Cltlzen Outreach Coalltlon (COC) Annual accounts for year ending 3010412025 Legal and Admlnlstratlve Infomiatlon Charity Name. Citizen Outreach Coalition Charity Registration number. 1175281 Registered Office Address. 140 Gloucester Road North Liverpool. L6 4DT Management Commlttee Members Vitalis Tanteh Mrs Clarah Mengot Emmanuel Kiven Project Manager Francis Niba Bankers. Lloyds Bank INTrODUCTION Citizen Outreach Coalition (COC) is a Liverpool based charity registered with the charity commission. It was created to promote social inclusion for the public benefit. by working with in particular but not exclusively people of African/Caribbean descent resident in Merseyside who are socially excluded or at risk of social exclusion on the grounds of their ethnic origin and their social and economic position, to relieve the needs of such people and integrate them into society, in particular but not exclusively Aims and Objectives.
Our charitvs purposes as set out in the objects contained in the companvs memorandum of association are to; Providing social and recreational activities involving the local community: Providing job search skills workshops, life skills training and vocational training in photography skills; Providing activities that promote the history, culture and conditions of people of African descent living in the Merseyside area. Providing support to improve physical and mental health of residents Dellverlng our Alms and objertlves We review our aims and objertives each year to make sure we are delivering them as stated. Our review looks at what we 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 Charty commission guidelines in ensurlng our aims and objectives are delivering a public benefit. During the year under review, we received funding from Sports England to support inactive people from minority backgrounds to get active. The aim was to get both physical and mental health benefits by taking part in different sports activities over one year. We received a £13.360 sports grant. Sporting 4 Life was quiet an intensive sporting and keep fit project that benefitted a large number of people. Most have continued being active after the project ended which was our long term objective-to get people from rninority backgrounds who multiple statistics indicate are inartive though they are disproportionately affected by cardiovascular diseases like strokes, high blood pressure and diabetes. A recived a Home Office Windrush Awareness grant totalling £9950 We provided consultation services to different partners worth £20.400.
We received £5600 in donations. Who used our Services We reached 244 people with our Sporting 4 Life Sports project that lasted for 12 months. Our consultation services supported 12 partners We also reached more than 300.000 people through social media publicity and community meetings with pour Windrush awareness campaigns. We produced three videos and provided publicity material that was distributed to people How our Actlvltle5 Dellver Publlc Benefft All our charitable activities continue to aim to help improve support people in vulnerable situations to reduce the effects of the cost of living crisis in their lives. Our energy savings advice campaign is supporting beneflciaries to learn tips to r£duce their energy consumption smartly and so reducing their energy bills. Our Windrush awareness campaigns reached people who were encouraged to were eligible to apply to the two schemes the Home Office was running to resolve the Windrush crisis. Report of Management Commlttee Governln8 Document Cltlzen Outreach Coalltlon is a Charitable Incorporated Organization registered with charity commission with charity registration no 1175281. The organization has internal rules and regulations but its governing document is the model articles of association provided by charity commission which we adopted and tailored to our specific needs. On April 8 2020, Citizen Outreach Coalition company was converted from a company limited by guarantee into a Charitable Incorporated Organization (CIO) Management Committee.
COC has a management committee of three members who meet regularly to review the functioning of the organization. The management committee determines the strategic direction of the charity, pPareS financial statements, maintsins proper accounting records, selects suitable financial accounting policies and apply them. They make sure the financial policies comply with charity commission rules. The Management committee is made up of Emmanuel Kiven. Vitalis Tanteh and Clarah Mengot. Members of the Management committee provide their services free of charge. Their reasonable expenses are reimbursed. Members of the management committee who are trustees for the purpose of charlty law and served during the present financial year. (See list of management committee members above) Volunteers We want to thank the team of volunteers that helped us during the whole year because without them, we would have done very little work. Special thanks to all the volunteers who are still offering their services to support the delivery of our different projects and who are always available at short notlce. We will forever be grateful to you and hope we continue working with you long into the future. Overseas outreach We have registered Citizen Outreach in Kenya, Sierra Leone and Cameroon. Our pilot Homeless project for which we reiVed a small grant last year from The Eleanor Rathbone charitable Trust has now ended. We want to thank the trust immensely for the support. Statement of Financial Activities Financial Revlew
Like all small charities, getting funding for projects in the present financial climate remains the biggest challenge we face. However, we recognize the present cost of living still affects the most vulnerable people in society and we work round the clock to provide the services and support we get to reduce the daily challenges they face. That is why the two projects we are presently delivering (Energy savings advice and Windrush awareness campaign) are being delivered to communities facing disproportionally from the cost of Living crisis. Reserve Pollcy We have a flt 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. Our present unrestricted funding is £9000 Our trustees decided our reserves can be spent on any of our aims. Our reserve policy will be reviewed annually. Our reserves can cover continuity, restructuring fund, and dissolution Prlndpal Funding Source5 Our primary funders were Sports England and the the Home office.we provided consultation services that raised sorne Income & Expendlture. 202312024 Totsl Income. £48865 Expenditu £43400 Unrestrlrted Funds. £901X) Restricted Funds. £5465
Notes. Full breakdown of income and expenditure in the receipts and payments excel form. ststutory Informatlon Citizen Outreach Coalition is a registered charity with charity registration no 1175281 Compllance with a¢countin8 standards This accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of FRS 102 Section IA Small Entities. There were no material departures from that standard. Accountln8 polldes 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. Basls of preparatlon The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost conventlon as modified by the revaluatlon of certain fixed assets. presents0n Currency The accounts are presented in pound sterling 2010512024 Mrs Yvonne Ebu.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES uirAaci Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe To Section A Receipts and payments fund• toth• M•rn•t £ iothb rw••¢£ totk• Mir•Bt£ to th• nwr*tE totr• hMr••t£ fund• Tot•1 fund• A1 Recel rt EnGlan Ilomts OThc• Oonations 8erwMs 9,9YJ AR) 49J10 Jio n¥••tsn• lu• tabl•l. Tot•1 rnc•lpts 49,310 A3PI Slaft Sottiil PoyrMNI8 27,100 100 27,1 3.11KI 1530 t33CKI Sub total urcha• tsbl• Sub totsl 13,2 43MD 8.910 AS Trdnsfern betwn fund A6 Cash funds last ye•r gnd Cash funds this )w end . 303 36,11 5,910 CCXX R1 aCU Iss) 2pJoir2028
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CHARITY (OMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent ExamineVs Report Report to the trustees Citizen Outreach Coalrtjon On accounts for the year 8nd8d 3010412025 Charity no (If any) 1175281 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As the charty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ac¢ordan¢e with the requirements of the Chartlies A¢t 2011 <"the Acl.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carri8d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5}{b) of th8 Act. Independent tThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statsrnent undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodyll. Delete l ] if not applicable. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection wrth the examination (other than that disclosed below ") vthich gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Ch8rrties Act., or the accounts did not accord wrth the accounting records, or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of accounts sel oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no COnmS and have come across no other matt8rs in ¢onnection wrth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be réached. Please dele18 th8 words in the brackets if they do not appty. Signed: Date: 2710112026 Name: Samuel Sarpong Frempong Relevant professional qualbfiGationls) or body IER Oct 2018
lrfanyl: Address: 41 Bankbend Road Liverpool L13 8BL Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examiner needs to highlight matenal matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charrty accounts.. directions and guidanc8 for examiners>. Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wlshes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018