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BMF Annual Report Jan 2025

Trustees’ Report to the Basingstoke Multicultural Forum Annual General Meeting

DATE: 31[st] Jan 2025 VENUE: Chute House TIME: 6.30pm - 8.00pm

Report Compiled By: Trustees

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Contents

  1. MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD ............................................................................................................... 3 2. KEY TOPICS AT A GLANCE: YEAR 2024 ................................................................................................. 4 2.1. Chute House ............................................................................................................................... 4 2.2. Third Party Reporting Centre (TPRC).......................................................................................... 5 3. EVENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 6 3.1. Language Day 2024 .................................................................................................................... 6 3.2. World Party 2024 ....................................................................................................................... 7 3.3. Coffee Mornings with BMF Trustees.......................................................................................... 7 4. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & AWARDS ............................................................................................ 8 4.1. Newsletters ................................................................................................................................ 8 4.2. Police Volunteer of the Year ...................................................................................................... 8 4.3. High Sheriff’s Award ................................................................................................................... 8 4.4. Prestige Award ........................................................................................................................... 8 4.5. Race Unity Day at Brighton Hill School ...................................................................................... 9 4.6. Community Reassurance ............................................................................................................ 9 4.7. Black History Month ................................................................................................................... 9 4.8. Diwali Festivities ....................................................................................................................... 10 4.9. Remembrance Day ................................................................................................................... 11 4.10. Basingstoke Annual Christmas Community Event ................................................................. 11 5. FINANCIALS ........................................................................................................................................ 12 6. CHALLENGES / ISSUES FACED & ACTIONS TAKEN ............................................................................. 13 6.1. Historic Challenges reported last year. .................................................................................... 13 6.2. Challenges of managing a listed building ................................................................................. 13 7. IN FOCUS THIS COMING YEAR ........................................................................................................... 14 8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ...................................................................................................................... 15 9. MEET THE TRUSTEES .......................................................................................................................... 16 10. APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................................... 18

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1. MESSAGE FROM THE BOARD

As we kick start the first month of the brand-new year 2025, recognising many changes at home and in the world at large – geo-politically, socially, fiscally - we are pleased to inform you that the BMF, its finances, vision, mission and activities continue to adapt and thrive.

In 2023, as our first report after the pandemic was presented, we received energetic and pointed feedback. We listened. Consequently, the in-coming trustees who were confirmed last year became office holders and have well and truly moved the organisation forward; we have onboarded more new trustees who showed the passion and interest to be involved and roll their sleeves up in the cause of taking the mission and vision of the BMF forward. We listened, and increased our efforts on community engagement. Our trustees held surgeries (“Meet the Trustees” mornings), participated with other local organisations including the BVA, local schools, other charities, community events, corporations with synergistic CSR programs. Our regular newsletters summarise these efforts. and we shall continue to engage with all of you in the community through these publications. Additionally, all our documents have been and are shared with the membership – accessible in the links provided along with the news letters. These include the documents shared, requested or referenced in the previous AGMs, submissions to the charity commission and other regulatory bodies.

In 2024 we delivered a number of set piece initiatives like The World Party, Language Day and continue to keep the lights on for our Hate Crime Third Party Reporting centre. Chute House, at the heart of our organisation and community continues to serve as a physical hub for many communities and local businesses and their activities. As a Grade B listed building, BMF spends a significant portion of its resources on the upkeep of this facility. We are in talks with the council on the way forward.

Our finances remain robust, albeit being challenged with unforeseen/ exceptional expenses and shortfalls in events funding and maintenance of Chute House – understandable in the current economic environment. We have bridged these shortfalls and met these challenges to ensure that the BMF remains financially stable.

As we welcome on board our new trustees who bring with them a wealth of experience, diverse perspectives and knowledge, we would like to thank our outgoing/ retired trustees Harminder Hunjal and James Friis for their invaluable support, guidance and leadership over the years. Their involvement and mentorship to this organisation, anticipated to continue, is warmly welcomed.

We would like to thank colleagues who support administration of BMF activities and Chute House, supporters and community members who have been part of this journey, without their support we wouldn’t be where we are now. A lot still needs to be achieved, and we look forward to working with you all to help make Basingstoke a happy, thriving, prosperous and fair place for all communities, embracing all cultures, ethnicities, religions and beliefs.

Warm Regards

BMF Board of Trustees

Community support organisation of the year

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2. KEY TOPICS AT A GLANCE: YEAR 2024

2.1. Chute House

Chute House as a hub for the community is open for over 60 hours every week, with an average of over 400 footfalls per week, adding up to over 20,000 for the year. This facility continues to serve as the ‘go to area’ for the community development and cohesion. A number of learning and training programmes for youths are being delivered by Hampshire County Council at Chute House. Recently a new Polish language school started in Chute house on a weekly basis.

Over thirty communities use Chute House regularly and we encourage others to do so. The facility is also being used by several ethnic communities, local charities and businesses during the year.

Chute house is also used by a number of tenants for business purposes.

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2.2. Third Party Reporting Centre (TPRC)

It is widely accepted that hate crimes are under reported across all strands and not all victims are comfortable with reporting their experiences directly to the police. This is all the more acute in BAME and other minority communities. Chute House as a Third-Party Reporting Centres (TPRCs) can overcome these barriers by providing an alternative to directly reporting to the police, give confidential advice, help victims report it, and support them. Victims can remain anonymous if they wish, and don’t need to have contact with the police if they don’t want to. Without alternative reporting mechanisms a number of hate incidents and crimes would never be reported or recorded, and in BAME communities rarely (if ever) are.

Having interacted with other TPRC’s in Hampshire, we recognise that encouraging victims to come forward continues to be an uphill task. We now seek grassroot support and involvement to permeate this message into all the various local communities, with the help of the various community organisations, and in local languages, so as to encourage people suffering in silence to come forward.

Refer APPENDIX 2 Hate Crime TPRC for more details.

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3. EVENTS

3.1. Language Day 2024

There are an astonishing 105 languages spoken in our little borough, and to celebrate the linguistic achievements of the children here we held our Language Day event on the 25th of April.

The event was primarily attended by various local language schools, students and their parents fully expressing the cultural diversity in our society. Joining them were Councillors Paul Harvey, Andrew McCormick, and Abdelfatah Ibrahim, as well as Graham Hatcher, the CEO of CAB, and Fiona Biermann from Linguatastic.

Some of the attendees made some wonderful speeches some citing their own experiences with learning supplementary languages growing up and how they feel enriched to have had the opportunity to do so, while others expressed how learning languages brings different communities together and towards peace, as people understand one another more and more.

The attendees were also treated to beautiful performances from the children showcasing their multilingual talents throughout the evening.

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3.2. World Party 2024

On June 15th, Eastrop park housed our annual multicultural celebration, and it was fantastic to see so many people brave the weather and come join the rapturous delights on display during the World Party.

There were indeed downpours aplenty but that did not dim the enthusiasm of everyone that attended who danced to some fantastic performances on stage, revelled in the exuberant parades, and feasted on the variety of cuisines on offer too. The world party reminds us of the incredible diversity of our wonderful town and surrounding areas with so many communities represented and brought together in celebration.

To see so many joyful people with smiles all around really makes the effort we at the BMF put into organising this event worthwhile. A massive thank you to BDBC, and Councillors Abdelfatah Ibrahim & Andrew McCormick, for supporting the World Party through the community grant, a BIG thank you to all the volunteers without whom this would not be remotely possible, and of course, a huge thank you to everyone that attended - we hope you had a wonderful day.

3.3. Coffee Mornings with BMF Trustees On the last Saturday of January, February and April 2024, the BMF hosted a Meet The Trustees open morning at Chute House, inviting community members to engage with trustees, gain insights into our forum, pose questions, and enhance their familiarity with the facility.

This provided an opportunity to connect, enquire and foster a deeper understanding of our charity forum.

Indeed, our newsletters are a result of one of these meetings, we hope to continue these meetings to engage further with our members.

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4. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & AWARDS

4.1. Newsletters

We have already been active on various social media platforms over the years but we took this one step further by compiling and distributing newsletters every few months which detailed events the BMF organised and attended. In the previous year, three newsletters have been sent to the BMF members.

4.2. Police Volunteer of the Year

We are pleased to announce that BMF’s Shibaji Shrestha was recognised for his volunteer work in supporting Hampshire and Isle of Wight police.

4.3. High Sheriff’s Award

BMF worked with BVA, CAB, and other organisations as part of the Basingstoke Hate Crime Awareness Group. This group has been awarded the High Sheriff of Hampshire Award in recognition of the great and valuable service to the community. Special thanks to Ms. Samina Hemmuth from the BMF.

4.4. Prestige Award

We are immensely pleased to share with you that the BMF have been awarded the South England Prestige Award for COMMUNITY SUPPORT ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR 2023/2024. More information here: https://prestigeawards.co.uk/prestige-awards/

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4.5. Race Unity Day at Brighton Hill School

Trustees from BMF attended and supported Race Unity Day at Brighton Hill Community school on 7th of June 2024; it’s a celebration of different races where students from school represented various countries culture, culinary delight.

4.6. Community Reassurance

In August, trustee Shibaji Shrestha was in contact with local groups and met with MP Luke Murphy who visited Basingstoke Mosque together. Shibaji reassured the communities that despite the racially motivated attacks on minority communities and asylums seekers across the UK springing from events in Southport at the time, our town remained a peaceful and diverse place and that we valued and respected each and every community. At the BMF we are committed to preserving and promoting cultural diversity. More details can be found in the Gazette Article.

4.7. Black History Month

Ugbana Oyet and Christine Ssebowa-Ascott attended Black History month which was hosted by BDBC, which had the theme of Reclaiming Narratives. Various community leaders spoke of their experiences and their journeys to their present positions. This was also an opportunity for the BMF to engage within the Black Community.

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4.8. Diwali Festivities

In early November, trustees Debashree Bag and Nitin Patil represented BMF at the Diwali Light It Up Parade in Basingstoke. This year’s theme the Earth and her animals, including Ravana, the ten-headed demon King, joined the parade for the first time. A five-headed Hanuman monkey King, Nandi cows, eagle and Mandir were also on display.

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4.9. Remembrance Day

In Mid-November, trustees Nitin Patil and Ugbana Oyet joined hundreds of people across Basingstoke who came together to mark Remembrance Day. There was a ceremony outside the Civic centre with a procession of uniformed groups and a two-minute silence. Our trustees laid a wreath along with other community group representatives and schools.

4.10. Basingstoke Annual Christmas Community Event

Voices in Unity was the theme of this year's community event organised by the Basingstoke Dialogue Society and Basingstoke Hindu Society. Our trustees Debashree Bag and Nitin Patil both enjoyed the evening where everyone celebrated mutual respect, understanding, and shared aspirations despite our diverse faiths and backgrounds.

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5. FINANCIALS

Annual reports were submitted in timely manner. The annual financial reports for the past three years are furnished in the APPENDIX 1 . These have also been filed with Companies House, Charity Commission and are a matter of public record.

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6. CHALLENGES / ISSUES FACED & ACTIONS TAKEN

6.1. Historic Challenges reported last year. All the documents of record regarding the challenges reported last year have been shared with the membership – accessible via the links provided along with the news letters. These include the documents shared, requested or referenced in the previous AGMs, all reports of investigations, legal advices, MoM’s, submissions to the charity commission and other regulatory bodies. As far as the BMF is concerned, these have been successfully navigated and put behind us, with appropriate professionalism and legal counsel.

6.2. Challenges of managing a listed building

The BMF have been funding the upkeep of Chute House, a grade B listed building, which consumes a significant portion of its operating expenses. Additionally, constant maintenance is required leading to capital expenses too. At some point, the facility will require modernisation without which it becomes sub-optimal for any organisation to keep these operational expenses and maintenance expenditure going. The BMF are in talks with the council on the way forward, as part of a long-term lease agreement.

6.3. BMF Member Engagement

BMF has put out a number of initiatives to initiate community engagement, whether this has been related to provision of courses via Itchen College, coffee mornings, newsletters etc, however active member engagement has not been significant despite this being an area some members wanted BMF to strengthen, as demonstrated vociferously in the previous AGM. In fact, the very members and non-members) who voiced these inputs have since not been involved, in spite of repeated out reaches. The BMF will however, take in all feedback, and believes in continuous improvement for the benefit of our communities.

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7. IN FOCUS THIS COMING YEAR

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8. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thank you to all our members, volunteers, partners, sponsors, supporters, all our stakeholders, organisations and individuals calling Chute House their home or place of business or utilising it for community events.

Thank you, Mr Loet Quant, for managing the volunteers, and day-to-day BMF business and we wish you a speedy recovery.

Thank you, Ms Rabia Kalsoom for help and support with general administration.

Thank you, Ms Samina Hemmuth, for your invaluable efforts, inputs and general administration.

We thank the Worshipful Mayor, our new MP Mr. Luke Murphy, and the many councillors who grace our various events with their presence. Your involvement and support gives us and our membership an immense ballast to strive for bigger and better.

We thank the various council officers for their involvement in their respective areas of expertise. Thank you to the various civic bodies that come together to support the BMF and our communities.

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9. MEET THE TRUSTEES

Our Board of Trustees, from diverse backgrounds, bring a wealth of experience, skills and expertise to BMF, and provide robust governance to the organisation .

Name: Ananthakrishnan Sankaranarayanan (AK) (Chairperson)

Profession: Company Director

Interests: cricket, golf, books, theatre, music, dance, entrepreneurship, community service especially education, start-up and SMB mentoring

Name: Adeel Kazmi (Secretary)

Profession: IT Professional

Interests: Giving back to the community, technology and latest trends, reading, travelling, movie and TV shows, sports and family time

Name: Debashree Bag (Treasurer)

Profession: Financial Services

Interests: volunteering in educational sector and community, travel, books, theatre

Name: Amol Attarde

Profession: Chemical Engineer

Interests: Giving back to the community, Meditation, Blood donation, Reading, Watching movies, Playing Cricket, Badminton and Family time

Name: Christine Ssebowa-Ascott

Profession: Transport Planning

Interests: Music, Dance, Cycling, Environment and Community Development

Name: Jarek Trembacz

Profession: Restaurant Manager

Interests: Being active in all-around communities, customers relationships, music, tattoo, BMX, custom shoes

Name: Nitin Patil

Profession: IT Financial Markets

Interests: Gardening

Name: Shibaji Shreshta

Profession: Entrepreneur

Interests: Community Engagement

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Name: Ugbana Oyet

Profession: Serjeant at Arms for the House of Commons

Interests: playing basketball, singing in a choir and reading.

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10.APPENDICES

Appendix 1: Financial reports

Appendix 2: Newsletters

Appendix 3: Hate Crime TPRC at BMF Appendix 4: Key BMF documents

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Appendix 1: Financial Reports

BMF Annual Reportjan 2025 Re%Sstered Number 08121730 BASINGSTOKF. MI.-I.TICUI.TURAI, FORI".M Illcrowendty Aeeounts 31 illar¢h 2023

BMF Annual Reportjan 2025 BASIYGSTOKE MULTICULTUKIL FORUM Regl$tered Number 08121730 Mlcro-entlty Balance Sheet #5 th131 Marth 2023 Nole.f 2(}?3 2f12? Curr¢ni A$seiS 72.184 74.996 Cr¢dilors: arnounts falling du¢ Th'ilhin one ycar 13.180) (2,805) Nel current 115sels (liabililiti) 61).IKI4 72.191 'I'olal AS5els less currenl li8bililies C)9,1)04 72.191 Total net assets (Ilabllltles) 69,1)04 7? 191 Reserves 69.004 or Ihe year endingi I l MarLh 102.1 ihe coinpany M'£L4 eniiiled Ii) exempli()n under seLlinn 477 ofihe Cornponies Atit ?OOf> r¢l¢lting lo small companies. The memb¢r* have n()I Irquired ihe company io obtain an audit in accordance with sectioii 476 of the Coiiipani¥% ALt ?006. 'l)e directors acknowl¢dgTe Iheir responsibilitie% for coinplying wilh the r4uiremenls of Ihe C'oimpanies ALI 2nlh wilh rL'5pecl io aLLounlingp records anil ihe prL'puraiion ol. IlLLounls. I'he accounts have been prepared in accordai)ce with the microventiiy provisions and delivered in accvrdunL¥ wilh thc provi8iuny uppliLablc to cumpani¥s subjLLI tu ¢hL %m&ll conip&nic5 rLgTrimc. Approved by th¢ ljoard on 28 D¢ccmbcr ?021 Aiid siginLd (In IhLir behalf by., 11 IlunJ4n, DlreLtor

BMF Annual Reportjan 2025 BASIYGSTOKE MULTICULTUK4L FORUM Reglstered Number 08121730 Noles to the Mlcro-entliv Accounts for the perlod ended 31 March 2023 F.mployees Averftge number of employees during the pcriod Thi$ document wa5 deliv¢r¢d using cle¢troni¢ communication5 and auth¢nticat¢d in accordance with the rL'gistrdrfs rules relJliii¥ to electronic fom). auihentiLaiion and manner of delivery under section 107? of thL Coii)paniLS ALI 2006.

BMF Annual Reportjan 2025 Re%Sstered Number 08121730 BASINGSTOKF. MI.-I.TICUI.TURAI, FORI".M Illcrowendty Aeeounts 31 illar¢h 2024

BMF Annual Reportjan 2025 BASIYGSTOKE MULTICULTUKIL FORUM Regl$tered Number 08121730 Mlcro-entlty Balance Sheet #5 th131 Marth 2024 Nole.f 2(}?4 2f123 Curr¢ni A$seiS 57.787 72.184 Cr¢dilors: arnounts falling du¢ Th'ilhin one ycar 12.550) 13.1801 Nel current 115sels (liabililiti) 55.237 69.1)04 'I'olal AS5els less currenl li8bililies 55,2.17 69.1104 Total net assets (Ilabllltles) 55.237 69.0(M Reserves 5.S.?37 69.004 or Ihe year endingi I l MarLh 1024 the coinpany M'£L4 eniiiled Ii) exempli()n under seLlinn 477 ofihe Cornponies Atit ?OOf> r¢l¢lting lo small companies. The memb¢r have n()I Irquired ihe company io obtain an audit in accordance with sectioii 476 of the Coiiipani¥% ALt ?006. 'l)e directors acknowl¢dgTe Iheir responsibilitie% for coinplying wilh the r4uiremenls of Ihe C'oimpanies ALI 2nlh wilh rL'5pecl io aLLounlingp records anil ihe prL'puraiion ol. IlLLounls. I'he accounts have been prepared in accordai)ce with the microventiiy provisions and delivered in accvrdunL¥ wilh thc provi8iuny uppliLablc to cumpani¥s subjLLI tu ¢hL %m&ll conip&nic5 rLgTrimc. Approved by th¢ ljoard on 27 D¢ccmbcr ?024 Aiid %i&inLd (In ihLYr behalf by., IJAg DlreLtor

BMF Annual Reportjan 2025 BASIYGSTOKE MULTICULTUK4L FORUM Reglstered Number 08121730 Noles to the Mlcro-entliv Accounts for the perlod ended 31 March 2024 F.mployees 2024 2023 Averftge number of employees during the pcriod Thi$ document wa5 deliv¢r¢d using cle¢troni¢ communication5 and auth¢nticat¢d in accordance with the rL'gistrdrfs rules relJliii¥ to electronic fom). auihentiLaiion and manner of delivery under section 107? of thL Coii)paniLS ALI 2006.

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Appendix 2: Newsletters

BMF Annual Reportjan 2025 NEWSLEThER March 2024 | Issue I COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT HIGH SHERIFF'S AWARD POLICE VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR On the last Saturd•yofJ•nu•ryand February. the BMF hosted a Mert Th• Trustees open mornlng at Chute House, invltlng community members to engage wlth trustees, gain insights Into our forum, pose questions, and enhance thelr familiarity wlth the facS1fty. BMF worked wlth BVA, CAB, and other organlsatlons as part of the 8aslngstoke Hate Crlme Awareness Group. This group has been awarded the High SherSff of Hampshire Award in recognition of the great and valuable servlce to the community. Special thank5 to Ms. Samina Hemrnuth from the BMF. We are pleased to anr￿unCe th 8MF's Shlball Shrestha was recognSsed for hSs volunteer work in supporting Hampshire and Isle of Wight pollce. Thls provided an opportunlty to connect, enqulre and foster a deeper understandln8 of our ¢harlty forum. CERTIFICATE IJ Indeed, thls newsletterls a result of one of these meetlngs, we hope to continue these meetlngs to engage further with our members. Please note, we afe not holdlng one In March due to the clash wlth Easter but will be back in Aprll. NEW TRUSTEES AGM DOCUMENTS PRESTIGE AWARD Ugbana ttt, thrlstlne Ssebowa. Ascott, Adeel Kazml. Debs Bag and james Friis have joined and been conflrmed to the board oftrustees. The entire sei ol AGM documents can be found here: tt drive. 00 le.com drive fold IwAcflfxY9UbNrz Uhs BfF 6 S3Ev7us share link We are immensely pleased to share wlth you that the BMF have been awarded the South England Pre5tl8e Award for COMMUNITY SUPPORT QRGAN15ATION OF THE YEAR 202312024. More Informatlon here.. htt eawards.co.u e-awards rs KEY DATES Thursday 25 Aprll 2024 Our Annual Laniuale Day will take place on this dav. S•turday 15 June 2024 We plan to hold the World Party on this dav. The Chute House. Church Street. B ,￿¥1￿1&￿admIn@brnf0Tum.DT8.Uk Phone: +44 1256322751-

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Appendix 3: Hate Crime TPRC at BMF

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 The Basingstoke Multicultural Forum (BMF) Plan to open a Hate Crlme Thlrd Party Reportlng Centre (TPRQ to serve comrnunltles An OveNiew BMF At Chute House, Church Street. Baslngstoke. RG217QT NoPlaceForHate SUPPOAT ADVICE AEPORT rL ZNG llrr . 2frknne 2021 the BMF

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 In this overv.ew Document Multicultural Frarurn l. Context. backyound . Baslngstoke, The BMF 2. Hate Crlrne: What Is It? tsl 3. Reportlng H*e Crfme: Wlry Is thls Importatt? 4. Thlrd Party Reportlng Certres (TPRCS) 5. About Chute House: locatlon forTPRC 6. Hlgh level road rnap: How do wè plan to do th15? 7. The Target Operatlr£ Model (optlmal end state) Futurevlew: The Immedlacy ofthe need

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BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [1.a.] Context, Background Basingstoke Multicultural Forum An Increaslngty multl-cultural socletal fabrlc In a growlng Baslngstoke. Baslnistoke and Deane: ethnk populatlon by broad a band 2011 Q (knr 75 conynunltles kn Da￿￿$t0￿ . based on thelr etM¢ rellglous or cultural bacjo rounds and bellef Q Steth thlft In the ethnkcomwsltlon of 8asingstoke powlats'on (wer the last two docad Q Tho Nmber of lar¥uaees g>oken by chSldren and youre people in Baslry stoke Increased from 70 to 105, between XO7 aThl 2016 Q PLYcentage of ethnlc mlrnrlty grow)s In Baskngstoke has aknost betwn XKII andt￿ last censusln X)11 Q More than 22% olblrtP6 In Baslngstoke In X)15 were l mothefs born outslde the UK •1•015 •1•161061 •••6S• O Baskn85toke Muttlcultural F(Yum (BMF) was instituted to serve as an umb￿113 Org￿ isation for communities of diverse cultures, ethnioty and religion. Our membership currently includes over 27 Black, As1￿, Minority and Ethnic IBAME) groups as well as many in(vithal MeM￿r$. rf The core mandate Is to bulld brlcÈes that brlr¢ conMnunlt*s together f or a stronger and more coheslve Basingstoke.

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [1.b.] The BMF Our Vision, Mission, Values Multicultural Forum RVI To be the cat*st for Incluslon, social cohesion and respect for diversity <¥nO￿St the different communities in BasI￿StOke Communities RMI avll apndes El Promote cohesive cultural and r&ial relaions to eliminate discrimination on the grounds of race, relgion, or culture tr￿51&1￿ to equality of opportunityf or all. El Provide a platform for BME communities to connect with their heritage support their socioeconomic development El Built links with relevant agencies and service pr(%iders to ensure that people in hard-to-re&h communities get the services they need and participate positively in CNIC society NG(Ys voluntary servlces Local Buslnesses Q Respect f or thversity El Equality and Inclusiveness El Communion El Integrity ￿dtransparenCY ta standi￿ up for the vulnerable

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [2] Hate Crime . What is it? HATE CAIME IS.. Multicultural Forum Race Hate Crime Any criminal offence that is perceived by the victim or any other person as beirYJ motivated by prejudice or hate, based M a person's actual or perceived race, religi￿ts belief. sexual orientation, disability (x gender identity. Disability Hate Crime Religious Hate Crime Sexual Orientation Hate Crime A victim does not have to be a member of the group at which the hostility is targeted. Gender Identity Hate Crime HATE CAIME CAM TANE THI FOAM OFI Hat• fxlm•: TNS C￿ be commltted agalnst a pery)n (Y property The ￿CtiM does not have to be a member of thegroup t(Miards w￿Cht￿ hogl'lty Is taoeted, arybody can be a vlctlm of hate ulme Physical violence or assault Verbal abuse or threats Obscene calls or texts H at• Incld •n t (non crlm•): -Ary non<rme iffident wljrh is pwreh*4 ty the vktkn or other p•soii to LY moifvated ty o hosNlty or prejth tssedo no prsons octuolor ￿rcel￿d. . (il mce fil) religion or l¥lief f•iJ sex￿1 oiientotion (iv) disolxSty or (v) Tronsgender identity Offensive mail or email Harassment. exclusion or isolation Damage to property

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [3] Reporting Hate Crime: Why is this important? Multicultural Forum 2. Disproportionate emotional impact on victim 1. Early Intervention to prwent escalation 10 j///o////" 3. Hato crimos are under report￿1. 01104119 - 3(YW19 Summwy LOCA TK)M UNC014FIRMED 8ASIP4GSTOKE 410 <10 126 In BAME and other under-served or minority or vulnerable communities, these reporting rates are even lesser and often non-existent. Type of Hate Crkne Race RepLxtknz Pates 25% (l in 4) 25% (l in 4) 8.33% (I In 12) 3.12S% (l in 32) 1.125% (l in 80) Relgion Sexual Orientation Apart from the usual barriers of reporting already existing in society at large; further LdttuLknmake hate crime reporting even more diffi'cult for these 'hard to reach, communities. Disability Transgender

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [4] Third Party Reporting Centres (TPRC) Multicultural Forum [A] Thlrd party r•portlng c•ntr•s: th• n••d It iswidely accepted that hate crirnes we under- reported aCrI￿S all strands and not all victirns we cornfortable with reportine their experiences directly to the poli￿. This is all the rnore acute in BAME her rninority cornrnunities. [B] Our Main functions as a TPRC: Commonly known as the 3Rs, TPRCS perform three main functions. To serve as a place to: Third Party Reporti IE Centres (TPRCS) overcorn e these barriers by providing ￿ alternative to (Srectly reporting to the police, give confidential a(hice. help victirn s report it. support thern. - report hate crimes - help record hate crimes Vitti rns can rernain anonymous if they wish, and don't need to have contact with the poli￿ if they don't want t a Wit hout alternative reporting rnechanisrns a nurnber of hate inadents crirnes would never be reported or recorded, and in BAME COrnrnUINties r¥ely lif ever) ¥e. -help support, signpost and refer victims of hate crimes The BMF is opening a TPRC at thute House, per guidelines issued by and the support of The Hampshire Constabulary and the the County Police Commissionerfs office, to especially serve BAME communities (while being open to all). SUPPOAT ADVICE REPOAT NoPlaceForHate

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [5] About Chute House . a communities, hub, now a TPRC also. N1ulticultural Forum A physkal hub for all communrtiesto meet, interact a)d conduct their social activiti. es- for learnire, lareuage and cu Itural education pr￿rarns, coffee mornings for elderty andto help individuals ￿dgroupS reach their full economic and social potentia Be a Welcom1￿ place for bcal bu5knesses and sodal enterprlses, events like ycyaa classes free IT lrterw classes ba￿uage classes ethcation assists (￿er thlrty corrThunlt*s incl uding tharities, g(wernment agencies BAME groups use Chute House regularty for learnin& development and cuttural education activiti'es in Chute House, including Q Learnlrg sesslonsto prepare teenagers for jo Q Vee an cheese maklrr sesslors readlness, org anlsed tN Hamp thlr e cO￿ty COU￿11 la Y￿3 classesfor chlldren and Cl Er¥llsh for Speakers of Cxher Laryuages (ESOLL athjts organlsed try Romw ComrThJnlty School (RCS) Q ICT dasses for chlklren IJ Ba sk computer lessons for Ba shgstoke Nepalese Q japa￿5@ lareuagodasses Communlty, ￿ganISed by RCS Q TelLQU I￿gU￿e classes Q Learrdry CuThe (Trahlre local u)emplty￿) Q Pollsh lareuage classes IJ c￿er 50sWorld Group Q K￿nada lareuageclases Q 8askngstoke Nepalese ComThJrdty (Coffee Morrd Q Derrtal nwsk)g course, oryanlsed and Erellth Lessons) Fonward ACade￿IC Team IJ Baslngstoke Carlbbean Soclety & Frlends meet up Q Eastern European dance classes Q Free NHS health checks ia Supplementary schools, teachlr Q A4)ireJob Club Maths and Enzllsh Chute House k open cwer 60 hours e%ery weeK wlth fo)tfalls above 18.(KK) thn)u8hout year. Ideally N)sltkned for a TPRC

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [6] High level Road Map for TPRC: How do we plan to do this? N1ulticultural Forum Plan, prepare Ongol Pilot, Test Stea(ty State Rollout, Expand 12 weeks 24- 36 weeks Ongol Cl Across all communlties Q Time cOVer￿e increase (target 24 x 7) Cl Omni-channel contact Q Speafic taoeted awareness and sharing events, in local langules with specific communities. Q Continuous impr(%ement Q Personnel, training Cl In situ at Chute House Q Processe5, ( incl. for one day a week documents forms, CI DEital contact (web- resourcesl site, Whatsapp onlv) Q Operati re model (incl. ra Workshops for (at tiMI￿s, channels least) two pilot loca Q Integrate (with BAME communities partners, systems, Q Identify community eco-system contacts for training organisations) ( local language Cl Commun ication, spokespersons) media and broadcastirg plans Cl Requisite licenses regulatory compliances Cl Metha campaEns- soc, r￿￿10, news outlets Cl Continuous imprcNement of operaing model Systems and personnel f or eXp￿s1on Horlzontal streams . Governance & Compliance, Reports'n& Finance & Funding, Data Security and Man iement, A(fveffj' sing

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [7] The Target Operating Model . Optimal end state N1ulticultural Forum Collaboration wlth and SLWlOrt f rom local ecosystem partners Ir￿lUdIng local g (Nerfynert agencles buslnesses rther orgards&ions Mam￿hlre (￿Stat￿lary Communities Report, Refer To H￿p￿lI? Vktlmcare Record Other TPRCS Target Owatlng Model la In pers￿, at (h(rte houso Q Dlgltal on￿￿ChaMe Q 24x7cwa8e Trahed'locaf latyuage c ommLmky 9)okes persor6, champlons Cl Collabofkn've Q CommLKdty.led Q Lwer4e, all oxlstw)g materlals. best practices from ConstabLA¥y, Comffd sslonerfs offlce anwsM're Polic4 crlnie Commlsskx)erfs office SUPPOAT ADVICE REPOAT NoPlaceForHate

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 [8] Future view at Basingstoke . The immediacy of the need N1ulticultural Forum Basingstoke is grovrng and is a designated growt h town, [ by Enterprise M3 Local Enterprise P￿nership (LEP)] and Horizon 20501 Clwith a potential to develop rnore r4)idly th￿ cther towns across Han pshire and Surrey. QAn Enterprise Zonewas launthed in Basing View in April 2017. Q Basinestoke is horne to the eroun&breakine 5G ernulator, Q Marydown develown ent is set to include rnore th￿ 5,OCK) horne& This will: further eXa￿rb￿e the gap. leaving rnany cornrnunities further behind because it will Straliri Stral•ri L Attract rnore econornic opportlmitie (which will in turn) dri￿ a 9•4ell in the BAME popul&ion. 3. Increase econcTniG civic and social gap - where ethnic, religious or cultural erI￿Ps face challenges of access to q)portuniti es to integrate with the rest d our local society. with a pXential rise in Hate crr£ and incKlffit T￿ref(￿e, BMF reds to zr(Y•V TPRC In t0 dkner6br kncreased coverage of engazennt wlthconnunlts kncreased depth arnl knpact of engageThnt wlth communlt*s

BMF Annual Report Jan 2025 M ulticultural Forum Engage with, support or contact BMF via any of the following thannels Webslte: h orum. uk I |Fxebook:h Twltter: @ BMuiticulturalF I I Phone: +44 1256 322751 1 l Ernall: drnln orum. brnforurn.or 5UPPOAT ADVICE REPORT ITIH A¥IW. NoPlaceForHate

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Appendix 4: Key BMF Documents

The documents can be found on Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1mvOqwfRwo1JmBxzelK3GiU97F1Q_4vi2

Multicultural Forum Basingstoke Multicultural Forum Accounting Period April 2023 - March 2024 2023-24 2022-23 FundlNJ fr(xn vartous agaKles IrKludirKJ courKII 0.00 Chute h(xJse Income 42,170.50 34,614.32 Fund raLslng acuvltles and otr￿r Inccffle 6,265.01 222.23 Total 48 435.51 34 836.55 ChLrte House MalntenaKe and tyatlng OXS 26,231.51 23,260.79 BMF contr￿torS/volUnte8S 11,512.73 8,810.50 FurKI ralslng and othw BMF actlvltks 9,469.19 ut11￿leS cost for Chute IK)use 14,988,43 5,952.69 Totsl 62.201.86 38 023.98 (Loss) / Surplus for the year -13,766.35 -3,187.43 Bank BalarKe as of 31st of March 2024 - 57,787.30 I, D Baj, TreaSu￿r of Basingstoke Multicultural Forln), herety confim that the annual ststement of accounts for the period Awll 2023- Marth 2024, has been Fyepared based on the tLJ)ks and ￿ordS maintalned by ￿ngStoke Multicultwal For￿n. I ha¥E ￿ueSted S SIErlkar to ch￿k the statement of accounts. I, S Sherfkar, Independently che£ked the aCc￿nts presented to me and can conftrm that the statenent of ￿OUnts for the FErk)d 4Yil 2023 - March 2024 has be￿ drawn up bas￿1 ￿ the trKNJks and reC￿ts malntained by Basingstoke MU￿￿ultUral Fc#wm.