## 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
1. Reference and Administrative Information
2. Report of the Trustees
3. Independent Examiner’s Report
4. Receipts and Payments Account
5. Statement of Assets and Liabilities
6. 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:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; and
2. the accounts do not accord with those records.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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
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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
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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.
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No trustee or other person related to the charity had any personal interest in any contract or
## Families Against Violence
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_|
|---|---|---|
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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.
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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
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