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auditm"s||mport|| |statement offinancial||activities|| |Statement ofTrustees'||Responsibilities|| |Balance sheet|||| |Notes tothefinancial|statements||| ## |Charity|Name|Name|||THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION|THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION|THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION|THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION|OF MERSEYSIDE|OF MERSEYSIDE|OF MERSEYSIDE| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Charity|number||||1157149||||||| |Company||Registration||Number|05801288||||||| |Offlce Address|||||Suite 4- Kingspark|Business||Centre|||| ||||||97Stanley Road||||||| ||||||Bootle||||||| ||||||LIVERPOOL||||||| ||||||L20 7DA||||||| |Registered||Office|||Suite 4- Kingspark|Business||Centre|||| ||||||97Stanley Road||||||| ||||||Rootle||||||| ||||||LIVERPOOL||||||| ||||||L20 7DA||||||| |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||||||| |Accountants|||||Whitgeld
Accounting||&||||| |and Independent|||||Integrated
Services Ltd||||||| |Examiner|||||Block8||||||| ||||||23Goodlass Road||||||| ||||||Hunts Cross||||||| ||||||LIVERPOOL||||||| ||||||L24 9HJ||||||| |Bankers|||||Barclays Bank pic||||||| ||||||Great Crosby Branch||||||| ||||||18-22 Liverpool
Road||||||| ||||||LIVERPOOL||||||| ||||||L23 SSF||||||| |Volunteers|||||Matieu
Kapsi||||Project Manaer||| ||||||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|| |---|---| |Tnwlses' Repwt and Quan cist Stawm eels|| |forIbevent ended sl March 2iws|| |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.
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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|| |charitypravidessuppar|| |k Outrsadl/Englgwlrent:|| |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.|| |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.|and| |Acblevemenw|| |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|| |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|| |bjp roduc ed eur oqwhuationai
sustafnsMitv
QtwaQr -addi pbn ta Gverdify our income streams tomfosuard the fulare.|| |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|| |Thetraining prajsm continues
ln befocused on the opening ofthe internet ca%fcomp uter forths commurdty
and tofurther develap our drap in centre.|| |Parbisnhip
worRbig|| |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|| |-Asylum
Hnk Memswlds|| |.OmipsN
Ughtbolue
ltd|| |-Muslim nsm@rdon lberpool|| |-Immigrason
Inwwm jMMwel Rase savlb and Qs hisnchesmrk
riswwo
Hlrnte Im igrliwulEendcmlid|| |-iniurir cbim companies
DHFSofiwtorc|| |-Hvsrpoolccmmonweslm
smckomn-communuyctmmpc|| |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
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snangeme nb.
vh
outcomm we would ukst
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and
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Tnmees' nap«tend
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Nnaectll gas)me
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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
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and
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with local smpkvem
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projects
schemes which k6hoped wgl lead tofang tenn gainful
mpl cyme tor en treprene
«ship
fatart own swab scale businesses).
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and Mawweme at|an monto rlrw| |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
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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.|| |The company
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a
Iriemorancbm olAssndarim
which eslabgshed the ob)selt and power ofthe charilsble compsnv smlls governed
der itsArdcles nf
AINNrtbn.
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en amount not exceeding Eta.
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acomnts.|ta7tathe| |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|| |)barn|| |655NRSLd~arim|| |m*
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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|| |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.|oriored ss| |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.|the context| |-the main documents
whkh
«cont ttm operariawl
fmmework forthe charity Indudlng
Ihe
Mwwrnerdlrre
dArdcbc|| |-gasawdng and die cunent snsnrie
I pcmt ion assetout 6the latmt publbhed|| |ecrolrrrta|| |-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.| |---| |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.| |Frmdlng| |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:| |Wranm| |-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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |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|||||| |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| |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| |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|||||| |before transgws|||||| |Gross tmnsisrs
between funds|||||| |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||| ## ##