2023-03-31-accounts - Families Against Violence

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2023 for FAMILIES AGAINST VIOLENCE

CHARITY NO 1166240

Families Against Violence Registered Charity No 1166240

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CONTENTS

Reference and Administrative Information
Report of the Trustees
Independent Examiner’s Report
Receipts and Payments Account
Statement of Assets and Liabilities
Notes to the Financial Statement

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Charity No. 1166240 - Constituted as a Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organization

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Trustees who served in the year ended 31st March 2023 and to the date of this report :

Linford Sweeney (Chair): Full year Ahmed Yassin: Full year Barrington Reeves: September 2022 Alexandra Dixon: August 2021 Will Forwood: July 2023

Chief Executive : James Gregory

Principal Office & Registered Address St Wilfrid’s Enterprise Centre Birchvale Close, Hulme Manchester M15 5BJ

Bankers National Westminster Bank 19 Market Street Manchester M1 1WR

Website www.fav-uk.org

Independent Examiner Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA Slade & Cooper Limited Beehive Mill Manchester M4 6JG

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Trustees Report for the Year Ending 31st March 2023

FAMILIES AGAINST VIOLENCE: DRIVING CHANGE

Our founder

“Every child deserves somebody to turn to. They all deserve encouragement and guidance: the kind of example set by positive role models. Families Against Violence empowers men to be just that. We provide support to young, disadvantaged people so that even the most vulnerable can develop self-confidence and self-esteem.” – James Gregory Founder & Chief Executive

Background

Fathers Against Violence (“FAV”) was established in March 2011 by James Gregory following the death of his son due to gang related violence. The organisation subsequently registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 29th March 2016 with the name, Families Against Violence (“FAM”).

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Objects

The Objects of the charity as per its constitution are: -

Providing support and guidance to local young people and their families so that they become more effective members of the community;
Addressing and reducing gang and gun culture in the community by using a preventative and early intervention model
Bringing young people together with the aim of promoting social inclusion that will build their self-esteem, raise their aspirations and encourage them to take greater responsibility for their actions and decisions
Making the work of the charity accessible to all members of the community across Greater Manchester for the public benefit.

Mission

FAM’s mission is to limit and prevent the damage, disruption and - marginalisation of inner city communities as a result of exposure to gang culture by: -

Delivering sports activities to young children in order to raise aspirations and provide tailored support toward positive engagement with education, statutory services and community cohesion initiatives;
Promoting the positive influence of father figures and male role models with the aim of reducing violence and criminal activity via a bespoke Mentoring Programme
Providing specialist support services for young people at risk of exposure to gang culture enabling them to make informed choices about their future;
• Providing training to local young people to become sports coaches, supporting them through that process and giving them opportunities to practice the acquired skills; and • Challenging discriminatory policy and practice and informing public perception about issues affecting inner city communities, particularly those of predominantly BME population.

Our Services and Activities

We run seven (7) 2-hour sessions per week and, in addition, run a Under 21 football team (CUKI FC) that competes in the Manchester Amateur Sunday League.

Mondays – After School Club for 6- to 11-year-olds at Moss Side Leisure Centre

Mondays – Fitness, Employability & Lifeskills for 18- to 21-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex

Wednesdays - After School Club for 12- to 16-year-olds at Moss Side Leisure Centre

Thursdays - Fitness, Employability & Lifeskills for 18- to 21-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex

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Fridays – Organised Football Session for 16- to 25-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex

Saturdays – Soccer School for 6- to 11-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex Saturdays – Soccer School for 12- to 16-year-olds at Platt Lane Sports Complex Sundays – CUKI FC U21 matches at various locations in Greater Manchester.

Over the 2022/23 year we estimate that we have had a total of some 9,000 engagements with children and young people, featuring many hundred distinct individuals. None of this would have course been possible without the efforts of our sessional coaches & classroom leaders (20 in the year) and volunteers (45+ in the year), backed by the organisations who have provided financial and in-kind support for our activities. We are also indebted to management and staff at the local sports facilities we use for their support, advice and patience.

These facilities are referenced in the narrative of this Report. MACC, the organisation that supports the voluntary community and social enterprise sector in Manchester, has provided advice and guidance throughout the year.

Structure, Governance and Management

FAM is a Foundation CIO. The charity is managed on a day-to-day basis by James Gregory, Chief Executive, alongside our independent Trustees with experience and key skills in areas such as Finance, Marketing, HR and Law. The Chair, a renowned Black History researcher, educator and writer has over 20 years voluntary sector experience working closely in partnership with statutory, private and voluntary sector agencies. Our other long-standing Trustee is Ahmed Yassin, an acknowledged local community leader with much experience in youth work. He is also an award-winning football coach.

The Trustees met regularly throughout the year.

Risk Management

The Trustees still consider that a significant risk facing the Charity is the potential inability to raise sufficient funds to maintain and develop its principal services of sports activities and mentoring to young people. Good performance with our funded projects and the submission of timely and comprehensive monitoring and evaluation reports will mitigate this risk to some extent. In addition, the Charity has also been awarded funding that allows us, as part of a partnership, to hire a professional fundraiser for two days per month

Our priority fundraising goal last year was to secure multiyear funding and we succeed through a three year Reaching Communities grant. This was to support our core costs, including the salary of a Chief Executive.

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The increased level of activity that the Charity had built up over the last year has highlighted the importance of administrative, project management and financial controls. A successful AB Charitable Trust grant was acquired and has supported our core team in the past 12 months. The Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks and can confirm that suitable measures have been taken to mitigate any significant risks.

Development and Achievements 2022 / 23

FAV organised a residential trip to Cumbria in 2022, hosting 13 young people from Hulme and Moss Side in collaboration with the Pace Alliance, Violence ' Reduction Unit, and the Greater Manchester Mayor s Office. The outing provided the young people , who had never ventured beyond Greater Manchester, with outdoor activities focusing on team building and life skills. Our Chief Executive was honoured with the Black FA Award, a testament to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in sports. Winning this award underscores the importance of representation and recognition within our community, especially in empowering marginalised groups.

We're expanding our provision to young people, prioritising accessibility for girls and ethnic minorities, including refugee asylum seekers. Partnering with Manchester Academy, our Football Academy CUKI introduced under U8, 9, 10 teams and a girls team. Our HAF program reached numerous disadvantaged youths, prompting requests for provision in two new areas. Additionally, our Youth Club was launched and quickly established itself offering diversionary activities weekly in a secure, welcoming community space. Exciting partnerships with Barclays, Antz Junction, and Forest Bank Prison are underway, promising further growth and impact in the coming year.

Funding

Cash funding received in 2022/23 totalled £129,806 (£158,438 in 2021/22). A full breakdown of this funding, together with an indication of what activities and projects those funds were used for, is summarised in the table at the end of this Report. Most of this funding was awarded to enable us to run events and activities for children and young people in our local area. Notable exceptions include:

i. £32,130 from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport’s Youth Investment Fund. This has been used to purchase a mini bus and a camera system that better enables us to provide feedback to participants in our various sports coaching programmes;
ii. £40,000 (£20,000 paid in 2021/22, the balance in 2022/23) from the Covid Recovery Fund to enable us (and partners Claremont Youth Project and Connecting Steps Manchester Project) to build capacity and extend and improve service provision;

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iii. An award under the Government’s Kickstart scheme than enabled us to recruit an apprentice for 6 months. The scheme provides for full reimbursement of employment cots plus a small contribution towards set-up and other associated costs. The apprentice started work with us in February 2022. We received £1,000 under this scheme in 2021/22 and expect to receive a further roughly £4,300 in 2022/23;
iv. £6,710 from the Angus Irvine Playing Fields Fund for unrestricted use in furthering the Charity’s mission.

Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s Trustees

Signature required:

14th November 2024 Linford Sweeney ……………………… Date ……………………….

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Families Against Violence

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2023 which are set out on pages 10 to 16.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees 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 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:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; and
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.

Jennifer Daniel FCCA DChA

Slade & Cooper Limited, Chartered Certified Accountants Beehive Mill, Jersey Street Manchester, M4 6JG

Date 18 November 2024

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Families Against Violence Receipts and Payments Account for the year ended 31 March 2023 Untritted funds Restrirted funds Totsl funds 2023 Total funds 2022 Note Recelpts Donations & Fundraising Grants 3.027 s.000 3.027 126,779 1.592 156,846 121.779 Total receipts 8,027 121,779 129,806 158,438 Payments Salaries Sessional Staff Rent Transport 1,816 52,446 1,816 52,446 444 799 37,630 1,148 36,937 255 1,839 25,009 80 719 37,630 Equipment Fixed Assets Other Equipment Training Administration Event Catering Laundry Match Fees InsLJrance General Expenses Consulting Fees 804 632 137 8.211 12,201 72 2.121 1,118 804 632 137 8.797 12,201 72 2.121 1,118 32.894 3,779 150 2.790 12,847 726 879 1,996 1,512 500 586 414 414 Total payments 666 118.765 119.431 123.261 Net receipts/(payments) before transfers 7.361 3.014 10.375 35.177 Transfer between funds Net recelptslpayments 7,361 3,014 10,375 Cash funds at the start of the year 1.536 38.603 40.139 4,962 Cash funds at the end of the year 8,897 41,617 50,514 40,139 io

Families Against Violence Statement of balances as at 31 March 2023 Unostrirted funds Restricte funds Total funds 2023 Total funds 2022 Nate Cash funds Bank and cash balances at start of vear Surplus l (deficit) shown on receipts and payments account 40,139 40,139 4,962 7,361 3.014 10,375 35,177 Bank and cash balances at end of year 47.500 3.014 50.514 40.139 Other assets Fund 2023 2022 Fixed assets Unrestricted 34.785 34,383 Total other assets 34.785 34.383 Liabilities Fund 2023 2022 Current Liabilities Unrestricted 1.476 Total liabilities 1.476 Approved by the trustees on 2024 and signed on their behalf by: InTord Sweeney (Chairl li

Families Against Violence Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 l Basls of accountln9 These accounts have been prepared on the Reoipts & Payments basis in accordano with the 2 Fund accounting Unrestricted funds are available to spend on artivities that further any of the purposes of charity- Restrirted fLJnds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for partiCLJlar 3 Trustee remuneration and expense5. and related party transactions None of the trustees nor any per50n5 connected with them received any rewnuneration during the year No 12022.. nol trustees received travel and subsistence expenses during the year. There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. 12

No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

4 Analysis of movements in restricted funds

Greene King Sport England NOMA KFC AB Charitable Allianze Management Manchester Active Total HMG via Manchester City Council (HAF) DCM&S / BBC Children in Need Manchester City Council & Others (CRF) HMG via Manchester City Council (HAF) Sport England / Big Lottery Awards for All City in the Community MCRactive (Half Term MCRactive (Breaking MSV Social Housing	Balance at 1 April 2022 £ 77 406 19,850 76 984 8,275 1,564 177 2,091 1,561 65 1,399 1,500 578 38,603	Receipts £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 10,000 3,000 81,279 121,779	Payments £ (77) (406) (19,850) (76) (984) (8,275) (1,564) (177) (2,091) (1,561) (65) (1,399) (1,500) (578) (10,000) (3,000) (38,649) (114,418)	Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Balance at 31 March 2023 £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 42,630 45,964

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued)

4 Analysis of movements in restricted funds (continued)

City in the Community Greene King Sport England NOMA KFC FA Foundation Manchester FA Sported Total Big Lottery Awards for All MCRactive (Half Term CYP Saturday Soccer Camp Payments Name of fund HMG / DWP / Growth Forever Manchester MCRactive (Breaking Boundaries) MSV Social Housing MCRactive (Half Term HMG via Manchester City Council (HAF) DCM&S / BBC Children in Need Manchester City Council & Others HMG via Manchester City Council (HAF) Sport England / Previous reporting period	Balance at 1 April 2021 Receipts Payments Transfers £ £ £ £ - 38,115 (38,038) - - 32,130 (31,724) - - 20,000 (150) - - 10,180 (10,104) - - 10,000 (9,016) - - 9,800 (1,525) - - 5,040 (3,476) - - 4,802 (4,714) - - 3,100 (3,011) - - 3,000 (909) - - 2,162 (601) - - 2,021 (2,021) - - 2,021 (1,956) - - 2,000 (601) - - 1,665 (1,665) - - 1,586 (1,586) - - 1,500 - - - 1,000 - - - 1,000 (1,422) - - 500 (500) - - 100 (100) - 2,000 - (3,265) 1,265 - - - - 3,500 151,722 (117,884) 1,265 Description, nature and purposes of the fund	Balance at 31 March 2022 £ 77 406 19,850 76 984 8,275 1,564 88 89 2,091 1,561 - 65 1,399 - - 1,500 1,000 (422) - - - - 38,603

Families Against Violence Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued) S Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds Balance at l April 2022 Asat31 March 2023 Receipts Payments Transfers General fund 3.012 8.027 1666) 10.373 3.012 8,027 1666) 10.373 Balance at l April 2021 Previous reporting period Asat31 March 2022 Receipts Payments Transfers General fund 1,462 6,716 (3,901J (1,265) 3,012 1,462 6,716 (3,901) (1,265) 3,012 Name of fund Description, natyre and purposes of the fund General fund Bank and cash balan available for general charitable activitie5. 15

Families Against Violence Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2023 (continued) 6 Analysls of flxed assets Assets retained for charity own use Net Book Value Net Book Value Additions Depreciation Purchased In prevlous years Laptops Playstation Music Equipment ThinkPad Samsung Galaxy iPad Desk Top Computers Gazebos Printer iphone Mini Bus VEO Systems 385 600 249 160 95 699 239 318 122 1,205 28,275 2.036 385 600 249 160 95 699 239 318 122 1,205 28,275 2.036 34.383 34.383 Purchased in 2022123 Laptop 402 402 402 402 34,383 402 34,785 16