Annual accounts for end1 Fetsnry 28 2022 Legal and Admlnlstratlve InfornwtS Cltlzen Outreath Coalltl Charlty Name. Charlty Re8lstratlon number Rew'stered Office Address 1175281 Vltali5 Tanteh Emmanuel Klven Mrs Clarah Men8ot Mrs Yvonne Ebu Projert Mana8er Francls Nlba Bankers. Uoyds Bank Alms and ObJertlve& Our charrtvs purposes as set out In the objects contalned In the companrfs memorandum of assoclatlon are to; rf Providing 80Ci81 and recreational actsVIt involving the local communty; rf Providing job search skills workshops, life skn'lls training and vocational training in photography skills. 4 Providing activities that promote the history. culture and (x>nditions of peopbe of African dent living in the MerseysKle area. ProvKling support to improve physical and mentsl heallh of residents Citizen Outreach Coalition (COC) is a local chaiity registered with the charity commission. It was created to Prte social inclusion for the public benefrt. by working with in particukqr but not exclusively people of Africanlcaribbean desnt resident in Merseyside who are socialty exduded or at risk of social exdusion on the grounds of their ethnic origin and their social and economic positH)n, to relieve the needs of such people and integrate them into society. in particular but not exclusively Dellverlng our Aims and objothas
We review our aims and objectives each year to make sure we are delivering them as stated. Our review looks at what have done in the last financial year and how far we succeeded in delivering some of all of our objectives. Evidently, we deliver them on a year to year basis. We follow all Charity commt&8ion gtjidelines in ensuring our aims arKI obieclives are delIVIng a public benefiL We delivered a Home offi funded muttunedia awareness project about the Windrush Documentation and Compensation schemes. Wrth a £16.240 grant. we prodUd videos and rrIed out awareness carnpans on social media and through community events and public promotion encouraging people affected to apply to the Home Office managed schemes. We delivered three projects with supwt from The National Lottery Communty Fund, one to create mentsl health awareness following COVID 19 and various lockdowns occasioned by the pandemic. We also had funding to encourage people from ethnic minority groups across Merseyside to be actively involved in climale change preventive measures. We receNed £19.650 for both prw. The John Moores Foundation funded our organisation to the ne of £3000 to%Yards project Manager salary and the Ganlekl Weston Foundation offered a grant of £7500 unrestricted funding. We also r1Ved £16.240 from the Home Offi1% for a wbndrush Documentation and Compensab'on muttimedia awareness Project Who •d our Sorvlco•7 Our Mullimedia wirKlrush awareness project reached a wide range of people both in Caribbean and other communities that ere affected by the windrush crisis and the general public some of who dKI not understand why the scheme for documentation and compensation were nece8sary. Our project helped explain the reason for both scheme8. 80 Young people attended the ten workshops organised as part of our young people mental health awareness campaign as they recover from the effects of COVID 19 and various lockdowns. During the workshops, we projected short videos outlining the symptoms of mentsl health and coping mechanism rf and when beneficiaries noticed they or dose friends or relatives could be suffering from mental health related issues. The We also open debatss as the young people shared their personal eXperIenS and they resow any i&8ues either wrth the support of friends, famity or health personnel. We produced four videos arKI organised c(xnmunty events attended by 60 people on climate d)ange and how people from ethnic minority backgrounds could join the fight to project the environment. There was emphasise on small behavioural changes anyone could adopt to save our planet induding cyding, driving or fying only when necessary, eth'ng healthily and preventing f)d waste H(M our Actlvltles Dellver Publlc Benefft All our charitable activities continue to aim to help improve awareness around mental health, climate change and support people who need help with applyin8 to the Wlndrush documentation and Compensation schemes.
Reptyt of Management Commlttee atlzen (Xrtreath Coalltlon Is a Charftable Incorporated Ofganiz*lon registered with charity comm1551on with charlty registratlon no 1175281. The or8anlsatlon has internal rules and regulations but Its governlng document Is the model artlcles of assoclatlon provided by charity commlssion which we adopted and tailored to our specific need5. On April 8 2020, Citlzen Outreach Coalition company ¥Yas converted from a company limlted by 8uarantee Into a Charltable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) COC has a management committee of six members who meet to review the funrtlonlng of the or8anlsation. The management committee determines the strategic directlon of the company, prepares financial statements, malntainin8 proper accountlng records, selects suitable financlal accountln8 pollcles and apply them. They make sure the finan¢lal pollcles complles with charity commisslon rules. The Mana8ement commlttee Is headed by Tanteh Vltslls and Emmanuel Klven Is the Secretary General. Members of the Management commlttee provlde thelr servlces free of charge. Thelr reasonable expenses are relmbursed. Members of the management commlttee who are dlrectors for the purpose of company law and trustees for the purpose of charity law and who serrfed durlngthe year and up to the date of thls report are Vltalls Tanteh Yvonne Ebu Tabot Mengot Klven Emmanuel Maln Contact Frands Nlba Volunteers We want to thank the team of volunteers that helped us durin8 the whole year because WFthout them, we would have done very little work. Special thanks to all the volunteers who desplte the problems with COVID 19, still turned out and supported us in dellvering all our three projects successfully. We will forever be grateful to you and hope we contlnue workln8 wfth you lon8 Into the future. Overseas outreach We have registered Crtizen Outreach in Kenya, Sierra leone and Cameroon but still have to start work there. As soon as we start operating overseas, we will be addln8 that work to our annual reports.
COC 15 Still a relatively young charity and gettin8 fundin8 for our activities remalns challengin& We received £98CM) from National Lottery Awards for All for a COVID 19 mask project and £3162 as final payment from The National Lottery Herita8e Fund for a multimedia oral history project on the history and growth of Afrlcan Pentecostsl churches across Merseyslde. We also recelved £IOOO In donatlons. Our other funders were John Moores Foundatlon & the Garfield Weston Foundatlon and the Home Office a5 mentioned above We have a fit for Purpose reserve policy that has set aside at least £5000 to protect our charity from sudden drops in income and also help us take advantage of any new Opportunities that may arise. Ow trustees decided our reserves can be spent on any of our aims. Our reserve policy will be reviewed annually. Our reserves can cover continuity. resttucturing fimd. and dissolution Prlndpal Fundln8 5wr¢es As outllned above, Natlonal Lottery Community Fund, the Home Office, John Moores; Foundatlon and the Garfleld Weston Foundatlon were our main sources of fundln8 for the financlal year. Below Is our Income and expendliure balance sheet wlth a breakdown In the recelpts and payments account excel template attached to thls accounts. Total Inc4xn•. £50.552 Expendlture Unrestrfcted Funds. £SO £4L018 Restrkted Fun £4534 Notes. Full breakdown of Income and expendlture In the recelpts and payments excel form. ststutory Inforniallon Citizen Outreach Coalition is a registered charity with charity re8i5tration no 1175281 1 Complianc• with accountlng standard8
This accounts have been prepared in accordance wth the provisions of FRS 102 Section 1A Small Entrties. There were no material departures from that standard. 2 Accountlng pollcle8 The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the accounts are set out below and have remained unchanged from the previous year, and also have been consistently applied within the same accounts. ' Bosls of preparatlon The accounts have been Prepared under the historical cost convention as modified by the revaluation of certain fixed assets. Prn8•ntaiion CurY•n The accounts are presented in pound 8tsrling Yvonne Ebu. 8oard Chalr
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report mombors of Cltlzori Outreach Coallllon On accounts for th• y••r •nd•d Charlty no (rf any) 1176281 Sot out on pag•8 al sh88181 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charty (Ihe Trusf) for tha year ended 28 R•sponslbllltlas and As the chaTIty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation ba•1• of r•port of the accounts in aCcd wth the requirements of the Chantses Act 2011 Cthe Acr). I report in re8K*d of my examination of the Tru8t'8 accounts carrled out urKler 8e&ion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examinatlon, I follod the applicable Direction8 given by the Chorty Commi88Tr0n urKler 88thon 145(5){b) of the Act. Indendent I have completed my examInatK. I confimi that no material matters have oxamlnerfs Statem• come to my attents'on (other than that di8closed below.) in connection with the examinatlon vthich giv08 m• caubo to bel8 that In, any matedal respect: accounting reoxd8 re not kept in accordance with 80Ction 130 of the Act or the accourts do not accud ¥th the acKountlng r8cx)rds I have no c¢)n¢m and have como a(xo88 no thr matters in connection with the examination to whTrch attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to b8 reached. ' Please delele the words in the brackets rfthey do not ath. OW04r2022 SIgn. Relevant professlonal qualificatlon(s) or body (If any): Joseph MukorvJ Leeds Metropolrtan Univer5ty Addres•: 30 Brook Street Hthrthkl HD5 908 IER Octobor 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to hvjhlbght matters of concem (see CC32, Independerrt examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve hor• brf•l detalh of any items that th• oxamlner wlshes to dlsclos•. IER October 2018