CONGO FREE POVERTY (CONGO SANS PAUVRETE) ANNUAL REPORT& UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDING MARCH 2025 CONGO FREE POVERTY FLAT44. CROSSMOUNT HOUSE, BOWYERSTREET, LONDON SE50XB ongofreepovgrty@gmail.corn Reference and administrative Informatlon Forthe year ended 31 March 204 Charlty number: 1177569 Registered office: Flat 44. Crossmount House. Bowyer Street, London SE5 OXB Trust88S: Wete Biawete Esia Baleze Goncalves Jose Bankers: Barclays Bank CONGO FREE POVERTY FLAT44, CROSSMOUNTHOUSE. BOWYER STREEf. LONDON SE50XB congofreepoverty@gmall.eom Trustees. annual report Forthe year ended 31 March 2025 The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. Reference and administrative information set oitit above forms part of this report. The financial statements complywith current requirements. the governing document and the Statement of Recommended Practi¢e-Accounting and reporting bycharities: SORP. applicable to charities preparing their accounts. Structure, Governance and Management The charity is registered with the Charity Commission in England and Wales on 16" March 2018 and it's governed as CIO- FOUNDATION charitable organisation. Its governingdocumentwas first adopted in 2028 and amended on 8, June 2022. Currently the charity hag a management committee of 3 people who meet quarterly and are responsible for the strategic direction and policy of the Charity. Trustee. recruitment. Inductlon. and tralning The trustees ofthe charity are elected at the charityAnnual General Meeting. Most trustees are already familiar with the practical work of the charity having been encouraged to take up volunteering hours at our operational centre. Additionally. new trustees are invited and encouraged to attend 8 series of short training sessions to familiarise themselves with the charity and the context within which it operates. Training covers: The obligations of management committee members. The main documents which set out the operational frameworkforthe charity including the constitution. Resourcing and the Current financial position as set out in the latest published accounts. Future plans and objectives of the charity. Rlsk management The board of trustees has conducted a review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed. A risk register has been established and is updated at least annually. Where appropriate systems or procedures h8ve been developed to mitigate the risks. the charityfaces. Financial rovl8w Against the limited resources and insecurities over funding. it has again been a difficult year to plan or develop new Services and activities. The principals. sources of funding for the charity include members, monthly donations. Trusts and charitable foundations. No materiel investments are held at this time. The trustees will consider an appropriate investment policy in the future as unrestricted funds are raised. The management committee has examined the charity's requirements for reserves in light of the main risks to the organisation. It has established policy whereby unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the expenditure. But as its stand the charity has no orvery limited free reserves. Statement oftruste85' respon5ibilitie5 The trustees of the Congo Free Poverty are responsible for preparing the trustees. report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accounting Practice). The trustees have adopted the provisions ofthe Statement of Recommended Practice ISIOPI 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities. issued in March 2005. Under the Charities Act 2011. the trustees are required to prepare a statement of accounts for each reporting year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements. the trustees are required to: Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. Observe the methods and principles in Charities SORP. Makejudgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent. State whether applicable United Kingdom accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. And prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume th8t the charity will continue to operate. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable Significant external risks to funding have led to the development of a strategic plan which allow for the diversification of funding and activities. Internal control risks are minimised by the implementation of procedures for authorisation of all transactions and projects. Procedures are in place to ensure compliance with health and safetyof staff. volunteers. users, and vlsitors. Objectlves and activities Purposes and aims The trustees regularly review the aims. objectives and activities of the charity. Thi5 report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report on the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to the groups of people it set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims. objectives and activities remain focused on its stated purposes. The trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular. the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the set aims and objectives. The organisation's objects are: To relieve poverty among refugees, asylum seekers. migrantworkers and their dependants living in England and Wales by providing interpretingitranslatingiadvocacylhealthlhousing advice and educational projects. To provide Congoleseyoung people, born in the United Kingdom, with free Congolese dialects classes including Lingala. Kikongo, Swahili and Tshiluba in the interest of maintaining Congolese languages and cultural heritage. To relieve poverty among children and young people living in D R Congo, by providing them with basic education, social and health support. The provision of facilities for recreation or other leisure time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life of those persons who have need of such facilities by reason of theiryouth. age. inf irmity or disablement. financial hardship or social and economic circumstances. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded. relieving the needs of those who are socially exclude and assisting them to integrate into society. Vlsion The vision ofcongo Free Poveity is'Thatevery individual is hegrd, v8lued and supported". Misslon Congo Free Poverty commits to: Being a user-led org8nisation & putting individuals f irst. Delivering high quality & innovative services. Improving users, well-being. Amplifying the voice of socially excluded & marginallsed Individuals io influence change. Strategic Aims We have now in place a 5-year12024-20291 strategic plan. which involves putting people at the centre of everything we do. The strategy has identified 3 key strategic objectives. These are- To build long-term financial stability. To give targeted suppon usinga whole family approach. To building c8pacity. Achievements and perfoTmances. and beneficlarles of our servicos The charity's main activities and those whom it aimsto help are described below. We provided a number of servicesfor children and young people including supplementaryclasses, homeworkclub. and Congolese languages tuition. We also worked and supported young people with mental health issues. The weekly sewing group is a chance for migrantwomen including refugees and asylum seekers to come together and learn some basic sewing skills and make their own clothes and of others in a fun, friendly and supportive environment. The core support includes helping people with welfare benefits checks and advlce, Blue Badge applications, council tax discount applications, referrals and signposting to other community resoLbrces. CONGO FREE POVERTY ICONGO SANS PAUVRETE Statement of FinancialActivltles Ilncome and Expenditure) Fortheyear ended 31 March 2025 Members'donations 2,700.00 PayPal 1.00 London Community Foundation 14,500.00 Souter Charitable Trust 1,900.00 TotalinGome 19J01.QO Rent I room hire 1,500.00 Travel I volunteers, expenses 2.300.00 Children classes aetivities 1.700.00 Sewing group 1.900.00 Sundries I refreshments 870.00 Professional fees I Salaries 15.720.00 Total funds brought forward 13.830.00 Total funds carried forward 8.941.00 All of the above results are derived from continuing activities. There were no other recoEnised gains OT losses other than those stated above. Balance sheet Asat 31 March 2025 2025 Fixed asset5 Tangible ass&ts 6,200.00 Current assets Debtors C85h at bank and in hand 8.941.00 Ll8bllltSeg Creditors.. amounts falline due within one year 0.00 Net current assetg Total net assets 8,941.00 Approved by the trustees on 19 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by.. Wet8 Biawete Truste Notes to the tinanclal statements for the yeor ended 31 March 2025 1. Accountlng pollcle8 8) Statutory information Congo Free Poverty is a charity and is registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales. The registered office address is F18t 44, Ciossmount House. Bowyer Street. London SE5 OXB them to ensure th8t the financial statement5 Gomply with the Charities Act 2011. They are 81so responsible for s8feguardin&th8 assets of the charity 8r)d hence for 18kln8 reasonable steps for the prevention and deteGtion of fraud and other 1r￿guLarlties. This report W8S 8PPfOV8d by the trust88s 8nd signed on their behalf by.. Wote Blawet• Trustee Date: 1610112026 b} Ba¥iG ot accounting These 8ccourit$ h8ve been prepared on the receipt3 and payments ba318 Wlth all incoming resources and outgoing resourc¢$ shown on a ca8h basis.