REGISTERED COhlPANY NUMBER: CE012680 (England and Wale5} REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMMLR: 1176?99 Report of the Trustees aDd linaudited Fing4£ial StaIe￿e￿ts for the Year Ended 31if March ￿23 Is]iDgÉon F&ith5 Forum Andrew Miller& Co Mews Stratton cl￿Ve CheltenhaTll Road Cvlouce5trrsbire Islington Faiths Forn Conitnts ofthe Financi21 Statsments for the Year Ended 31st Mareh 2023 Psge Report of the Trnstee5 I to 4 Independent Exatlliner's Report Statsment of Financial Activiti Balance Sheet r4otes to the FiD7éDcial Statements 8 to 13 Detailtd Statement of FlnaDei¥l Activities 14 Islin%tott Faiths Forum Report of the Trustees for thc Y￿r Ended 31st March 2023 The trnstees who are also direaors ofthe ¢lwity for the purp)￿ ofthe Compa)ks Act 2(K16. present their rep)rt with the fmancial stdtelnents of the ch￿[ty for the yw ended 3 1st March 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Rep￿t￿g by Charibes.. Stawllent of Recgether and have a voice. Signifieant aetiyities VFF Activities- - Leadership, joÉnt w0￿1n8 aDd de]ivery of ¢(￿￿munIty initsative5 and C(￿Ulli¢atIonS to suwort re5rh)nse to lttal needs and priorities,. - Wide rdnging support io faith FAsed Or￿158t1(￿S in Islingt(wi including Tewesentation of c(wKems and challengeg to eross-S¢Xt(Y local. regional and natiooal IKKlieg; - Leadership on a comjnunity safety project with cross-5ector pth)ers the Finsbury area irKL BlackstiKk Road - delivery of en￿131 p8rthership Working on community safety. cohe5ioD and heali￿. 10 inclwl¢ the collation of support needs of local miwts: . Regular meetings with interfaith members and community I￿￿e[s. - OnrToin(F wo￿ arowid community cohesioo equaltties and health - c(A)tributed to ¢vents and support for Fairer Together, Challenging Illequalities, Ikinter Weltbeing, Ge￿81 HeAhh Mentsi Wellbein - On(roing delivery of the HY￿rI0¢21 Covid Vaccinatioll Proiett iDvolving 6 large faith sites - suMN)ty gEACeS to allow questions from, promote information flow & ¢0￿MUnicatiOnS ￿7th the l(xal cOnTrm￿lity. . Youth Debate in ￿rgon in p2rtsKrship with yiyrth OT8anisations; youth.loj to include all ag¢s (fro￿ 16F years) from faÈth and sccular backgrounds: - Support for inillallY¢s around hate crime, c￿￿MUnIty safery (re: tensions) and ernfxgrncy planning: via the Islington Hate Crime Fon]rn, the Is]itigton Safrr NeighErf)whood BOO￿ and Islington Bott￿gh Resili¢n¢¢ Fon￿￿LBll Emergency Planning.. . Support for Women's Safety (re: streeth&z8sU￿) work and delivct) of 5afdy w0￿pS. - Support for Rernembrance Day. the Holocall-Jl mem￿la1 Day and other tys where 5ignifiont memorial ¢v¢nts are majked {in-person and online). - Design c(xnpetition wxth Islington school pw)ils for the lthfffaith Ca]eDdar and wthtion. - Extensive communicattons via different media.'plarfomis including upJ*e of our w¢bsit¢ and presentation of th¢ work of the tFF and Islington faith groups at Irf regional and national level. - Support for local coTnmunit)' r¢sili¢nc¢ with i&sues impacting on faith & wider communilie¥ responding to the Tlltk'ev and Syria e• through thc organisalion of a vigiL - OllgoiDg interfaith dialogue ar(Hmd atea8 of ¢oTnTt]oT]ality and diff¢r¢Dce, to include prcrtec*d cl]2r&teristics and inte￿ectIonality. with faith and cross-sector con)munity p&treYs (Crippleg&e F(RTndatl0￿ VCFS Advisory LBI Corrtmunitv P8rthe[Shi￿ B(*art Ar5enaS in the CotDmuDity')" Page I Islington Faitbs Forum Report of the Trnstees for the Ytar Ended 31st March 2023 Public beDefit The Trusiees Confir￿ that due regard h&s been given to the Charity Commiuion's guidance on public I￿tfit and in particular conf]rni thai th¢ tFF Provits public F*nefit for the alvaucemeth of edu(2tiffl and the promotion of harn]ony, knowledge, mutual understanthg alld respe¢L ACHIEVEl￿ENT AND PERFORMANCE Charitsble actiyities "Lhe work of the IFF has continued to grow as we have been &ked to ¢ontribufe mote to I(￿1 nceds and priorities. Further to the tFF Activities listed above. tsngible ou¢AIts and ourcojnes vear were: Netwot*ing Events togeth£r with ￿￿-sectOr comtnuDity i*rs on t(ViCs such &8 Cornmunty Safety, Welcoming Refugees. Safe Haven4 Cost of Living Crisis - Warni SFoces. F￿d EDergy Efficiency, Debt and fjnancial worries, Clothes and C(xnputers alld Vukna3bl¢ People. 400 full-colo￿r interfaith calendars with inspired knvc*k (frDrn sch(xil pupiL5) were priKluced al￿ distributed to s¢hools, community and children's centre4 cross-sector c(MDtnimity pthets and faith groi￿6 in Ma￿h 2023 with the title.. "Unity in Div¢Tsty'. We Are One." Due to fillther pandeTni¢ coDcern& the Celebrate Islillgon CIxDmunity F&ival was thferrcd to July 2023. The Peace Cup E￿tball Toumament went ahead in SeptemF*r 20Z2 and engaged a lot of young people whilst they were also SUPVMted by ￿tllY ￿05S.SeCt0r co]J]rnunity pxrthers. The Y¢)uth Deb￿e w&4 delivered in person this vear and the young panelli5ts expl(Ked the many a5￿cts of a theme they had all chosen "What does your faithlbelief h&ve to say aiKHrt cancel cutb￿￿?￿ Ow ￿ that)ks to tslington Youth Council, Cot*en Youth Project and the many differ￿1 faith sites wbo SLWWXted this eveut. All the young p¢ople were incredibly arttcul*e and g(A us all thtnking. The Vid￿ of the 2022 Youth Debate is wBt¢d on our website: https:I'lwww.islingtiMrfaithsfonmi.owuklV-922 F1Tr4ANCIAL REVIEW Finaneial positiOD Fun(ts were secured mainly through the Islington Council VCS Gr&tts Pro￿a￿￿e (fft fullding). Then othtr grants were se¢ured from l.Bl Community Safety.. LBI Equalities alld tBl Targeted Youth Sufv. (h]r greJt thanks to ail our fi]nders and supwtrts. Fi]Jancial Position.. FuDds carri&l forward * 31 Mardj 2023 totall￿ £21,344 (£10,489 Restricte4 £10,855 Unrestricted). Reserves Policy.. It ￿ the chariws w)]icy to ￿aInTain sufficient fim¢ls to cover operatiDg expenses for a period of ￿ least 6 months (minimum Commitme￿ ofthe VCS Gr￿ts PrograTnTne). Principal funding SOUTees Funds were secured mainly thrnll￿ the bliugtoll COU[￿1] VCS Grants Progamme (core fimding) ond the Hyperlocal Covid va￿]nation Project fllndll￿ (for the IFF and 6 laroe faith sites) - which brougbt in a SI￿aficant amount. Then other grants were se¢ured fro￿ LBI Community SafLty. LBI Equalitie4 S￿rt Islillgton and LBI Targeted Youtb SupporL Our great thanks to all our fi]llders and supp)rters. Reserves policy It is the chaTity'5 poli¢y to Inaintain sufficient finds to covtt (wattllg exFense5 for a of at least 6 months (minimwn commitsnent of the VCS Grthits Progamme). FtrruRE PLANS In addition to OJI r LOTe activitie% haTre fundraised a￿d will I￿giti plamiing for another knge Comrnunity Festival in the S￿llMer 2023 with our eomrnunty pariners. Ckar comtnullity safety wotL" in th¢ Blackstock Roa(VFinslxJry Park a￿a remains an essenrial projeu inrlu(ks a cornmunity, holistic response to growino local CQTTuDunity safety eoncem5 as w¢ll as migrant nee(Ls a￿1 challengts. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGELItENr Covernillg d(Kutnent The charitv is controlled by its governin(w d(KUTnenL a (leryj of tTusL and conststutes a limited c4)mpany, limited by gi]arantee, &s defined by the Compani¢s Art 20￿. Page 2 Isiingtoll Faiths ForntD Report ofthe Trnstee5 for the Year Ended 31st Mxr¢lt 21ll3 STRUCTLI, iE, GOVERNANCE AI¥D MANAGEMENr Chzrity wnstitstion The IFF was led by a EK>trd of 10 Trustees {in total) 2tr22r23, with l trus*e joining in N0ve￿bEr 2022. IFF follows the FoLmdation m(Klel COllUinrtion for Charrroble IncoTwrated Orwisations set out by the Charity Commission. CIO staius w&$ ¢onfirnied on 15th tkcembtt 2017. (hrrepirti￿￿1(K1 skTts IstAptil 2022 to endmarcb 2023. The CIO registrationllumber is- 117629) The chartyTw5t¢es were.. . Elizabeth Chappell. Chatr - Meriurn Bhuiyan- Vice Chair - Mohatnad Kozbar - Touf￿ Kacimi . Rffi,. Tarnsin Merchant - P&%tgr T¢mi Odejide - Revd. Jennifer Potter - Mr5 Thayd Rajan - Revd. Steven Coottr - Rabbi Roni Tabick (appointrd 28 October 2022) Management duties were ￿led oth by the IFF DirECtor, Rosalind Mill￿. WIM) re[￿￿$ to the tn￿. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAItS Regigtered Company number CE012680 (EDglalld and Wal&s) Registewj Charity nulljber 1176?99 Registered office 49 City R￿ad l.ondon ECIY IAU Trustees M Bhuiyan- Vice Chair E Chappell- Chair T Kacimi Kozbar Revd. J Potter Mrs T Rajan Revd. S Coo Rev. T M¢rchant Pastor T Odejide Rabbi. R Tabick (app)inted 2wiof2022) Company Secretsry llldepeDdent Examiner Andrew Miller & Co The Mews Sitatton Cleeve Chelteltham Road Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 2JD Page 3 Islillgton Faitbs Forwn Report of the Trnstees for the Year Ended 31st March 20LI A￿lI)Vedby orderof the Ix)atd of trustees on.... and sAgned on itsPd)a]fty. E Chappell. Chair- Tnjsiee Independent Examiner's R¢tx)rt to the Trustees of Islington Faiths Fornm Independent examiner's report to the trustee5 ofislingtOD Faiths Cthe Compatty,) I report io the charity on my &XamI￿on of the aCc￿￿ts ofthe C(Knp3ny forthe year ended 31st March 2023. Respollsibilities and b&si% of report As the charity's tNstees of tbe Colnpany (8nd aiso its directors for the PWFWS of con)pally ]aw) you are responsible for the prepaT*ion of the accounts in acc The Financ&al Re[￿ing Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland and the Companies Act 2(K)6. The financial stsements have F*en wepartd undtr th¢ historical cost conv¢ntio Income All income is recognised in the Ststement of Financial Activtties the charity h&8 elltit1em￿t to the fi]nds, it is probable that tbe inC0￿e will be received a￿d the am(NJnt catt be Measur￿ reliably. Expellditure Liabilities are recognised &s &5 ￿M)n as there is a legal or c4xTrstsuctive obligation committing the charity to that expenditt]r¢, it is probable that a tThnsfL7 of ecoT]omic Eeneftts will be required in settlement and th¢ amount of the obligation be Measur￿ reliabty. ExwidituR is accounteJJ for on an accruals knis and l]as been ¢l￿S]fied under headings that wgate au cost related to the cateo.ory. Where costs ¢annot be directty attributed to particular headings they baye Eeen ailocated to ￿tIViti￿8 ffl a trAsis consistent with the use of resources. Grants offered subjert to conditi0Tr8 which have not met at the year end date are Thots￿ &s a eommitmeDt but noi accrnedas expenditure. Taxatio The charity is exempt from cO￿ratiOn tay on its c]witable aLtivitses. Fund accounting Unrestricted funds can be used in accorthee with the chatitsble objectives at the discretion of1he trustees. Restrirted funds used for particular rEStriLXed ￿p}Se& withill the objects of th¢ ¢Rwity. RestrRetions arise when s￿ified by the donor or when fim(Ls are rdised for particul￿ restricted purtM)ses. FurtherexplanatioD of the nature and pwpAe of each fulld is included iti thellotes to the f￿￿la1 ststements. DoThated g￿d$ The value of services provided by differellt vohmt¢er5 is hard to quantify a¢crtly 50 has not Eten included in these accowits. TRUSTEES, RE1￿uNERATIoN AfqD BENEFtIs There were no In￿ rernunerJtiOn OT other E*nefits for the 5T￿ entkd 31st Marth 2023 nor f(Y the year ellded 315t March 2022. Trustees. expensÉs There were no t￿]ste¢S, £xpells￿ Fold for the year e]hded 31st Marth 2023 for the Ye￿ ended 3 1st fvlarth 2022. Page 8 Islington Faiths Foru Notes to the Financial Ststements- contiDued for the Year E￿ded 31st MaTch 2023 STAFF COSTS There were no employees durtng this xe0￿tIng wi(yl however, the Direttor. ￿ a key m8rAgemem ￿S1￿Me1 wokn on a fl¢xTble contra(x irdsis to refiert the varyiDg needs of the IFF. The total amount paid during the period £i6,084 {2022:£39,487). COMPARATtVES FDR THE sfATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrtvrriES Unrestrieted Restricted fund nd5 Total fuDds INCOME AND ENDOWMEThTS FROM Donations aljd leg￿1¢$ Charttable activities LBI VCS Peace Inierfaith Youth Debate BlackstiKk Rd Community Safety Women's Safety Workshops H)perl(ul Covid Projccl 30.1)00 3200 500 19.800 2,835 30,000 3,2 500 19.800 2,835 30,(X)O Total 86,335 86335 EXPEf+lDITtJRE ON Charitable aetÉvitiLs LBI VCS 26,827 5,699 26,827 5.699 990 35 9.113 4,067 430 18,IMK> P￿t Interfaith Youth Debate General Blacksts￿k Rd Con]munity Safety COVID Response Wornen's Saf¢ty Wo H)perlocal Covid Project 35 9,113 4.067 430 18.(KK) Totsl 35 65,126 65,161 r+lET INCOMEI(EXPENDrruRE) (35) 21209 21,174 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total fimds brougbt foThvatd 920 8.865 9,785 TOTAL FUNDS CARIUED FORWARD 30,074 30.959 Page 9 Islington FaitlLS Forum Notes to the Financial Statements- COD.tinued for the Year Ended 31st Marcb 2023 VOLUNTEERS AII IFF TTh￿teeS and Board members are volunteus and play an activ¢ role in swworting all IFF Actisryties (liS￿d in Trustees Rewrt). Further volunteers from different faith and c(xmnunity site5 in Islington along with some members from Islington Council a]so supprt IFF Activiti£5. The tFF Rs most 97tefi￿ for all this voluntary support and inspired input which Lthallces (xjr abTlity to reath diverse sections of the community in the B¢)rough. INDEPENDEf4T EXAMINATION The cost of the Indepen&nt Exam]E￿iOn this year wa8 £gKI (2022.. £￿). CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WRTHll¥ OL¥E YEAR 2023 2022 Accrued expeJTrses 7.761 5304 MOVEMENT ]14 FUNDS Net movement funds Transfers between At 3113123 Ai 114n2 Unrestricted fvDds General fi￿d 885 (35) lo,￿5 10,85) Restricted funds LBI VCS Peace Month Interfaith Youth Debate Blackstock Rd Community Safety Women's Safery Workshops H)yerlocal Covid Project 4.122 6.072 103 (559) {1,047) {1149) (l1(K￿) {10,194) (103) 548 11,536 2.405 iio 10,489 (256) 30.074 (9.580) (10,005) 10,489 iO.959 (9,615) 21,344 Net movement fi￿d& included in the above as follows: Resourc￿ Movemellt eXpe￿d￿j ID funds Unrestricted fuDds Genera] fi￿d (35) (35) R￿triCted luttds LBI VCS Peace Month Interfaith Youth Debate Blackstock Rd Communiry Saftt Women's Safety, Workshops Hyperlocal Covid Project (23,928) (3,465) (1,187) (9,798) (2,149) (12,(MK)) 6,072 103 (559} (l.(H7) (2,149) (12,000) 3.568 628 8,751 42.917 (52,527) (9,580) TOTAL FUNDS 42,947 (52,562) (9,615) Page 10 Islington Faitbs Fornm Notes to the Financial Statements- CO￿tinUed for the Year Ended 31st Mareh 2023 MOVEMENT IN FUNDS. CODtiDued ComparatRv&s for movement in fvllds Net ovemellt in funds At 3113ll2 At 114lll Unrestricted fuTrd3 General fijnd 20 (35) 885 Restricted funds LBI IFCS Peace Month Interfaith Youth Debate Blackstock Rd Con]munity Safety COVID Response Women's Safety Workshops Hyperl(Kal Covid Project 949 2.4 500 850 4.067 3.173 (2,499) (489) 10,686 (4.067) 2,405 11(M>O 4,122 11.536 2,405 12.000 &865 21209 30,074 TOTAL FUNDS 9.785 21,174 30,959 Comparative net movemeni in illduded in the alxwe are as folknvs: Ittcoming Resourc expeDded MovemeDt in fullds Unrestricted fu]Jds General fund (35) (35) Restricted funds LBI VCS Peace Month Interfaith Youth Debate Blackstock Rd Colnmunty Safety COVID Resp)nse Women's Safety Workshops H)perlocaI Covid Project 30.IKM) (26.827) (5,699) (990) (9.113) (4.067) (430) (18,(XM)) 3,173 (2,499) {489) 10,686 (4,067) 2,405 iiooo 501 19,79) 2,835 30,(MM) 86,335 (65,126) 212( TOTAL FUNDS 86,335 (65,161) 21,174 Islingtott Faitbs Forum Notes to the Financial Statements- continued for thc Ytrar Ended 31st March 2023 MOVEMENf IN FUNDS. eoDtiDued A Currenl Y￿ 12 months and prioryear 12 months combinalW￿it[on i5 as follows: Net movement fuDds Transfers between runds At 3113r23 At 114ni Unrestricted futtds Geueral fi￿d (70) 10,005 10.855 Restricted funds LBI VCS Peace Month Interfaith Youth Deba Blackstock Rd CoTnmunity Saf COVID Reswnse Women's Safety Wotsh 949 2,4 5(Xl 850 4,(￿7 9245 {1396) (1,048) 9,639 (4,067) 256 {10.194) (103) 548 10,489 {256) 8.865 11,629 (10.005) 10,489 TOTAL FUI¥DS 9,785 11.559 21,344 A CUTrent year 12 months and prior year 12 ryonths cornb1t￿d net movement in fimds included in the aknve are &8 follows= Ineoming Resources expended Movetllent it) fllnds Unrestricted lunds Gener8] ￿nd (70) (70) Restrieted f￿rtdS LBI VCS Peace Month Interfaith Youth Deba Blackstock Rd Communty Safety COVID Response Women's Safety Workshops H)yerlocaS Covid Project (50,755) (9,1&1) (2,177) (18.911) (4,067) (2,579) (30,1KN)) 9,245 (2,396) (1,048) 9,639 (4,067) 256 6,768 1.129 28,550 2,8i5 30, 129282 (117,65)) 11,629 T(yfAL FUNDS 129282 (117,723) 11,559 Page 12 Islinglon Faiths Fornm Notes to the Financial StstemeDts- continued for the Year Ended 31st March 21n3 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES There were no related paty trdnsactioDS fortbe year ended 31st Marth 2023. Page 13 IslingtOD Faiths Forum Detailed Ststement of Financial Adiviti for thc Year Ended 31st March 2011 21)23 2022 INCOME AND ENIX)WMENrs Dtsn8tH)ns and le2acies Charitsble activitios 42.946 86,335 Totsl incoming re50urnes 42,947 86,335 EXPENDITURE Charitable Activities Insurance Postage and stationery Publicity Sunthies Project m*)Loement Office costs IFF calender Refreshm¢nts IFF website Tr&vel Event costs Grants to instsmtions 321 22 31N) 35 324 22 35 35,896 3.590 1,440 3,502 1590 50 161 340 4,9f2 8,0(X) 337 423 5.410 16,000 51,662 64261 Support costs Governance eosts AccourAtancy and legal fees 900 51562 65,161 Net (expendI￿reVI￿£0mt (9,615) 21.174 This page d(Ks not form Fqrt ofthe sfalltt(ry financlai Page 14