SOP
Somali Outreach Project
Charity No. 1159399
Trustees’ Report and Accounts
31/5/ 2022
Somali Outreach Project Trustees Annual Report
The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 may 2022.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Charity No. 1159399 Charitable Incorporated Organisations (CIO's)
Principal Office
the point
The Point 602 Midsummer Boulevard MILTON KEYNES MK9 3NB Registered Office
Directors and Trustees
The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity jaw. The following Directors and Trustees served during the year:
- Abdirahman Abdullahi 2. Mohamed Abdi. 3. Khalif Mohamoud 4. Faisal Abdulahi
The primary objectives for the future are to address issues of Crime reduction, social inclusion and community capacity building, bringing together Somali young people, Somali parents, Government institutions, and the wider community to establish an open dialogue, share experiences, educate and build critical relationships. SOP project bring all active youth and encourage new creative ways of giving them busy and new way to tackle youth crime, and support the development of innovative local solutions to reduce substance misuse and offending and antisocial behaviour.Our mission is to Educate, Engage, Advice and Empower each person to succeed in a dynamic world. Reducing antisocial behaviour and crime. T[h] rough the implementation of a range of projects.
We will do this by:
Working closely with our communities and partner organisations to promote community cohesion by:
On-foot-patrols
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SOP trustees serve as mediators between the members of the community and Thames Valley Police.
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Meetings with neighbourhood Policing Teams and Prevent Teams.
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SOP promotes community capacity by bringing Somali community issues
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into debate with the police and local authority.
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working with the community to reduce youth crime. Develop education
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programs for schools to support young people. Live project in sport and
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recreation projects.
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Organise courses and events
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Work with similar Groups and exchange information and advice with them
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Do anything that is lawful which will help it to fulfil its aim.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Project Fund
At the year ended 31 may 2022, the organisation received the following funding:
Milton Keynes Council £26,633.5 — For Holiday Activities and Food Programme
TNLCommunity Fund £9315.00— Grant continual for Reducing Crime, under covid-19 pandemic fund
Bedford Borough Council £1700 — for Health Awareness Project
TVP fund £6500 —for Outreach project Kids/Youth Crime reduction, social inclusion and community capacity building, bringing together
AB Charitable Trust £5000 for Unrestricted fund to cover admin and utility cost
PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS
Somali Outreach Project is attempting to identify and access funding sources to deliver projects that are covered[by the overall ] objectives of the organisation. It also hopes to attract new talented individuals to join its board[with a view to ] drawing in innovation and creativity, so the organisation can flourish, grow, and move forward to face the challenges of inequality in service delivery and to support Kids and Youth.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Organisational structure
The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity.
The management of the charity is responsible for the trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of the trust deed.
The Charity has implemented a number of detailed policies in relation to all aspects of personnel matters including:
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An Equality Diversity Policy - Health and Safety Policy
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Safeguarding Children/Young People/Vulnerable adults Policy - Data Collection and Protection Policy
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Recycling Policy - Complaints Policy
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Risk management
The trustees have assessed the risks the charity faces and have drawn up a risk matrix which identifies the major risks by area of activity, the nature of those risks, the likelihood of the risks happening and the measures taken to manage them.
Somali Outreach Project Independent Examiners Report Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Somali Outreach Project
L G. report to the charity trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Somali Outreach Project for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Summary Income and Expenditure Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, i report in respect of my examination of your charity's financial statements as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’).
in carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
L. G have completed my examination. | can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 386 of the 2006 Act ;-or e the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements under section 396 of the 2006[Act other th] an any requirement that the financial statements give a 'true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
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the financial statements have not been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102).
L G. have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which[attention should be dra] wn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached.
Mr Lee Gure
13 Feb 2023
Somali Outreach Project Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 May 2022
| Restricted funds | Unrestricted funds | Funds brought forward | Total funds | |
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| Income funds | 44,148.5 | 5000,00 | 0 | 49,148.5 |
| Expenditure | 44,148.5 | 5000.00 | 0 | 49,148.5 |
| Total income | 49,148.5 | |||
| Total Expenditure | 49,148.5 | |||
| Funds carried forward | 0 |
Somali Outreach Project Summary Income and Expenditure Account
for the year ended 31 May 2022
2021 2022
| income: | 49,148.5 |
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| Expenditure: | 49,148.5 |
| Income funds carried forward: | 0 |
| Total Income Funds: | 49,148.5 |
Somali Outreach Project Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 May 2022
Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities:[Statement of Recommend] ed Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with[the Fina] ncial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1
January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and[Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) ] and the Companies Act 2006.
Change in basis of accounting or to previous accounts
There has been no change to the accounting policies (valuation rules and method of accounting) since last year and no changes have been made to accounts for previous years.
Fund accounting Unrestricted funds These are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objects of the charity. Designated funds These are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular Revaluation funds purposes. These are unrestricted funds which include a revaluation reserve representing the restatement of investment assets at their Restricted funds market values. These are available for use subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or through terms of an appeal. Income Recognition of income Income is included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity becomes entitled to, and virtually certain to receive, the Income with related income and the amount of the income can be measured with sufficient expenditure reliability. Where income has related expenditure the income and related expenditure is reported