## **Communities Fiji Britain** (Registered charity, number 1160206) **Financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022**
|**Page**|**Contents**|
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|2 - 4|Trustees’ annual report|
|6|Independent examiner’s report|
|6|Receipts & payments account|
|7|Statement of assets & liabilities|
|8 - 9|Notes to the accounts|
## **Communities Fiji Britain Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31 March 2022**
**Full name** Communities Fiji Britain
**Organisation type Trust**
**Registered charity number** 1160206
## **Principal address**
c/o Fiji High Commission 34 Hyde Park Gate London SW7 5DN
## **Trustees**
Maggie Hodges, until 2022 Dr Katrina Igglesden, until 9/11 Canon Rex Davis (deceased) Kate Kelleher
Elina Nailatikau, until 11/21 Kinivuai Vc Waqavonovono David Larkin Village Mocica
## **Independent examiner**
John O’Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus, Units 1 & 2 North West, 41 Talbot Street, Nottingham, NG1 5GL
## **Governance and management**
The charity is operated under the rules of its trust deed adopted 28 January 2015.
New trustees are recruited by advertisement, letter of Interests from the Community, the appointment is confirmed after an interview.
## **Objectives and activities**
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit amongst Fijian citizens and their dependents residing in the UK, in particular but not exclusively Fijians who are serving or have served in the armed forces of the United Kingdom and their dependents, who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origins, relieving their needs and assisting them to integrate into society.
## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit**
The CFB Website hosts information that is heavily relied upon by our community - regarding housing, immigration and other stakeholder information relating to their basic needs and development in the UK.
Events - CFB Trustees, friends of Fiji and Operations Director will attend a variety of events to represent CFB, they will represent the Fijian Diaspora at these events and network, develop relationships and provide an insight to what social, economic and situational issues Fijians face in the UK.
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## **Communities Fiji Britain**
Host events - CFB will often support and partner with community groups in events that will benefit the community.
Support Community partners - CFB works with Fiji Support Network and was cofounder of the Marama Alliance United Kingdom. These are groups that work with the Fiji Community in the UK - partner with stakeholders to hold events in the community example BRFS, Immigration UK, Financial Literacy programs etc.
Volunteers - working in the community to sign post people in the right direction an example is the Coffee Hub, hosting stakeholders to meet with smaller members of the community, making it easier to connect.
Last but not least, our CFB Caseworkers are contacting by members of the community to assist families in urgent emergency cases relating to domestic violence, immigration, housing and medical issues.
The Fijian Community is not unlike any other minority group in the UK, families want a fair chance and the very best life they can have in the UK. The activities mentioned above all act to remove the barriers to accessing a great life in the UK.
## **Public benefit statement**
The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, 'Charities and Public Benefit'.
## **Summary of the main achievements during the period**
Developed the Website information directly to the host.
Increased the contact via social media by creating LinkedIn and Instagram pages. Growing the CFB Volunteer group to five active members. Recruiting additional volunteers.
2020 - due to COVID the Trustees decided to discontinue any events planned for the year.
The main contact was through our Website, info emails and Operations Director/Caseworkers.
2021 - volunteers were recruited to work independently in the community, in smaller groups. They hosted Coffee mornings worked to bring about confidence in Stakeholders/Partners to re-engage in the community, especially after COVID.
Our main achievements were cases managed by our Caseworkers, they continued to support families by assisting them with their urgent case’s needs.
2022 - CFB underwent a restructure, we are a small Charity so much of the work was shared with the Trustees. In 2021, CFB had 5 Trustee leave the Charity so much of the work was undertaken by the Operations Direct and the Chair of CFB. Throughout the restructure the support strengthened through the CFB online
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## **Communities Fiji Britain**
information, caseworkers and the collaboration with groups in our community and our participation in the Tekiteki Festival & the Bull Festival in June and July.
**The charity’s policy on reserves** The charity has no specific policy with regard to the level of reserves.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
Signed _____________________________________________ Date __________ 26/07/2023 Kinivuai Vc Waqavonovono, Trustee
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## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Communities Fiji Britain for the year ended 31 March 2022**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Group (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2022.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed _________________________ Date ______________________ 26/07/2023 John O’Brien MSc, FCCA, FCIE Employee of Community Accounting Plus
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## **Communities Fiji Britain Receipts & payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Note**
**£**
**Receipts**
Grants & donations
**2**
225
**Total receipts**
**225**
**Payments**
Awareness & advisory
-
Community support
-
Salaries,NI & pension
-
Dues & supscriptions
95
Employee admin costs
25
Insurance
42
IT
-
Office & administration
463
Payroll fees
24
Pension & administration
-
Pension contributions
-
Printing postage & stationery
13
Professional fees
618
Publicity
-
Staff training
23
Tax & NI
-
Telephone
-
Travel & accomodation
324
Website & accomodation
-
**Total payments**
**1627**
**Net receipts/(payments)**
(1402)
Cash funds at start of this period
50231
**Cash funds at end of this period**
**48829**|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
106959
**106959**
255
1006
43247
125
524
84
3198
287
240
165
3037
29
335
4031
1768
4909
977
1047
1890
**67154**
39805
2853
**42658**|**_2022_**
**Total**
**Funds**
**£**
107184|
|---|---|---|
|||**107184**|
|||255
1006
43247
220
549
126
3198
750
264
165
3037
42
953
4031
1791
4909
977
1371
1890|
|||**68781**|
|||38403
53084|
|||**91487**|
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## **Communities Fiji Britain Statement of assets and liabilities at 31 March 2022**
|**Cash assets**
Bank accounts
**Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
General equipment.
**Liabilities**
Creditors : independent examination|**_2022_**
**£**
91487|
|---|---|
||**91487**|
||(540)|
||**(540)**|
These financial statements are accepted on behalf of the charity by:
|Signed ___________________________________|Dated ___________
26/7/23|
|---|---|
|Kinivuai Vc Waqavonovono, Trustee||
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## **Communities Fiji Britain Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2022**
## **1. Receipts & payments accounts**
Receipts and payments accounts contain a summary of money received and money spent during the period and a list of assets and liabilities at the end of the period. Usually, cash received and cash spent will include transactions through bank accounts and cash in hand.
## **2. Grants & donations**
|Armed Forces Covenant Trust
Sundry grants & donations
**3. Funds analysis**
**Restricted funds**
RBFL
SSCC
Volunteering project
**Unrestricted funds**
General|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
106959
106959
225
-
225
**225**
**106959**
**107184**
**Opening**
**Receipts (Payments)**
**Closing**
**balance**
**balance**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
81965
(57888)
24077
-
24994
(6413)
18581
2853
-
(2853)
-
**2853**
**106959**
**(67154)**
**42658**
50231
225
(1627)
48829
**50231**
**225**
**(1627)**
**48829**|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
106959
106959
225
-
225
**225**
**106959**
**107184**
**Opening**
**Receipts (Payments)**
**Closing**
**balance**
**balance**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
-
81965
(57888)
24077
-
24994
(6413)
18581
2853
-
(2853)
-
**2853**
**106959**
**(67154)**
**42658**
50231
225
(1627)
48829
**50231**
**225**
**(1627)**
**48829**|
|---|---|---|
||**225**||
||**Opening**
**balance**
**£**
-
-
2853
**2853**
50231
**50231**||
|||**42658**|
|||48829|
|||**48829**|
## **4. Trustees’ remuneration**
- Trustees received no expenses, remuneration or benefits in this period.
## **5. Related party transactions**
There were no related transactions.
## **6. Previous period comparison**
The previous period’s figures have not been included for comparison because the layout used in the previous period was substantially different and does not lend itself to clear comparison.
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## **Communities Fiji Britain**
## **7. Glossary of terms**
**Creditors:** These are amounts owed by the charity, but not paid during the accounting period.
**Restricted funds:** These are funds given to the charity, subject to specific restrictions set by the donor, but still within the general objects of the charity.
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