CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1164778
AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2022
AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION
Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2022
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 to 11 |
| Independent auditor's report to the members | 12 to 15 |
| Statement of financial activities | 16 |
| Statement of financial position | 17 |
| Statement of cash flows | 18 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 19 to 28 |
AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 31 March 2022
The trustees present their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022.
Reference and administrative details
| Registered charity name | AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION | AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION |
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| Charity registration number | 1164778 | |
| Principal office | 76 Elmer Road | |
| Catford | ||
| London | ||
| SE6 2ER | ||
| The trustees | E Wassonko | |
| J Mashatte | ||
| E Mabonga | (Appointed - 18/08/2022) | |
| M Nsaale | ||
| E Mohamed | ||
| S Jauhar | ||
| S Amini | (Resigned - 04/07/2022) | |
| J Oliech | (Appointed - 04/07/2022) | |
| Chief Executive Officer | A Baziwe | |
| Chair | S Jauhar (Trustee) | |
| Treasurer | E Wassonko (Trustee) | |
| Secretary | J Mashatte (Trustee) | |
| Auditor | Eric & Co. | |
| Chartered Certified Accountants & Statutory Auditors | ||
| 87 Tylecroft Road | ||
| London | ||
| SW16 4BJ | ||
| Bankers | National Westminster | |
| P.O Box 159 | ||
| 332 High Holborn | ||
| London | ||
| WC1V 7AS | ||
| Solicitors | Pothecary Witham Weld Solicitors | |
| 70 St. George's Square | ||
| London | ||
| SW1V 3RD |
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Structure, Governance and Management
Africa Advocacy Foundation (AAF) is a charity established in 1996. Until March 2016 it was registered as both an unincorporated charity with Charities Commission (Registration number 1059268) and as a company limited by guarantee (Registration number 5180907) with Companies House. In December 2015, in order to simplify the structure of the organisation and with the introduction of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) status, the trustees decided to cease its previous registrations and incorporate AAF with the Charity Commission as a CIO (Registration number 1164778).
Governing Document:
The legal status of the charity is that of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) which is subject to its governing document, the Constitution that took effect on 9th December 2015.
Recruitment and Appointment of New Trustees:
AAF governance is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees who are elected and co-opted by members at the annual general meeting in accordance with the Constitution. The Trustees come from diverse backgrounds, skills, expertise, and experiences.
Induction and Training of New Trustees:
AAF new trustees undergo orientation on their legal obligations under charity law, the aims and objectives of the charity, its governing frameworks, decision-making processes, strategic plans, and financial performance. All trustees are issued with a trustee pack and attend in-house and external training relevant to their roles.
Partnerships:
AAF works with a range of partners including community groups, faith centres, voluntary organisations, local authorities, academic institutions, government departments, corporate partners, think tanks and collaborative agencies relevant to AAF aims, mission, vision, and values.
Organisational structure and decision-making:
AAF has in place an experienced team of Trustees with a diverse range of skills and backgrounds who governs the Charity. The Trustees are responsible for setting strategies and policies and ensuring that they are implemented. To ensure that the objectives of the organisation are met and in order to increase efficiency among trustees, each Trustee is assigned to a sub-committee i.e., Service Delivery & Welfare, Finance and Fundraising and Policy and Advocacy. AAF Chief Executive is appointed by the Trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity. To facilitate effective operations, the Chief Executive has delegated authority, within terms of delegation approved by the Trustees, for operational matters including finance, employment, and related activities.
Volunteers:
Volunteers play a very important role in AAF work and are an integral part of our service delivery model. We recruit, train, and deploy volunteers with a diverse range of experience, skills and backgrounds in terms of faith, culture, language and those with lived experiences.
We are grateful for the immense contribution and dedication of our local and international volunteers who have supported our community health campaigns, outreach, support groups, interpretation services, information, advice and guidance, mentoring, facilitating HIV and support sessions on FGM, sexual and reproductive health, young people, elderly people's activities, training, and policy work.
AAF supports all volunteers in their roles and receive regular feedback on their performance. Volunteers are also provided with opportunities for training and are formally recognised with awards at various times including our main charity events.
Risk Management:
The Trustees have a risk management strategy, which comprises:
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An annual review of the risks the charity may face.
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The establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the review; and the implementation of procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity should those risks materialize.
The Trustees have assessed the risks to which the charity may be exposed with particular reference to those relating to the operations and finances of the charity. Systems are in place to ensure that all risks are recorded for subsequent monitoring and review. In the meantime, the Trustees remain satisfied that all insurable risks have been identified and adequately dealt with and that the charities exposure to other risks is kept at a minimum by good working practice and guidelines.
Objectives and Activities
AAF Mission:
AAF mission is to provide practical, social, training and community support to those who are marginalised, disadvantaged, vulnerable, facing violence, living in poverty and in poor health particularly within black migrant communities primarily in the UK, other parts of Europe and Africa.
We work towards these goals by facilitating appropriate access to services and placing the beneficiaries at the centre of our work and by promoting diversity and choice.
AAF Objectives:
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To relieve poverty and sickness in communities experiencing disadvantage both in the UK and abroad
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To protect and preserve health and to improve the quality of life of those suffering from poor health
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To advance education by providing resources and platforms for learning
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To promote for the benefit of the public the provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, financial hardship, or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving their conditions of life
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To relieve the needs of the elderly and disabled
Our Values:
AAF is committed to the following values that underpin our standards and determine how we undertake our activities:
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CLIENT-CENTERED: We always strive to ensure that service users’ satisfaction is at the centre of our work
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INTEGRITY & TRUST: We are always committed to the highest ethical standards in our internal and external relationships.
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EXCELLENCE: We seek to attain the highest quality of service delivery and outcomes for the communities we serve.
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INCLUSIVITY: We promote participation and access to services by all beneficiaries and give a voice to those who are marginalised.
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TRANSPARENCY: We are open, accountable, and responsive to all our stakeholders and service users
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COLLABORATION: We work in partnership with a variety of organisations to enhance our interagency work and improve our responsiveness to the multifaceted problems with which we concern ourselves
Our Strategic Aims and Objectives for 2022-2025:
To develop AAF as a leading community voluntary organisation that can influence service delivery and policy and issues impacting on black and other underserved communities in the UK and across Europe by 2025.
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These include:
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To continue to act as champion of change; actively advocating for the rights of and representing the needs of marginalised African people community and policy levels thereby ensuring that their voices and opinions are heard.
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To raise public awareness and understanding and comprehensively engage with partners, local authorities, governments, policy makers, networks key institutions, funders, and other professionals in ensuring that black and other underserved communities achieve the best deal in public service delivery.
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To expand and develop an exemplary and representative portfolio of programme delivery and representation that demonstrates best practise in supporting underserved communities.
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To increase the participation of black and other underserved communities in the planning, implementation, and access to services at all levels, particularly in areas of health, education, employment, housing and family safety and support.
The Essence of AAF
Grant Making:
Africa Advocacy Foundation does not give grants but accepts donations in furtherance of its aim and objectives.
This year however, AAF is delighted to have become an intermediary technical partner of Comic Relief to deliver the Global Majority Fund. The initiative is aimed at communities experiencing racial and other inequalities and disproportionately impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic and AAF is distributing grants of between £5,000 and £15,000 to London, Kent and Surrey based grassroots organisations working to address racial injustice, violence, poverty, disability, mental ill-health. and other long-term conditions.
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Public Benefit:
The Trustees of AAF are required to comply with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 and consider the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit, "Charities and Public Benefits" AAF activities are consistent with national and local strategies and action plans to enhance health and wellbeing, education, and social care services. AAF activities promote positive health and social outcomes sustainable independence of service users and to promote equality and diversity. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults from harm and isolation. We work to empower and encourage our clients to actively lead on activities and processes that improve their circumstances and positively contribute to their communities.
Achievements and Performance
The Trustees consider the Charity Commission's guidelines on public benefit, including 'Public benefit: running a charity' (PB2) when planning the charity's objectives and activities
AAF has a strong track record of providing specialist services for black and other racially minoritised communities who are experiencing health, social and economic barriers, and disadvantages amongst others.
During the year, the Charity delivered a diverse range programme aimed at lessening the impact of Covid-19 on individuals, families, and communities we work with. We also recorded improvement in our capacity to respond appropriately and effectively to cases of violence against women and girls in a timely and satisfactory manner. Furthermore, AAF recorded improvements in our sexual and reproductive health work and delivered a range of activities to enhance the capacity of staff and volunteers to support. We also supported initiatives to strengthen the capacity of grassroot organisations working with racially minoritised communities to deliver much needed support to their beneficiaries during and post Covid-19 lockdowns.
Highlights:
Specific Activities Delivered this year:
1. Preventing Violence Against Women & Girls & Campaign Against Harmful Practices
AAF VAWG work is aimed at empowering women and girls by creating safe spaces for those who have experienced or are at risk of experiencing any form gender-based violence including harmful
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cultural practices and providing the tools and resources they need to move forward with their lives and live to their full potential, using their experiences as a source of power as opposed to an area of perceived weakness.
During the year we worked with different categories of women including those who are survivors, or at risk of domestic violence, harmful traditional practices such as FGM and other forms of gender-based violence. Beneficiary groups included unaccompanied girls, undocumented migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers including those with no recourse to public funds (NRPF).
We delivered 5 different VAWG Projects including the Uzima, Hidden Voices, Domestic Abuse, VAWG Covid-19 and Revive Projects. Activities included: -
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Provision of information, advice & advocacy
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Beneficiary assessments, case management and referrals
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Awareness workshops and campaigns FGM and harmful practices
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Specialist culturally appropriate therapeutic interventions
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Peer support services for survivors
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Training of community champions and frontline health and social care professionals
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Enhanced networking opportunities to reduce isolation
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Social media engagements and awareness campaigns
One of the charity’s achievements this year has been better understanding of the scope of domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence and the unique needs of the diverse black and other racially minoritized women amongst the key stakeholders and communities we work with. We have also ensured that the voices of our service users' voices continue to be heard. We are passionate and motivated to be part of the change to end VAWG.
Over the years AAF teams have worked hard to build trust within the diverse communities we serve and continue to encourage and facilitate open conversations around VAWG, calling out misogynistic views and behaviours while supporting women and girls to reduce risk, understand and disclose experiences of violence. We have worked on optimising the mental health and wellbeing of our beneficiaries. We have worked on issues of VAWG and migration by ensuring that migrant women with no recourse to public funds are appropriately supported while those who have been placed in inadequate housing to be moved to better accommodation. We have supported service users to build social and supportive networks, gain employment and/or education, parental support and access to culturally appropriate counselling/therapeutic services whilst remaining free from financial hardship.
We organised specific community workshops to explore different forms of gender-based violence and sexual exploitation; the cultural, psychological, and social ramifications that come with taking action or disclosing. Participants developed a deeper understanding of the physical and psychological impacts and responses such as post-traumatic stress disorder, mental health effects, self-injury and eating disorders, and how to respond sensitively and appropriately to disclosures. We also examined the myths and realities of gendered violence within a framework of violence against women and girls. Some of the videos can be viewed from the links below:
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FGM Radio Play - Insights on the impact of FGM - YouTube
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"Nature Prevails" from Womanism - YouTube
AAF teams organised International Women's Day and International Zero Tolerance on FGM Day events featuring beneficiaries with lived experiences and professional key speakers. We explored ethnicity and race, feminism, womanism anthology, self-care, street safety and showcased an FGM Play featuring three young women with lived experiences to heighten awareness. We have also distributed audio and subtitled poetry videos from the anthology book made to cater to both the deaf and blind communities on all social platforms. Our International Women's Day Gender Bias Discussion and a woman is a woman video can be viewed from the links below:
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"A woman is ..." - International Women's Day 2022 - YouTube
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Gender Bias - International Women's Day 2022 (Part 1) - YouTube
We liaised with local VAWG agencies such as Athena, women’s Aid, Gaia Centre and Brooks for
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further support. Our social media work has included collaboration with universities such Goldsmiths, Birmingham, and Nottingham to the profile of our young women’s VAWG work and to recruit beneficiaries and volunteers. We have our poetry anthology videos on YouTube, and plan delivering our podcast series on Spotify and Apple Music next year. We have also developed a series of Instagram live events as well as developing content for our TikTok that best educates those interested in learning about gender-based violence.
Over the next year, we plan to record and publish podcast series featuring experiences of our young women with a range of episodes that are voiced stories, followed by discussed elements with guest speakers on the challenging topics that arise. We also plan and public art exhibition with pieces that reflect how beneficiaries perceive themselves including body mapping.
We will be hosting an event focusing on self-love and relationships to equip our beneficiaries with the knowledge needed to choose healthy and functioning relationships, with emphasis on safety, trust, and policy.
We will also explore new partnerships to enhance on our experience and shared learning opportunities for our beneficiaries as well as continuing to provide accredited training to our beneficiaries as VAWG champions to continue providing cultural, language and faith competent services plan.
We are grateful to Comic Relief, City Bridge Trust, the National Community Lottery Fund, The Henry Smith Charity, BBC Children in Need, Lloyds Bank Foundation, Lambeth Council, and MOPAC for funding our various VAWG projects.
2. Sexual and Reproductive Health.
a) HIV Prevention, Testing and Linkage to Care
This year we delivered a 5 different HIV prevention, awareness and testing programmes including 3 Fast Track Cities, of HIV Prevention England, PrEP Awareness and HIV Peer Support projects. Activities delivered have included.
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HIV/STIs awareness, prevention and community testing and linkage to care
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PrEP awareness and access campaigns
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HIV peer support services and patient literacy sessions
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Upskilling newly diagnosed and long-term patients on patient rights and self-management
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Delivering the HIV scientific community of practice
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Working with industry partners on “Knowledge is Power”, “Find Your 4” and “50 over 50” projects
AAF delivered The Positive Champions, Faithworks, and Volt Homeless Testing Projects Under Fast Track Cities. We know getting diagnosed early can make a huge difference in one’s health if they have HIV. By having people share their stories about living with HIV and the risk of HIV we encourage more people to get tested. And we can help get them treatment so they can keep living a full and healthy life.
Under positive Fast Track Cities Champions Project, AAF and NAM Aidsmap offer the chance for people to share the truth about HIV, encourage testing and speak up, especially about why it’s so important for people from African communities to test for HIV. This project also offers community-based testing in a range of locations in southeast London. We have produced over 15 videos www.hivtesthome.com viewed by over 40,000 people online, delivered over 1,214 in person tests and distributed 412 self-test kits. We diagnosed 5 with HIV and linked them to treatment.
Under the Faithworks Project, AAF, NAZ and the Jewish Aids Trust delivered HIV testing events within 10 faith community settings across Greater London and as well process education and training as raising of 50 faith leaders’ awareness on matters relating to HIV and PLWHIV. We delivered over 223 HIV tests resulting in 2 reactive tests, engaged 2268 community members and trained 10 community champions and distributed over 3000 resources. We also co-produced an HIV and faith specific training programme for Jewish, Christian and Muslim communities with involvement of faith leaders - 7 -
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and members of their congregations. We have developed content for social media as well as recording “soundbites “used in training sessions.
We worked with Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust to deliver the Volt Project aimed and working with people in homeless shelters to increase HIV testing and support. People experiencing homelessness are among the most vulnerable and isolated in our society, with the poorest health outcomes. Testing in homeless shelters is currently very low and making it easy to get tested we can diagnose more people sooner and help them get treatment, so they don’t develop serious illnesses. We currently work with 5 homeless shelters and have delivered over 154 HIV in person HIV and Syphilis tests with 6 Syphilis and 1 HIV diagnosis.
AAF continue to advocate for PrEP and is sustaining PrEP and Prejudice campaign, a PrEP awareness initiative targeting black African communities in the UK. We are working closely with Lewisham Public Health to deliver PrEP to local communities. by developing tailored and culturally appropriate messaging, building capacity promoting and enhancing PrEP access within BA communities in Lewisham. Activities delivered have included outreach to hairdressers, barbers etc 4 community radio engagements i.e., interview, Q&A sessions, 4 PrEP discussion podcasts, 8 Facebook live events, jingle promotions across 4 community radio stations and social media promotion of “Why I use PrEP video” and why PrEP might be for you” in 6 different languages. We have also trained, trained PrEP Champions, and developed posters, leaflets, and flyers for the campaign.
As part of the HIV Prevention England led by Terrence Higgins Trust; AAF has a dedicated HIV testing and face to face engagement within the heterosexual and LGBTQ+ black African and Caribbean communities. This year we delivered a total of 716 HIV tests and were able to diagnose 3 individuals who have linked to HIV care.
We are grateful to Fast Track Cities London, HIV Prevention England and Lewisham Council for the funding provided to deliver these programmes.
b) HIV Support Services:
AAF provides culturally appropriate person-centered psychosocial support to our beneficiaries who are living with HIV long-term. This includes assessments, information, advice and guidance, counselling as well as newly diagnosed and self-management courses. We also provide a safe space for our beneficiaries to share experiences, advocacy, employment support, signposting, and referrals.
AAF HIV peer support remains a core area of AAF service delivery. We run the largest HIV peer support service in South London accessed by around 30-40 individuals weekly. Our services are friendly, non-judgmental, and confidential and are usually led or facilitated by beneficiaries trained as mentors and peer advisors. During the year under review, we had to deal with the impact of Covid-19 and ensure that our beneficiaries who had been disengaged from in person group events as well as those returning were provided with adequate support to continue accessing the service. We delivered 12 newly diagnosed training sessions, 49 peer support group sessions and actively worked with 412 HIV individuals living with HIV in London.
AAF was involved in several initiatives to increase HIV prevention, literacy, patient rights and Quality of Life including Knowledge is Power initiative by ViiV Healthcare, Find Your Four by Gilead Sciences and 50 over 50 by MSD UK.
Our peer support services remain much needed service by our HIV patient community, and we are looking forward to improving the service to ensure it remains relevant and addresses the changing needs of people living with HIV including addressing issues stigma and discrimination, criminalisation and asserting rights and effective HIV management as individuals age with HIV.
We are grateful to Gilead Sciences, ViiV Healthcare, MSD UK, Ester Lauder, Vodafone and Lambeth, Southwark and Lewisham Councils for supporting us to deliver this important service.
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3. Community React Fund
Our Community React Fund programme funded by Comic Relief’s Global Majority Fund had allocated a total of £200,372 in grants to 32 frontline community organisations working in London, Kent and Surrey as part of the Comic Relief Global Majority Fund to relieve the impact of Covid-19 on racially minoritised communities during the 18 months with a further £42,000 earmarked for top-up grants in the next 6 months.
These organisations mainly support migrants, particularly those migrants with no recourse to public funds. The grants allocated ranged from £3,000 - £15,000, depending on income of the organisation and size of project. The 28 of the grantees are based in London, 2 in Surrey, 1 in Kent and 1 in London. The 32 organisations had by March 2022 collectively engaged and supported 2633 direct beneficiaries supported by 187 volunteers delivering over 26,200 hours in staff and volunteering time. Many of the grantees depended highly on the support of volunteers to be able to meet the high degree of demand by individuals and communities they support.
We also undertook capacity building programmes for grantees focusing on governance, financial management and fundraising and provided weekly funding update, grant application surgeries and matching grantees with fundraisers.
We are delighted to be an intermediary partner and thank Comic Relief and its partners the National Emergency Trust, Esmee Fairbairn, Clothworkers Foundation for creating the Global Majority Fund programme and for involving us.
4. Policy and Advocacy:
a) Mi-Health Europe.
AAF presently recognised as one of the leading organisations working with migrants in Europe to address health inequalities and existing barriers to prevention, testing and treatment of infectious diseases especially HIV, viral Hepatitis and TB. Migrants continue to be disproportionately affected by infectious diseases and experience a range of injustices including racism, xenophobia, hate, violence, abuse of fundamental rights, discrimination and denial of services.
We have launched Mi-Health Europe in June 2020 as policy and advocacy collaborative and community of practise network to strengthen the capacity of migrants and migrant led organisations to influence healthcare policy and practice.
Our vision is a Europe in which each migrant can realise a healthy and safe life. We work to promote an inclusive, empowered European community of frontline migrant organisations capable of influencing policy, leading on initiatives for migrants and collaborating and sharing best practice and expertise. We have developed the Mi-Health web platform www.mihealtheurope.org which began in January 2021 we have achieved the following to date:
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Completed and publicised the European country-specific information relating to healthcare rights including HIV testing and treatment for asylum seekers, refugees and undocumented migrants. We have also included resources for where to access care across the EU/UK.
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We have successfully developed and uploaded to Mi-Health Europe website quick reference guides that individuals can download and share via their networks (for example, by forwarding on WhatsApp). This is aimed at creating greater awareness on migrants’ rights and entitlements. We have ensured use of appropriate channels especially those that migrants commonly use to disseminate the resources. The resources have been developed in English and French and we
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are working on making them in available in the other languages of the MI-Health website i.e., Arabic, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian.
- We have re-vamped and expanded the Mi-Health website to be much more user friendly and functional. The website is now live and available in English, Portuguese, Spanish, Arabic and Russian languages. We the directory of services is searchable/filterable by location and service category (e.g., shelter, legal, healthcare, etc.) and is being developed further. We are also exploring options for an app of the same functionalities.
We have formed a Community of Practice called Mi-Health HIV Partnership, a collaborative of 10 frontline organisations across 10 European countries i.e., Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK. The project aims to advance HIV knowledge, testing and treatment and other barriers to healthcare access that disproportionately impact migrants. We are developing culturally appropriate messaging, conducting 3000 HIV tests among various migrant communities, and gathering data on the healthcare rights and barriers that migrants are facing in real time across the region, as well as fostering community exchange forums to share best practice and expertise.
We have established the terms of reference for the Policy and Research Working Group and continue to work on drafting a needs assessment to roll out to partner organisations across the MiHealth collaborative.
We are grateful to the Open Society Foundations for the grant to launch Mi-Health Europe. We thank MSD Europe, ViiV Healthcare Europe for funding Mi-Health Europe and Mi-Care Training programme. We thank Gilead Sciences Europe for funding Mi-Health HIV Partnership through its Zeroing In programme.
b) Nobody Left Outside Initiative
AAF is a founder member of the NLO Initiative, www.nobodyleftoutside.eu a collective collection of organisations representing people in some of the most marginalised communities in Europe, who are underserved with respect to healthcare. These communities include homeless people, LGTBI people, people who use drugs, prisoners, sex workers and undocumented migrants. We have worked with our partners to author a Covid-19 briefing paper, a BMJ opinion article a series of podcasts, an open letter on vaccine equity and a quarterly newsletter
We previously developed a Service Design Checklist to improve health service provision for underserved populations, several webinars and collaborated with WHO and the EU commission to address a range of concerns regarding migrants and other key populations. We are grateful to MSD Europe for the education grant to deliver the initiate and to Dentons Global Advisors for the strategic support.
c) One Voice Network
AAF is acting as a lead agency for One Voice Network (OVN) a collaborative policy network in June 2020 by a group of frontline organisations to address health inequalities experienced by Black people in the UK, particularly those affected by the HIV epidemic. This year we have been successful in securing grant from City Bridge Trust’s Cornerstone Fund to work on the development phase of our Unheard Voices project aimed ending structural inequalities by ensuring Black communities living with or at risk of HIV can hold decision-makers to account, influence actions and become part of the decision-making process. We want to see healthcare and support systems which offer equitable standards of care for Black communities and ensures no disproportionate impact of HIV or HIV related stigma and discrimination.
5. Research and Innovation:
AAF is collaborating with University College London and Kings College London to enhance research and involvement in research by black communities. One of the research projects AAF is involved in is
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a study of the demographic, clinical, social, and biologic risk factors for the development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), diabetes mellitus (DM) and multiple long-term conditions i.e., diabetes, cardiovascular disease [CVD: coronary heart disease, peripheral vascular disease and stroke]) and their relationship with mental health in black African/Caribbean people diagnosed with HIV infection.
The second project with Kings College London called HIDDEN is aimed at creating awareness and promoting screening in within black communities including faith centres and community venues.
We are also working with Kings College Hospital and UCL on exploring attitudes, perceptions, believes towards COVID-19 among BAME communities, including impact of misinformation, with specific focus on Black African, Black British, Black Caribbean population.
6. Training:
Each year, deliver a range of training to develop the capacity building and skills of our volunteers, community champions, advocates and community and faith leaders to enhance reach and involvement of communities we work with. Training delivered this year include. Community Champions training; Newly Diagnosed HIV Patients Courses, Self-Management Courses - adherence, doctor patient relationships etc.
We also delivered training courses focusing on life skills, job access skills, volunteering, work placement, support into paid work and further education. This year, we trained 176 Community champions across our services. We also provided specialist training on FGM and other cultural practices to 381 professionals.
Financial review
Reserves policy
The Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees review the reserve policy of the organisation annually. Their decision on the level of reserve depends on the level of unrestricted funds available. For this year they decided that the current level of reserve should be maintained at least at a level equivalent to approximately three months' expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of any significant drop in the organisation's funding, they will be able to continue AAF's current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised.
The amount of total funds held as at 31 March 2022 was £999,004 (2021: £922,004). The amount of restricted funds held as at 31 March 2022 was £312,541 (2021: £312,017).
Principal funding sources
Funding was obtained from a variety of sources, as detailed in the report, with a mix of both statutory and non-statutory donors and supporters. The charity’s statement of financial activities is set out on page 16 and shows total incoming resources of £1,125,321 (2021: £1,020,155). For the year, there was net income resources of £77,000 (2021: £241,519). Resources expended £1,048,321 (2021: £778,636). All AAF's assets are held for the furtherance of its objectives and are adequate and sufficient to meet its objectives.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 22 December 2022 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
S Jauhar Trustee - Chair
E Wassonko Trustee - Treasurer
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION (the 'charity') for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the statement of financial activities, statement of financial position, statement of cash flows and the related notes, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charity's affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice;
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have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Conclusions relating to going concern
In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.
Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.
Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.
Other information
The other information comprises the information included in the annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material misstatement of the other information. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.
We have nothing to report in this regard.
Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees' report.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities Act 2011 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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the information given in the trustees' report is inconsistent in any material respect with the financial statements; or
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adequate accounting records have not been kept; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the trustees' responsibilities statement, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
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We obtained an understanding of the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the charity. We considered that the most significant are those that relate to the reporting framework being FRS 102, Charities SORP (FRS 102), Anti-Money Laundering and Charities Act 2011 rules and regulations
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We obtained an understanding of how the charity complies with these requirements by making enquiries of management and seeking representations from those charged with governance. We corroborated our understanding by reviewing supporting documentation.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
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We inquired from management and those charged with governance as to any known instances of non-compliance or suspected non-compliance with laws and regulations. We designed our audit procedures to identify instances of non-compliance throughout the audit and remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit.
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We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur by considering the risk of management override of internal control and by designating incoming resources recognition as a fraud risk. We performed journal entry testing by specific risk criteria, with a focus on journals indicating large or unusual transactions based on our understanding of the business. We tested completeness of income through substantive tests performed, analytical review procedures and cut off tests on the incoming resources recognised.
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Where incoming resources were received from overseas, we requested supporting documentation to ensure that sufficient anti-money laundering documentation was in place.
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The charity is a regulated entity under the supervision of the Charities Commission. As such, the Senior Statutory Auditor considered the experience and expertise of the engagement team to ensure that the team had the appropriate competence and capabilities.
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs (UK), we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
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Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the internal control.
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Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the trustees.
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Conclude on the appropriateness of the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the charity to cease to continue as a going concern.
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Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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Independent Auditor's Report to the Members of AFRICA ADVOCACY FOUNDATION (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charity's members, as a body, in accordance with section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
Eric Ashong (Senior Statutory Auditor)
For and on behalf of Eric & Co. Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors 87 Tylecroft Road London SW16 4BJ
Date: 28/12/2022
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Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 31 March 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||||
| funds | funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | |||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 54 | – | 54 | 15,303 |
| Charitable activities | 5 | 204,365 | 920,847 | 1,125,212 | 1,004,779 |
| Investment income | 6 | 55 | – | 55 | 73 |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ||
| Total income | 204,474 | 920,847 | 1,125,321 | 1,020,155 | |
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | =========================================== | ||
| Expenditure | |||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 7,8 | 127,998 | 920,323 | 1,048,321 | 778,636 |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ||
| Total expenditure | 127,998 | 920,323 | 1,048,321 | 778,636 | |
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | =========================================== | ||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ||
| Net income and net movement in | funds | 76,476 | 524 | 77,000 | 241,519 |
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | =========================================== | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | |||||
| Total funds brought forward | 609,987 | 312,017 | 922,004 | 680,485 | |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 686,463 | 312,541 | 999,004 | 922,004 | |
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | =========================================== |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 19 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Financial Position
31 March 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 15 | 331,967 | 342,338 | |
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 16 | 81,708 | 41,032 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,615,512 | 1,113,932 | ||
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | |||
| 1,697,220 | 1,154,964 | |||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 17 | 1,030,183 | 575,298 | |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | |||
| Net current assets | 667,037 | 579,666 | ||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 999,004 | 922,004 | ||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |||
| Net assets | 999,004 | 922,004 | ||
| ================================= | ================================= | |||
| Funds of the charity | ||||
| Restricted funds | 312,541 | 312,017 | ||
| Unrestricted funds | 686,463 | 609,987 | ||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |||
| Total charity funds | 21 | 999,004 | 922,004 | |
| ================================= | ================================= |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 22 December 2022, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
E Wassonko Trustee - Treasurer
The notes on pages 19 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Cash Flows
Year ended 31 March 2022
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Net income | 77,000 | 241,518 |
| Adjustments for: | ||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 11,820 | 11,458 |
| Government grant income | – | (14,750) |
| Other interest receivable and similar income | (55) | (73) |
| Interest payable and similar charges | 348 | 468 |
| Accrued (income)/expenses | (14,086) | 67,469 |
| Changes in: | ||
| Trade and other debtors | (80,108) | 52,204 |
| Trade and other creditors | 508,403 | 463,868 |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |
| Cash generated from operations | 503,322 | 822,162 |
| Interest paid | (348) | (468) |
| Interest received | 55 | 73 |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |
| Net cash from operating activities | 503,029 | 821,767 |
| ================================= | ================================= | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Purchase of tangible assets | (1,449) | – |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | (1,449) | – |
| ================================= | ================================= | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Government grant income | – | 14,750 |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |
| Net cash from financing activities | – | 14,750 |
| ================================= | ================================= | |
| Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | 501,580 | 836,517 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year | 1,113,932 | 277,415 |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of year | 1,615,512 | 1,113,932 |
| =========================================== | =========================================== |
The notes on pages 19 to 28 form part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 31 March 2022
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 76 Elmer Road, London, SE6 2ER.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
Given the charity’s financial position at the year end, the trustees consider that the charity has sufficient resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and believe that there are no material uncertainties that call into doubt the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The charity therefore continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparation of the financial statements.
Disclosure exemptions
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: (a) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported. These estimates and judgements are continually reviewed and are based on experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable, and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable, and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, non-charitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
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Grant expenditure is recognised in the year of award and when communicated to the recipient in line with the SORP.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Tangible assets
Tangible assets are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently stated at cost less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses. Any tangible assets carried at revalued amounts are recorded at the fair value at the date of revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Tangible assets (continued)
An increase in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of a revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, unless it reverses a charge for impairment that has previously been recognised as expenditure within the statement of financial activities. A decrease in the carrying amount of an asset as a result of revaluation, is recognised in other recognised gains and losses, except to which it offsets any previous revaluation gain, in which case the loss is shown within other recognised gains and losses on the statement of financial activities.
Depreciation
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost or valuation of an asset, less its residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows:
Freehold property - 2% straight line Equipment - 25% straight line
Impairment of fixed assets
A review for indicators of impairment is carried out at each reporting date, with the recoverable amount being estimated where such indicators exist. Where the carrying value exceeds the recoverable amount, the asset is impaired accordingly. Prior impairments are also reviewed for possible reversal at each reporting date.
For the purposes of impairment testing, when it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, an estimate is made of the recoverable amount of the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. The cash-generating unit is the smallest identifiable group of assets that includes the asset and generates cash inflows that largely independent of the cash inflows from other assets or groups of assets.
For impairment testing of goodwill, the goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each of the cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the synergies of the combination, irrespective of whether other assets or liabilities of the charity are assigned to those units.
Government grants
Government grants are recognised at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are not recognised until there is reasonable assurance that the charity will comply with the conditions attaching to them and the grants will be received.
Where the grant does not impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient, it is recognised in income when the grant proceeds are received or receivable. Where the grant does impose specified future performance-related conditions on the recipient, it is recognised in income only when the performance-related conditions have been met. Where grants received are prior to satisfying the revenue recognition criteria, they are recognised as a liability.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2022 | Funds | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations | 54 | 54 | 553 | 553 | |
| Grants | |||||
| Government grant income | – | – | 14,750 | 14,750 | |
| -------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ||
| 54 | 54 | 15,303 | 15,303 | ||
| ============== | ============== | ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 5. | Charitable activities | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Project activities grant received | 204,365 | 920,847 | 1,125,212 | ||
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2021 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Project activities grant received | 241,339 | 763,440 | 1,004,779 | ||
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | |||
| 6. | Investment income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2022 | Funds | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Bank interest received | 55 | 55 | 73 | 73 | |
| ============== | ============== | ============== | ============== | ||
| 7. | Expenditure on charitable activities | by fund type | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Charitable Activity | 103,949 | 607,566 | 711,515 | ||
| Support costs | 24,049 | 112,385 | 136,434 | ||
| Grants awarded | – | 200,372 | 200,372 | ||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | |||
| 127,998 | 920,323 | 1,048,321 | |||
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | |||
| Funds | Funds | 2021 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Charitable Activity | 168,808 | 502,016 | 670,824 | ||
| Support costs | 27,131 | 80,682 | 107,812 | ||
| Grants awarded | – | – | – | ||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |||
| 195,939 | 582,698 | 778,636 | |||
| ================================= | ================================= | ================================= |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
8. Expenditure on charitable activities by activity type
| Activities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| undertaken | Grant funding |
Support | Total funds | Total fund | |
| directly | of activities |
costs | 2022 | 2021 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charitable activity costs | 711,515 | – |
117,414 | 828,929 | 759,751 |
| Governance costs | – | – |
19,020 | 19,020 | 18,885 |
| Grants awarded | – | 200,372 |
– | 200,372 | – |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |
| 711,515 | 200,372 |
136,434 | 1,048,321 | 778,636 | |
| ================================= | ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | ================================= |
9. Analysis of support costs
| Analysis of | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| support costs | |||
| activity | Total 2022 | Total 2021 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Staff costs | 72,270 | 72,270 | 57,966 |
| General office costs | 15,710 | 15,710 | 11,961 |
| Finance costs | 348 | 348 | 470 |
| Governance costs | 29,086 | 29,086 | 18,530 |
| Support costs | 19,020 | 19,020 | 18,885 |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | |
| 136,434 | 136,434 | 107,812 | |
| ================================= | ================================= | ================================= |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
10. Analysis of grants
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Grants to institutions | |||
| Action for Community Development | 9,000 | – | |
| Addington Afro-Ethnic Health Promotion Group | 5,000 | – | |
| African Equality Foundation | 7,000 | – | |
| African Women's Care | 5,000 | – | |
| Aymara CIC | 4,900 | – | |
| Catholics for AIDS Prevention | 5,150 | – | |
| Centre for All Families Positive Health | 6,000 | – | |
| Chinese Information & Advice Service | 7,000 | – | |
| Dadihiye Somali Development Organisation | 4,934 | – | |
| EKpoma Okpa Association UK | 5,000 | – | |
| French African Welfare Association (FAWA) | 7,744 | – | |
| Gye Nyame Development Foundation | 6,000 | – | |
| Hawa Trust Ltd | 5,000 | – | |
| House of Rainbow | 10,000 | – | |
| Humanity Concern Project | 6,000 | – | |
| Iteso Welfare Association | 5,000 | – | |
| Kunsaka | 4,974 | – | |
| Mabadiliko CIC | 7,920 | – | |
| Moon Academy | 5,000 | – | |
| Organisation of Positive Men | 5,000 | – | |
| Out & Proud African LGBTI | 5,900 | – | |
| Parents Skills 2 Go | 3,000 | – | |
| Positive Impact Community | 4,094 | – | |
| Red Ribbon Living Well | 3,000 | – | |
| Riana Development Network | 15,000 | – | |
| Skillspool Training | 5,000 | – | |
| Sophia Forum | 10,000 | – | |
| The Ernest Foundation | 6,000 | – | |
| Ultimate Counselling Training & Support Services | 7,500 | – | |
| Umuzi CIC | 13,556 | – | |
| Waltham Forest Migrant Action | 5,700 | – | |
| --------------------------------- | -------------- | ||
| 200,372 | – | ||
| --------------------------------- | -------------- | ||
| Total grants | 200,372 | – | |
| ================================= | ============== | ||
| 11. | Net income | ||
| Net income is stated after charging/(crediting): | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | 11,820 | 11,458 | |
| ============================ | ============================ | ||
| 12. | Auditors’ remuneration | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Fees payable for the audit of the financial statements | 5,000 | 5,000 | |
| ======================== | ======================== |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
13. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was 10 (2021: 10). The average number of full-time equivalent employees during the year is analysed as follows:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| No. | No. | |
| Total number of staff | 10 | 10 |
| ============== | ============== | |
| The number of employees whose remuneration for the year fell within the following | bands, were: | |
| 2022 | 2021 | |
| No. | No. | |
| £60,000 to £69,999 | 1 | – |
| ============== | ============== |
14. Trustee remuneration and expenses
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022 nor for the year ended 31 March 2021. However, trustees were paid out of pocket expenses to attend meetings and events. Details of these payments are disclosed in the financial statement for the year.
15. Tangible fixed assets
| Land and | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| buildings | Equipment | Total | ||
| £ | £ | £ | ||
| Cost | ||||
| At 1 April 2021 | 420,114 | 52,347 | 472,461 | |
| Additions | – | 1,449 | 1,449 | |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ||
| At 31 March 2022 | 420,114 | 53,796 | 473,910 | |
| ================================= | ============================ | ================================= | ||
| Depreciation | ||||
| At 1 April 2021 | 83,385 | 46,738 | 130,123 | |
| Charge for the year | 8,402 | 3,418 | 11,820 | |
| --------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ||
| At 31 March 2022 | 91,787 | 50,156 | 141,943 | |
| ================================= | ============================ | ================================= | ||
| Carrying amount | ||||
| At 31 March 2022 | 328,327 | 3,640 | 331,967 | |
| ================================= | ============================ | ================================= | ||
| At 31 March 2021 | 336,729 | 5,609 | 342,338 | |
| ================================= | ============================ | ================================= | ||
| 16. | Debtors | |||
| 2022 | 2021 | |||
| £ | £ | |||
| Prepayments and accrued income | 81,708 | 41,032 | ||
| ============================ | ============================ |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
17. Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 1,020,294 | 567,234 | |
| Social security and other taxes | 8,285 | 6,713 | |
| Pension payable | 1,604 | 1,351 | |
| ------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ||
| 1,030,183 | 575,298 | ||
| =========================================== | ================================= | ||
| 18. | Deferred income | ||
| 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Amount deferred in year | 964,811 | 458,233 | |
| ================================= | ================================= |
19. Pensions and other post-retirement benefits
Defined contribution plans
The amount recognised in income or expenditure as an expense in relation to defined contribution plans was £9,230 (2021: £4,422).
20. Government grants
The amounts recognised in the financial statements for government grants are as follows:
| 2022 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Recognised in income from donations and legacies: | ||
| Government grants income | – | 14,750 |
| ============== | ============================ |
21. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | |||||
| At | 31 March 20 | ||||
| 1 April 2021 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 22 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted Fund | 609,987 | 109 | – | – | 610,096 |
| Elton John AIDS | |||||
| Foundation | – | 10,000 | (6,737) | – | 3,263 |
| Estee Lauder | – | 10,000 | (9,036) | – | 964 |
| Healthy London | |||||
| Partnership - | |||||
| Champions | – | 27,306 | (11,231) | – | 16,075 |
| Healthy London | |||||
| Partnership - Faith | – | 7,398 | (4,945) | – | 2,453 |
| Healthy London | |||||
| Partnership - Volt | – | 27,500 | (6,721) | – | 20,779 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
21. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
| Kings College London | – | 10,230 | (4,011) | – | 6,219 | 6,219 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambeth Council | – | 30,000 | (18,304) | – | 11,696 | |
| LSL Councils | – | 11,870 | (4,813) | – | 7,057 | |
| Fast Track Cities | ||||||
| London | – | 5,000 | (3,611) | – | 1,389 | |
| Open Society | ||||||
| Foundations 02 | – | 50,516 | (50,516) | – | – | |
| Vodafone Limited | – | 5,000 | (5,000) | – | – | |
| Other miscellaneous | ||||||
| funds | – | 9,545 | (3,073) | – | 6,472 | |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------- | ||
| 609,987 | 204,474 | (127,998) | – | 686,463 | ||
| ================================= | ================================= | ================================= | ============== | ================================= | ||
| At | ||||||
| At | 31 March | 20 | ||||
| 1 April 2020 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 21 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Unrestricted Fund | 469,211 | 256,715 | (195,939) | 80,000 | 609,987 | |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ||
| 469,211 | 256,715 | (195,939) | 80,000 | 609,987 | ||
| ================================= | ================================= | ================================= | ============================ | ================================= | ||
| Restricted funds | ||||||
| At | ||||||
| At | 31 March | 20 | ||||
| 1 April 2021 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 22 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Restricted Fund | 311,534 | – | – | – | 311,534 | |
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | 483 | – | (483) | – | – | |
| BBC Children in Need | – | 23,844 | (23,844) | – | – | |
| City Bridge Trust - OVN | – | 25,000 | (25,000) | – | – | |
| Comic Relief - Digital | – | 117,900 | (117,900) | – | – | |
| Comic Relief - Global | ||||||
| Majority Fund | – | 252,000 | (252,000) | – | – | |
| Comic Relief - VAWG | – | 87,584 | (87,584) | – | – | |
| Gilead Sciences Europe | – | 17,217 | (17,217) | – | – | |
| Henry Smith Charity | – | 48,950 | (48,950) | – | – | |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | – | 39,799 | (39,799) | – | – | |
| London Community | ||||||
| Foundation - DCT | – | 18,957 | (18,957) | – | – | |
| London Community | ||||||
| Foundation - MOPAC | – | 47,978 | (47,978) | – | – | |
| Merck Sharpe & Dohme | – | 28,186 | (28,186) | – | – | |
| National Health Service | ||||||
| (NHS) | – | 10,000 | (8,993) | – | 1,007 | |
| National Lottery | ||||||
| Community Fund | – | 98,316 | (98,316) | – | – | |
| Open Society | ||||||
| Foundations 01 | – | 47,572 | (47,572) | – | – | |
| VIIV Healthcare | – | 15,081 | (15,081) | – | – | |
| City Bridge Trust - | ||||||
| VAWG | – | 32,690 | (32,690) | – | – | |
| Merck Sharpe & Dohme | – | 9,773 | (9,773) | – | – | |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | -------------- | --------------------------------- | ||
| 312,017 | 920,847 | (920,323) | – | 312,541 | ||
| ================================= | ================================= | ================================= | ============== | ================================= |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 31 March 2022
21. Analysis of charitable funds (continued)
| 21. | Analysis of charitable fu | nds (continued) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | ||||||
| At | 31 March 20 | |||||
| 1 April 2020 | Income | Expenditure | Transfers | 21 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Restricted Fund | 211,275 | 713,440 | (533,181) | (80,000) | 311,534 |
|
| Barrow Cadbury Trust | – | 50,000 | (49,517) | – | 483 | |
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ||
| 211,275 | 763,440 | (582,698) | (80,000) | 312,017 |
||
| ================================= | ================================= | ================================= | ============================ | ================================= | ||
| 22. | Analysis of net assets between funds | |||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 328,324 | 3,643 | 331,967 | |||
| Current assets | 699,525 | 997,695 | 1,697,220 | |||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (341,386) | (688,797) | (1,030,183) |
|||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ||||
| Net assets | 686,463 | 312,541 | 999,004 | |||
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | ||||
| Funds | Funds | 2021 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Tangible fixed assets | 336,724 | 5,614 | 342,338 | |||
| Current assets | 315,618 | 839,346 | 1,154,964 | |||
| Creditors less than 1 year | (42,355) | (532,943) | (575,298) |
|||
| --------------------------------- | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ||||
| Net assets | 609,987 | 312,017 | 922,004 | |||
| ================================= | ================================= | =========================================== | ||||
| 23. | Analysis of changes in net debt | |||||
| At | ||||||
| At 1 Apr 2021 | Cash flows | 31 Mar 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 1,113,932 | 501,580 | 1,615,512 | |||
| =========================================== | ================================= | =========================================== |
24. Related parties
There are no related party transactions or balances during the year.
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