact. |
| ItIsimportant that the charity has put aside ressrwu tomeet those commitments ceomrco me unwpected event that may arise during its du5as and rasps nsibliitias to deliver projects and programmer such asr |
| (1)Contingency: unexperied expenditure in the orant ofenemergency. (2) cash ilow: situs nons where a N11has tobepad barrire the manes towner n hss been received; (s)commitm en!:a commitment tooctssiensl significsnt expert dit ore which cannot becovered bythe annual income. ls) con swvs5mc funds wffch the tnatees cannot spend immem ately without~their legal respenslblgmas toensure that their charity's resources are used necewarily, reasonably and inddentagy infulglment oftlufir charitable objecw. (5)closure: the charity becomes Hnandagy ansustamable and has to bewound up. finances |
| The owuwi t help w achieve our chafity goals forthe period ara from private gmnt mslrem ITmsb and foundstbns) donatiens and own earned incsmo These camprissd the fogowlng: |
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| -Fundrsisiug acliwgss |
| -Member contributions |
| The prind pal seurces af funding forthe period under review arethe Nants fram our lwy do no ma emw. we very much appreciate their generowty salute their crurial fnput end slwut shout their trust and suppori m our work. |
| -Camic Relief (Rmundwork). Leather seger |
| wiesner Rathbone Tnut- Uoyds sank Rwndadon |
| oienry smith charity John Maores foundagon-Nsgonal toaery Fund -Ju Mowm Nwmbgnn |
| The surplus forthe year carried forward isfgt Std. |
| The Management committee would like tothank our fundew rited shove forther much appreciated and vsluahl ~support without wham the Management would not be able \o conunue as muckwen dad work with the French and Luso phone miwsnts' community and other vulnerable people of Me raeyslde, |
| Orlplrllsstkurrll aalrctlrre |
| CAM5sfmnt'line community charlhi ouwed end run bvresidents toeddruw the sorJsl rwsmms ofaur msrginalised community (French speakers Refugees, Asylum seekers and other miwents) fsdng social wulumm due tolanguage snd culnaai bsomrn Ithas ahisnagement cemmbtee ofupto5committed board members with compiwnentary sklgr end isstaffed by apari time volunteno. |
| The committee members meet quarterly and are responsible for the stmtaglc dlrecuon and policy ofthe charity. 1besecrmary also sns on the commiwee but has no mtlng riNrts. Swifand vohmteew have continued tedeliver programmes, prejews and scdvibes that regect our virus ofa society in wffch evwyone irtrmted with diyuty and respect. They have and arestgi dglgentlir sndNwsrously engaged with the project while drawing on Pvrir personal snd past chagenges (asasylum seals ngf refugee md imrnigrmml wrd Sfu exp erie nese 1heservices Manager has res ponsibl lay ror the dayeoshy opersgona! management ofthe centre, individual su pwvlsbn ofthe volunlews arid also ensuring slat the team mntinue to develop their skills nnd working pracuces In line with good practica |
| Statement of Financial Activities | |||||
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| forthe year ended 31INarch 2023 | |||||
| Unrastdctad | Restricted | 2023 | 2022 | ||
| funds | funds | Total | Total | ||
| 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | ||
| Incorrllllg reausrcea | |||||
| Incoming resources from generated funds | |||||
| Voluntary iricomer |
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| Barks Foundation (Poland} lohn Moores Foundation Elisabeth Rathboma Grant Comic Relief LCC Liverpool Goth Workers Foundation ArnoldClark BigHelp |
5,000 3,500 9,500 |
S,OQQ 3,500 9,500 0 0 0 0 |
4,195 5,000 1,250 3,500 1,000 750 |
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| Haticmal lottmy Albert Hunt The Laathesellers banal Forester/Grant P H Holt Foundation Garfield Weston Foundation Henry Slrrlth Other donations Lloyds Bank Membership contributions Hemby Trust Grant Vlncl |
27,250 3,733 |
42,622 0 0 122IQQ |
42,622 2,000 0 0 12,80Q 0 27,25Q 3,733 0 |
2,500 1.000 5,MQ 5,000 5,MO 8,626 |
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| Barrovr Cadbury | |||||
| Total incoming resources | 32r983 | 73.422 | 106,405 | 42421 | |
| Charitable acONdes Governance costs |
(95,643} | (9S,643) | (drLSQB} | ||
| Total resources eapended | (62,660) | 10,762 | (1,687) | ||
| Net Incoming/outgoing resaurces |
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| before transgws | |||||
| Gross tmnsisrs between funds |
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| ReconciBation offunds | (1,687) | 10,762 | (1,687) | ||
| Total funds brought forward | (1,687) | ||||
| Total funds carried fanvard | 1,687) | 9,0?S | (1,687) | ||
| Approved bythe trustees on 24/0')/2Q24 Trustee |
and signed on their behalf by; | Po Charles | Lentba |