2023-10-31-accounts - Blue Vision

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BLUE VISION

2022- 2023

LEGAL INFORMATION

Name of charity: BLUE VISION Correspondence address : 54 Camberwell Rd, Camberwell, London SE5 0EW Contact person : Mr Serge Junior Mabon Charity number : 1167684 Management Committee : 2022- 2023 Mr Serge Junior Mabon : Chairperson Miss Therese N. Loa Sikoti : Treasurer Mr Jorge Ohnet Pires Vilhete : Secretary

Report of the Management Committee

BLUE VISION formerly called Ong Africa Association is a voluntary organization established on the 16[th] of June 2016 to support African other minority communities in need in the UK and abroad.

The organization’s works focus on supporting migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the UK

The Objectives as laid down in its constitution are:

The relief of poverty and the advancement of education.
The promotion of good health
The provision of facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation in the interest of social welfare

Activities for the period 2022 -2023

The organization’s supplementary education activities supported 16 local children who were facing exclusion due to poor performance at school. The project enabled them to improve their achievement at school and passed their courses.
We have provided training for employment and employment related advice that benefited about 15 unemployed people including 09 women. This enabled them to improve their employability chances and 07 of them have been able to secure part and full-time employment.
The organization advice and referral services supported 21 local migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in the areas of housing, health, education and benefit entitlement. This enabled them to understand the functioning of local services, make informed choices and improve their knowledge about accessing those services.
The organization has supported about 33 people affected by the rising cost of living.

Plan for 2023-2024

We will continue to deliver more employment sessions to support local people back into work. We anticipate to help about 15 people over the period
The organization will increase its advice and referrals sessions to be able to support about 41 new refugee women and men in need of education, training and welfare entitlement.
We will undertake more homework club activities this year to improve about 19 children’s school achievement.
The organization will deliver health promotion activities to enable about 22 local people to improve their diet and healthy living style.
We will deliver befriending and well being activities for 16 local older people to improve their isolation and health.
We will continue to support about 38 people on low income facing financial difficulties.

Trustees’ responsibilities

Charity law requires trustees, to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the company and of the results of the company at that period. In preparing those financial statements, the directors are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any materials departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply with the charity Act.

They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps and detect fraud and other irregularities.

Serge Junior Mabon - Chair

15 / 11/ Signed: ------------------------- Date:-----------------------2023

Financial Statements for the year ended 31 of October 2023

Incoming Resources

Restricted 3300 4500 7250 3000 18050 7300 5200 340 1200 230 160 240 760 420	2023 3300 4200 2800 4500 7250 3000 25050 7300 5200 2800 340 1200 230 160 240 760 420	2022 2500 2800 9600 3700 18600	2022

		6600 4800 2200 310 180 250 130 420 340 370
15850 2200	18650 6400 5300	15600
			3000
			2300
	11700		5300

Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2023

Note Fixed Assets Tangible assets Current assets Cash at bank Current Liabilties Total net assets Funds Unrestricted Restricted Total	2023 11700 -3200 8500 4100 4300	2023 11700 -3200 8500 4100 4300	2022
			5300 5300
			3700 1600
		8400	5300

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31[st] October 2023

1 . Accounting policies

a) Basis of accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of fixed assets investments at market value, and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and follow the recommendation in the statement of recommended Accounting and Reporting Practice by charities.

b) Grants

Grants are recognized in the statements on accrual basis following the satisfaction of any pre-conditions

c) Expenditure

Expenditure is recognized on accruals basis

d) Reserve policy

The organization reserve policy is to retain 6 to 10 % of its unrestricted fund beyond its financial year to keep the organization running.

Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting applicable Accounting Standards and the Charity Act 2011

Responsibilities of the Trustees

The trustees and the Management Committee are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and that you consider the audit requirements of the charities Act 2011. It is my responsibilities to state on the basis of procedures specified in the directions given by Charity Commissioners whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of my examination

The examination of the accounts was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the charity commissioners. The examination includes:

A review of the accounting records kept by the charity
A comparison of the accounts presented with those records made available
Consideration of any unusual items and disclosures in the accounts
Assessment and significant estimates and judgments made in preparation of the financial statements
Examination of evidence relevant to the amount of disclosures in the financial statements

I planned and performed my investigation so as to obtain all the information and explanations which I consider necessary in order to provide me with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatements whether caused by fraud or irregularity of error. In forming my opinion, I also evaluated the adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements.

Opinion

In my opinion the financial statements as prepared give a true and fair view of the charity state of affairs as at 31[st] of October 2023 and the incoming resources and their applications in the year ended have been properly prepared in accordance with general directions given by Charity Commissioners.

Ali Diarra Community Accountant 25 Claron House Camberwell SE5 0AE

Signed: ----------------- Date: ------------------- 2023 10 /11/