Registered Charity number: 1157149
Company Limited by Guarantee: 05801288
Trustees. Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
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Registered tharlty number: 1157149
THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE
Trustees, report and finanoal statements
for the year ended 31 Marth 2025
C(mtents
Legal and administrative infomiation
Page
Trustee5' report
Independent auditor's ￿port
Statement of financial actrvities
Statement of Trustees. Responsibilrties
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial Statements

egistered tharity number: 1157149
THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE
Reportof the Trustees forthe year*nded 31 March 2025
The Trustees present their report and the financial ststements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordan￿ with the accountift@ policies set out in
note I to the accounts and comply with the tharity's trurt deed and the Statement of
Recommended Prartice, "Accounting and Reporting by Charities". issued in March 2rxi5.
The Trustees who served durine the ye3r3nd up tothe date of thi5 report are listed below.
Legal and admlnlstrati¥e 1nfr+rm￿ION
Chaiity Name
THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE
Charity number
Company fteglstratlon Number
1157149
5801288
OFfKe Address
Suite 4- fingspark Bu54ne55 Centre
97 Stanley Road
Bootle
LV4ERPOOL
120 7DA
Regbtered (Yfice
Suite 4- Iingspark Business Centre
97 Stanley Road
Bootle
LIVERPOOL
L20 7DA
Secretary
& Opeiation Manager
Petronelle K Moanda
Mana8ementCommittee
Ilevjohn Baptist
Mrcharles Lemba Matondo
Méss Deborah Mbosso
Mi55 Vane55a Ndungun&Ntemo
Miss Eleanor Smith
Accountants
nd Independent
Examiner
CWC con541t￿ntS IPreviouslyl-WhitField
Accounting & Inte8tated Services Ltd
Banke
Bardays Bank plc
Great Crosby Branth
1&22 Lwerpool Road
UVERPOOL
L23 55F
Uoyds Bank PLC
88-94 Church Street
Liverpool
LI 3HD
ee reg
ar
v review t
e major rysks to which the charty is exposed. And the measures taken to manage
these risks and to reduce their occiirrence. A risk register has been estsbl￿hed and is uprtated at l@ast annualty.
The Cornmittee wnember5 are sat￿rIed thatsystems aro in place to manatr the risk5 that have been identlfleLI.
Where appropriate. systerns or pr(￿dllre5 have been estsblished to mtstigate the risksthe charity fa￿.
Pollcles for Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equality ar￿ dwer5ity, and Reserves Policy are presenL to ensure compliance
with the welfare of staff. voluntee15. clients and visttors to the centre.
These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that theycontinue to meet the needs of the charity.
Criminal Records IDBSI checks aro carried outforall illdNhluals wo￿1￿8 with thechlldren and vulnerable adults.

THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE
Trustees. Report and Finandal Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Re£lstered tharrty number: 1157149
Alms & Objertives
l. Aims:
Our vision is to prowde a welcomin8 hub for displaced people
(asylum seekers, ￿Ugees and vulnerable migrants). who are
rebuilding their lives because of homelessnes5 or forced
migration and support those needing help to settle, access
and participate in their new communtty. fulfil their Wential
and thrive, both individually and collectively.
Our key aim is to deliver serVI￿S and aLtivttie5 thattsckle
social problem5 around the integrdtion and social cohesion of
non-En81ish speaker migrants who struggle to navi￿te the
mainstream systems due to language limitations whith often
leads to lon8-term issues with accessing employment and
maintsining health and wellbein& leading to high levels of
poverty and social disadvantage. We work to help ind￿ldual5
and the community become better connetted. economically
secure. healthier. stron8erand more reslllent. We strive to=
create a cohesive community-
make a lasting difference to beneficiaries. live5 rather than simply alleviating the
symptom5 or current problems..
reduce isolation, stigma and discrimination-
entourage or enable them to share in the life of the whole community
we want to see a growing sense of humanity. within our community where people of any
background can live at peace and ￿SpeCt for each other and make our community a better place
to live and work in hamiony.
2. Objectlves:
"Our goal" is to help more members of the community to thrive and Irve more fuffilled life.
During this financial year, our target was to engage with 500 individual$1350 asylum seekers.
refugees and vulnerable migrants directly and 150 secondary beneficiaries). to give as many
people as p055ible acce55 SUPPOrt se￿iCe$. to help alleviate suffering and their hardship and
develop their resilience. Because we believe that it is our social responsibility, our common
endeavourto do what we can to help the community around us, during difficult times.
However. following the cost of living hike, the energy cri515, the Continuous community tensions
and the re￿nt unrest have left communities grappling with fear and uncertainty, the users
poverty increased* jobs and income decreased, wich lead to urgent and ongoing rÉeeds of
refijgèes. asylum seekers. and other vulnerable groups.
Summa
ofTrends
Overall numbers..
Totsl beneficiaries served ovèi the year.- 2.031.
Monthly numbers ranged from a low of 31 Imay 20241 to a peak of 468 Imarch 20251.
Growth
attern:
The first six months IApr-Sep 20241 had lower and fluctuating participation131-84 beneficiaries
monthly). reflecting the iriitial stages of engagement. From October 2024 onward5, there is a
sharp and sustained increase October saw the first large jump to 220 beneficiaries. and
number5 remained consistently high thereafter.
The largest growth occurred between Feb 202512801 and Mar 202514681. Showing a strong uptake
towards the year-end.

Benetlda
rou
French speakers are the largest 8mup1733 totsl.. Males 227. Female5 504. Young 21.
Lusophones follow, with notable female participation (Female5 305 vs Males 1201.
Other residents and Locals show smaller but steady contributions. with female engagement
generally higher than male.
Young people participation is very low lonly 5 recorded across all groups).
3. Core Services
During 19 years, we have run programmes aimed to initially help, but not exclusively non-English
speaker migrants to settle, gain the skills. knowledge and confidence to become empowered.
We develope(J a portfolio of innovative services that exploits the range of skills. quality and
internal resources available to encourage, empower and enable refugee5, asylum 5eekÈr5 and
migrants to build new lives and other residents who face life challenges to overcome them.
We therefore delivered holistic seryices and activities including..
Advice, Guidance & Support IlnterpretationThrdnslation)
Education & Training- Workshops
Advocacy and Professional Services
Community Cohesion events that promote social connertion. outings and conferences and
.workshops involving other stakeholders.

THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE
Trustees, Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Registered rharlty number: 1157149
Aims & Objectives
3. Core ser¥ite5 Icont'dl
The project Is based at the ￿￿traI offlo that provides help and advts to our users. and ITHtsb fordi8fjtal connectivity. ESOL
and admin. All our5ervl¢es are pmided free to our dients.
Our objects and fundin8 limit the seThi￿ 7He provide to those residents in Merseyside. The nurnber of our dlrect users
thls financial year wa$ 909 benefKiaries. ￿ HUB 2.031 individuals, as a result of partnershlp wrth Hugh Baird College.
Our drop-ins servite (an only deal directly with 5 Individual diÈnts per day. And is based to an initral assessment of an
indivldual'5 personal commitment to seeking help a150 by referrine tD statutory orl mainstream services.
Tho main are3s of Charitable *bvity a￿ the provision of multilingual infomation, advice. and guidar￿. outreach work:
and the operation of an ITroorn a5 a dlRital training project forthose in need. These a¢trvrlie5 and the achievements that flow
from our work a￿ described below..
l. Dro
in: Provision of easyacte5s multilingual infomiation, translation. interpretatitin. On￿11 $uppDrt: forindlviduals
and famllies. It is based on iniiial assessment and tailored help soon after.
Advice. Guidan￿. si8npostinzsew¥i￿s includinz Èeneral administrative task% suth 35£0mpletirva Immigratlon forms.
application for housingl education 5UPPOrt. communication with matnstieam servKe5 (Job Centre. CV. GP.
h05Pltal. edu￿tIOn. Bènefrt thetk5...etc_l inEluding%etling peD￿e to emergency protertion and accessto uitical safety.
2. Advoca
seThio5- We facilitate acce55 to professionals and exlemal agencies to clients providlnztranslatoon and
interpretstion In languages they understand better. and responsive to their need5.
We use Professionals including Independent Advocate5, Solicitors. Counselkrs. Lifestyle Ad¥i50rs. Wellbeing coa¢he5.
Therapists. Trauma spetialists, Life coache5. Support worker5, Asses50rs.
3. Education and lrfÈlon
learnin
We have renovzted a new IT Comrnuwtrity Hub that offer5 LanguaBe classes IESOLI 2 hours I I days per week. DiÈital IndusiDn
2 5ession5 2 hours per week- Online safety. identifyiwy web tools e.g. ￿Mpa￿￿on Sites for deals on utilrtie5, insurance,
shoppin& bankin& soaalisirtL and ¥the￿ to get advi￿ on money issues.
The facility is a150 offerrng free acte5S to compLrter. Interflet• printin& scannine and cup of tea. It is run wrih help of
University Students pla£ernent= CAM ofler5 them a supportive and 5truciured environment that allows Students
to grow in confideno and eThhan￿ theirworkplace skills.
4. Outreach
The outreach work of the tharity provides support to people who a￿ Twlnerable. i501ated. and excluded from the society.
Thos work continued to expand in the year undey feview. At the beginning of the year. we had set a tar8et to reath 350 people
and to make our other sernices available to them. We worked with key partners agenc￿ on site or off site to promote our
programmes and reach out to rnore peO￿e experiencing hardship- induding- home vt5it when needed
We have exceeded our target. We believe that equal acce..s5 to our services is an important i$5ue for u5.
In addition to our current monitoring of access to our services by gender, age group, immigration status we
produce e3ch year a publication of our direct clientsl be￿eric1ary ethnicity monttoring charr. We are aware froffl a baseline.
study undertaken this year. using data available on the Neighbourhood Statisticsweb51te that Black and minority ethnic
communities a￿ disproportionately represented in deprived areas of our county. and we operate equal acces5 culture to
our service5, which is wtal to our success and that5ucce5sfv1 outcornes must be shared by all communitiesthat use our seNces.
ment:
5. ScKial recreational and leisure actlvtties: including cultural events, to enable clients get together. to connect
the disconnected. provide them with opportur7ities to step out in the limelight improve their confidence,
self-esteem and boldness to interart with neighbours. We work with other local VS organisations to ensure
that we reach out to more residents.
These recreational/ leisure activities and social cohesion events bring people together to celebrate our diverse
culture5. We simply help InC￿35e people's pride in their cornmunity. and enable their f05tering of a community sprrit.
and the building of a coalition of citizen within and around our cty.

Achlevements- KeyStatistiC5 2024/2025
enÈficiaries by Grotsp IStacked)- Apr 2024 to Mar 2025
JOD
200
100
Mtsnth
Increased back ofFice costs
Greater volume of cases and a high demand for services- increase in refugee homelessness due to further
Home office asylum applications backlog clearances
Disruption to incotne Istretehedlreduced resources) to meet the raised demand
* Increased demand for more equipment/repairs and adaptations-to enhance digital systern
Space renovation IRep3irs & Maintenance)
Equipment and fitrniture acquuisition.
Rent and rate increase
Utilities bills increase
Staff costs increase
Raised utility bills and emergency interventions fees I travel-overnight accommodation-clothinB-food parcels
h05te15 for homelessl Energy vouchers, etc...

Reglstered charlty number". 1157149
THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE
Trustees. Report and Flnandal Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2025
Way Forward
The plan aims to provide the organisation with a balanced portfolio of income from insbtutions, trusts,
companies and individuals which will create a platforni for the long-term sustsinability of our programs. And
to develop income generation streams, to lessens dependency on grants. avoid the backdrop of limited
resources and insecurities over funding.
We are continually looking at how we can harness the energy. strengthen collaborative relationships that
we have formed throughout the last years, in order to move the organisation fotward.
Next few years, we will further continue and consolidate our 4 key areas=
Expension of Drop-In- Advocacy- Education/£mployment
Raise profile of IT Hub- Ènhancè lèarning activities Digital skillslEnglish language
> Strengthen our referral system with Key partners and Mainstream services
> Develop our Social Enterprise program- Preparing to grow and Suc￿ed in income
generation- -Communtty Pub- Café & Gitering setv1￿- Community Shop-
> Priority for te management 15 to register The Congolese Association of Merseyside wwth OISC Ioffice of the
a5 (7 new-look Immigrotion AdviceAtsthority. or IAA next yeor),. to become o reguloted or9anisotionfor
theprovision of immigration services on own right.
The Management would like to thank once again our funders and supporters for their much appredated and
valuable support without who. the Management would not be able to continue to deliver its rnuch needed
services to the Community.
For the Congolese ￿SS0oat10n of Merseyside
Petror)elle Kmoondo
Com
liance Mana
er

Regl#tted charlty number: U57149
THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF IIJERSEYSIDE
Independent Examlnerfs Report to theTft￿eeS
orthe year ended 31 March 2025
I report on the Kcounts forThe ￿01ese Association of Merseyside for the year ended 31 Marth
2025.
As the charlty Tr￿lber$ you are respofjsibie forth2 preparation ofthe accounts: tonsider thatthe
aLKlit requirement of sertlon 43121 of the Charttle5 Act 1993 (the Attl does not apply. tt is my
responsibility to stste. on the bas￿ of wotedures Sp￿￿rIed in the General ￿re￿On5 given byThe
Charity Commissioner5 under section 4317XBI of the Att. 1*t￿her particular matters havecometo
attention.
Bxls of Independent ￿aMI￿Or¥ rep
My examination was carried out in accordance with the Gener31 Direttions 84N*n bythe Charity
Commissioners. An examinotion indudes a review of the accounting records kept bythe charity and a
comparison ofthe account5 presented T•￿h those recor(ts. It also includes consideration of any
unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as tnjstees
concerning any such matters. The pr￿edureS undertaken do not provide all the ￿dence that would
be requlred in an audit. and consequentty I do not express an audit opinion on the view grven by the
accounts.
Independent examlnerfs statement
In connection with rny examination, no matter ha5 come to my attentM)n:
11) vthich 8ives mt reasonable Ca￿ to believe that In any material respettthe requirements
' to keep accounting records in ￿(ordanCe with sertlon 41 of the Att: and
' to prepare accounts vthich accord wrth the Kcounting r&ords and to comply with the
accountin8 reqiwrements ofthe Act
have not been met; or
121 to whlch. in fTry oplnlon. attentlon should be drawn in orderto enabFe a prO￿r understanthn8 of
the accoL6nts to be reached.
theryl P Apro￿ ICPA
Independent Examlner
C W Cconsuftants Sor¥kes
23 Goodlass Road
Hunts Cross

THE CQNGOLESEASSWATN￿ OF mER5￿￿E
forthe y¢arended 31 M¥th 2025
Totsi
Incomln8 reSour￿frOM 8enera*dfrJnds
Voluntary wKorne.'
EUsal)dh Rathbone Grarrt
Comk Relief
Sefton CVS
Notional lotml
4356
4.956
43A161
3531
DC-UK
Tate Ga
S. Joseph
Kook Faundatkni
Makcor￿UlEifig
Ilathbone
pr￿rIa￿d
LILXI
LIC¥)
LSO)
431
Isc
431
Henry5mlth
Lws Bank
MembÈrs' contr1￿￿)n
Other income..
L630
a92￿1
26.750
26,750
4.641
5,152
68
14.568
Charir4blE actlvities
IUU251
{UL8251
(￿3.
Deprttiation
IA191
{&4￿}
1135.107)
before transfEfS
GrosstransFu5 between fvDds
Retonciliatton of fvThJ5
Totri futhts bTou8htfrrfward
IW62)
-iQ162
&213
U706
14,493
Brou¢htforvrard
Total fvnds tarrleil fDnrJard
Approved ty thetrythson3Ql.lQ12Q25and s*)edon ￿lT1*h11Ftrr.
Chades mat￿￿• Lemb

THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MERSEYSIDE
torthe yearendod 31 Marth 2025
The ¢harltytrustees are responsible for preparing an annual rewrt and financial
stateN￿t5 Sn attordarte with ap￿1[able law and UK Accountingstsndzrd
The law¥￿IcatAeto (thawitses in Eft￿8￿1 and Wales reg￿reSthe tha¢1tytr￿ to prepare financtsl
staternents for each yearwhKh Ove a tn￿ and fairyt￿ of the state of affairs of the charityznd of the Incoming
resources and application of res￿r￿ of the chartyfoi that wiod. In Fwarirgthe finat￿ts1 statements, the
the trustees are re4uired knx"
selertsunable at¢0Lrf￿￿nc7e5OTh￿trTr applythem Cons￿t￿.
t*sernE the methods and pr1r￿1p1P5 in the Chartlies SORP.
anyrnatsrral depknesdisdosed and wtainol ￿ the￿a￿lat statwn*Thts:
prepare the fIna￿al statements on the ￿H￿COnCern basis unlessit Is
iapprokviateto FYesumÈ thatthe charity WUI continue In Iyjsl￿s
The tru5teesare res￿n51)le for keetyr* kwer￿coj￿t1n8r￿ds thatdlsd05e wlth reasonable ￿rary at any
time the fi￿nCIal posltion of thecharrty and to enable thwn to ensure thatthe financi¥ statements c£wnpty wjth
the char[￿e5 Att 1993. the Chrrty INux)ums and Repwtsl Regulatlorts 2f¥JB and the prrwi51on of thetru5t deed.
Theyare also responsible for 5afe8uarthing the ￿ets ofthe thwity and hwtakin8 reasonab￿stepS￿ thÈ
prevention and detettion offraud and other irreBU￿rt1ie&
Th¥ trth5tee5forthe purposes OfChar￿ knwwho servod the uptothedate £rfth￿ rep(rt￿e set
outon Pa8È J of thÈtru5te¢s reporL
Approved tythe twstees and 5i8ned on its behalf lry:
Charle5 Matondo Lemba
Date:
..aoi.1.QJ2Q.2.5...........-.

Rep5twed chwity number:
THE CONGOLESE ASSOCIATION OF MEILSEYSIDE
Balance *M•t as al￿ Marth Z025
Tangible assets
8,039
9rt56
9.458
Cash at and in hand
4.912
20.182
ethtors: arn¢JuntshI￿nl
dtstr￿th1n one year
16.40
163341
Net ￿ll•ntIllawtt*5UassÈts
11.4951
13.248
Unreskncted fund5." b/fd
Rethcted fvnds blfd
11.754
10352
3.541
10.952
su￿￿S1DefftItf0rthè￿ar
-16,162
Totsl tharityfunds
544
2I706
arKI SiEr￿d on their behalf by.
Charles Matondo L*nba
TNsl8e

THE CONGOLESE AssoaATION OF MEWSIDE
Fwd a%ets
Tan@%￿e assèts
8.039
9A58
9.458
Cash at bank and in hand
4,912
20.182
l>editor$." amountsfallir44
thje withkn (me Y￿r
16.407
16,934
Net<￿ent Illablll¥¥Vxsets
11.4951
13.248
Net assets
22,706
Incomefunds
Unresthcted funds: b/fd
RestriCEed fvnds
blfd
11.754
IOJ52
3￿41
10.952
Surplus/Defictt for the￿ar
-16,162
8.213
Totsl thèrlty fund5
2L70S
Approved by the trust￿ on
.- a￿1 syed ort thelr tthtf br.
Charfes Matondo Lemba

THE CONGOLESE A550aATKIN OF MERSEYSIDE
Notes tothÈ Hnandal Statem
fty the ended 31 March 2025
L Trustees
None ofthe trustees lorany persons tonnetted theml any ranurvatign dur￿ the
vear al￿ none ofthem wa5 rehmbursed wense5.
Z. TaA8lble fixed as%ets
There are tlxed assetsof £8.039 J)et t￿k ¥aiuÈ. thedewEcialion was £1.419.
wlthin one y
OtherCr￿￿orS
6J07
6.934
The irKomefvnds ofthe tharity Indude reStrItt￿ fund5
tompristng
Bdthce al Int(rnI￿ R¢s￿rteS
2024
B*nc• at
87.￿3