**Charity Registration Number: 1170877**
## **IGA – LEARNING CIO**
## **(A Charitable Incorporated Organisation)**
**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**Year Ending 31[st] March 2024**
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## **IGA – LEARNING CIO**
## **CONTENTS**
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|Members of the Board and Professional Advisers|3|
|Trustees Annual Report|4|
|Receipts ad Payments Accounts
|9|
|Statement of Assets and Liabilities|10|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|11|
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## **IGA – LEARNING CIO**
## **MEMBERS OF HE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS**
**Registered Charity Name** IGA – Learning CIO **Charity Number** 1170877 **Registered Office** 18 Parkside Gardens Royton Oldham OL2 6GA **Trustees** Jean-Claude Niyongira Adrian Alexander Lurdes Raw Stephen Gordon Hewitt **Bankers** Co –Operative Bank 12 Market Place Spindles Town Centre Shopping Centre Oldham OL1 1HE
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## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|Period end date||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Day|Month|Year||Day|Month|Year|
|**From **|**1st**|**April**|**2023**|**To**|**31st**|**March**|**2024**|
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** IGA-Learning CIO
**Other names charity is known by**
N/A
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1170877
**Charity's principal address** 18 Parkside Gardens Royton Oldham Postcode OL2 6GA
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Jean-Claude
Niyongira|Chair|||
||Lurdes Raw|Treasurer|||
||Rionne Mukasafari|Secretary|||
||Stephen Hewitt|Trustee|||
||Adrian Alexander|Trustee|||
||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**||||
||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of adviser Name Address**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Constitution (review date October 2023) Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Elected from Membership Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
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## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Policies and procedures:
Risk management Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries Conflicts of interest Volunteer management Complaints handling Paying staff
- Relationship with: Northern Roots project Community Spaces
Consideration of risks and plans to manage them:
Break down of the Minibus, No funding, create new source of funding lending out the bus for donation, Funds from IGA Community Shop.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
We deliver free English and computer classes to people who cannot access statutory education. We support people to be part of their community, reduce isolation, increase participation through various enjoyable activities and encourage socializing. We support people with form filling, life skills, housing issues, interpretation services and advocacy as well as signposting them to the right services.
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To ensure our local community has access to education in literacy, numeracy, technology and to promote social inclusion, health and wellbeing for people in the local area so that they are better equipped to take employment or to progress in their learning to higher education.
To provide high quality literacy, numeracy and technology education, we also promote social inclusion and wellbeing. We aim to sign post our learners’ abilities work with the public and private organisations in order to meet the education, training and work experience needs of the learners.
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Our beneficiaries are currently involved in a variety of activities, mainly in English language and food sessions. Our learners now have much more developed linguistic skills and are more confident to communicate with those around them and have well integrated in the community as a result. Among those who have left to do other things, a number of them have taken on employment thus being more able to provide for themselves and less likely to rely upon state benefits.
**Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
At our allotment, we provide volunteering working days, allowing our community access to eco-therapy, growing a multitude of fruit and vegetables (including spinach, tomatoes, courgettes, onions, and beans). Volunteers learn about growing their own food, as well as healthy eating, while the labour involved increases physical activity. During time on the allotment, our members meet others and socialise, working to overcome social isolation and foster a sense of community.
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we now host monthly exotic food events (free to attend). The events are a wonderful opportunity for socialising, and particularly mixing between cultures. They give people the chance to talk to people they might not ordinarily come across and try foods they might assume they won’t like. This opens up lines of conversation, and food acts as a great ice breaker, with enjoyment of food being a universal language.
We rent out our minibus for a small donation to other not for profit organisations enabling them to facilitate their community activities. With the minibus, we have also been taking beneficiaries for days out and expanded our working in partnership with other voluntary organisations including SOWN ( Support and Action for Women’s Network) and Lazarus Ministries.
The trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, and discuss this at our trustees meetings where we plan and make decisions for the carrying out of our activities to which the guidance is relevant. Our volunteers also give a massive contribution to the everyday running and delivery of our objectives.
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**Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
IGA Advocacy:
We continue to advocate for our beneficiaries in areas including: applying for council houses and support with health related issues.
Testimonials:
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
Beneficiary 1 stated: Thank you so much for the support you've offered me. Coming to Exotic Food Events has helped to get out of my house and meet people from different background and cultures while enjoying different types of foods. I have also made new friends.
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
Beneficiary 2 stated: By attending English classes at IGA, I've been able to improve my speaking and writing and a result which largely helped me to get a job. I'm so grateful for all your support.
Beneficiary 3 stated: Via these community sessions, I have been helped to apply for an accommodation and benefits. It is a wonderful service and I'm sure many people benefit from it.
## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
We have been providing free English and IT training, life skills, housing issues support, interpretation services, advocacy, and well-being activities for the residents of Oldham. We predominantly work with individuals new to England who are struggling to establish themselves due to a language barriers, a lack of employment skills, and social exclusion. There is high demand for and large uptake of our services, with needs ranging from basic language skills to individuals facing serious social, economic, and employment hardship, thus requiring intensive support. We have established strong relationships with partner organisations in Oldham including First Choice Homes, Voluntary Action Oldham, and Oldham Group of Churches. Via these relationships we are able to signpost residents to support and help suited to their individual needs. During Exotic Food Events, our community is invited to sample a selection of cuisines that represent the abundance of cultures that exist within Oldham (including African food, Pakistani food, Asian food, and much more). IGA-Learning has access to three community centers offered by First Choice Homes (free of charge) and provides the ingredients which are prepared by volunteers. Attendance is completely free, as is all the food and refreshments on offer. The events are a wonderful opportunity for socialising, and particularly mixing between cultures.
## **Section E Financial review**
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**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
Our reserves policy is to hold 3 months costs (expenditure) in free reserves (unrestricted funds) to ensure all costs are covered and the charity is sustainable as a going concern.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
None
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
> **Signature(s)** _Stephen Hewitt_ Jean –Claude Niyongira **Full name(s)** Stephen Gordon Hewitt **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee Chair **etc) Date** 24/01/2024
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**IGA – LEARNING CIO RECEITS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[ST] MARCH 2024**
|**Receipts**
Grants
Donations
**TOTAL Receipts**
**EXPENDITURE**
Volunteers
Tutors
Sessional Workers
Allotment
Venue Hire
Minibus Expenses
Fuel
Equipment
Building Maintenance
Internet
Stationery
Training & Courses
Public Liability Insurance
Professional & Legal Fees
Food events
Accounts Costs
Bank Charges
Sundries
**TOTAL PAYMENTS**
**TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**
Cash Funds
Bank 31/03/2024|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
£
£
2681. 16
9974
**2681.16**
**9974**
0.00
870
0.00
750.00
5760.00
420.00
1270.00
0.00
0.00
1265.00
0.00
320.00
0.00
430.40
380.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
315.72
477.72
270.00
0.00
0.00
135.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
00.00
2750.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
**3,782.72**
**11,615.72**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
£
£
2681. 16
9974
**2681.16**
**9974**
0.00
870
0.00
750.00
5760.00
420.00
1270.00
0.00
0.00
1265.00
0.00
320.00
0.00
430.40
380.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
315.72
477.72
270.00
0.00
0.00
135.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
00.00
2750.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
**3,782.72**
**11,615.72**|**TOTAL**
**FUNDS**
**2023**
**TOTAL**
**FUNDS**
**2022**
£
£
2681.16
9977
9974
2456
**12655.16**
**12,433**
870.00
0.00
0.00
3250.00
6510.00
2550.00
1690.00
850.00
0.00
0.00
1265.00
1365.00
320.00
200.00
810.40
1290.00
0.00
2700.00
315.72
770.00
747.72
533.00
0.00
0.00
135.00
135.00
0.00
0.00
2750.00
300.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
**15398.44**
**13,943**
**9,150.15**
**6,406.87**
**6,406.87**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**2490.83**
**6659.32**||**9,150.15**|
||**1389.27**
**5017.60**|||
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**IGA – LEARNING CIO**
**STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABITIES AS AT 31[ST] MARCH 2024**
||**Total**|**Total**|
|---|---|---|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|
||**2023**|**2022**|
||**£**|**£**|
|**ASSETS**|||
|Cash Fund|**6,406.87**|**9,150.15**|
|**LIABILITIES**|||
|Account costs:|**£**|**£**|
|Support Work|**0**|**0**|
|Fee for Independent Examination|**0**|**0**|
|**Total**|**0**|**0**|
Financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 24/01/2024 and signed on their behalf:
Signed _Stephen Hewitt_ ……………..
Name Stephen Gordon Hewitt ………...
Trustee
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## **IGA – LEARNING CIO**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
## **FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31[ST] MARCH 2024**
## **1. Receipts and payments accounts**
Receipts and payments accounts are statements that summarise the movement of cash into and out of the organisation during the financial year. In this context “cash” includes cash equivalents, for example, bank accounts where cash can be readily withdrawn to pay for debts as they become due.
## **2. Grants**
**Total Fund Total Fund 2023 2022** Awards For All £9,974 £9,977
## **3. Donations**
||**Total**
**Fund**
**2023**
£|**Total Fund**
**2022**
£|
|---|---|---|
|General Donations|0|0|
|Web Application Donation|0|0|
|Minibus Donation|710|2456|
|BoltonUniversityDonation|0|0|
|Unite Taxi Education Donation|0|0|
|IGACommunity Shop|1971.16|0|
|**Total **|**2681.16**|**2456**|
## **4. Fund Analysis**
||**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
£|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**2023**
£|**TOTAL**
**FUNDS**
**2023**
£|
|---|---|---|---|
|**TOTAL INCOME**|2681.16|9974|12655.16|
|**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**|3,782.72|11,615.72|15398.44|
|**TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD**|2490.83|6659.32|9,150.15|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|1389.27|5017.60|6,406.87|
|CASH FUNDS||||
|BANK||||
0 difference
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