## **WOMEN'S INCLUSIVE TEAM LTD** 


A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 

**ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

**COMPANY REGISTRATION NO: 07148997 (ENGLAND AND WALES)** 

**CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: 1178296** 

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**WOMEN'S INCLUSIVE TEAM LTD** 

## COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

Women’s Inclusive Team 

**Registered charity name** Women’s Inclusive Team **Charity registration number** 1178296 **Company registration number** 07148997 **Registered office** 202 Mayfield House Cambridge Heath Road London E2 9LJ 

## **Directors/ Trustees** 

Stephanie Colquhoun Marjolaine Druart Amina Abdi Zeinab Ali Richa Ellis Natasha Hanckel-Spice Sabaad Hassan Hannah Lind Susannah Nelson Sieda Omer Isman Jasmine Wun 

Chair Treasurer 

(resigned February 2022) 

**Bankers** 

Barclays Bank 240 Whitechapel Road London E1 1BJ 

**Independent examiner** 

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## **INTRODUCTION AND CHAIR’S REPORT** 

It gives me great pleasure on behalf of Women’s Inclusive Team Ltd (WIT) to introduce our Annual Report 2021-22. After an historic and challenging 2020, I am proud to outline our ongoing work and involvement in the Tower Hamlets community through the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery. 

As a women-led local charity, our emergency response was central to the lifesaving services available to Tower Hamlets community during the pandemic. From the start of the pandemic, the WIT team has worked alongside an army of volunteers and collaborated with local groups and networks in order to ensure that the community was supported. Over two years on from the start of the pandemic, it’s both unbelievable and incredible to see what has been achieved. 

With the impact and disruption of the pandemic continuing into 2021, WIT continued to access grants and funding in order to ensure that our expanded services were available to support the community as it faced another year of pandemic disruption. Our home at Mayfield House continued to act as a central hub for those needing assistance, support or guidance during this time. We offered a range of services out of Mayfield House, including our community connectors and weekly befriending services, our Haawa Project providing advice and access for those experiencing domestic abuse and our community meals and foodbank. 

This past year has again proven that relationships are at the centre of our work at WIT. We pride ourselves on being part of and working with the community of Tower Hamlets. The WIT team and volunteers ensure that they are constantly engaging with and helping our members, whether it be through our community outreach, when members visit us at Mayfield House, when we meet with service providers and stakeholders, or interact with members in the community. We continue to strive to provide a ‘holistic hug of wrap-around support’, connecting those in need with activities and services. This includes providing 156 days of childcare to underprivileged families through our nursery Chicksand, connecting 580 people with mental health and awareness services, providing 5,200 hot meals and 1,884 food bank parcels to vulnerable local residents, and 3,500 hot meals to Afghan refugees, and helping 56 women access domestic abuse support. To read more about our work please read our 2021/22 Impact Report, which is available on our website (wit.org.uk). 

We have continued to grow our online presence in 2021 and engage with our community, partners and stakeholders in multiple ways. We continue to be grateful to our funders and the community 

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stakeholders who continued to support us as the pandemic extended into 2021. Thank you above all for your partnership, and with that your trust, guidance and belief in our work and our community. 

After the growth and challenges of 2020, it has been amazing to see the continued dedication and passion from our team, our 350+ volunteers, our trustees and supporters this past year. It has been inspiring to see the power of community continue to be a force for good after the emergency COVID-19 response. WIT’s recognition as a recipient of the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service in 2021, the highest award for a voluntary group in the UK, is a true testament to the hard work and commitment of all those involved. It was also amazing to celebrate the achievements of our CEO Safia Jama, and the WIT team behind her, through her award of a TFL Train Plaque for her services during the pandemic and a Census Award for dedication to the community. 

As we continue in this next phase of rebuilding and recovery after the pandemic, our women, their families and our community continue to face challenges. The inequalities that existed before the pandemic in relation to access to personal safety, jobs and finance, health and well-being, a good education and racial equality remain, with many only made worse by the pandemic. However, the uncertainty and austerity of the recovery present their own challenges as we seek to ensure that no one is left behind. The pandemic proved that we are stronger together and we are committed to tackling these inequalities as a community. 

And a final special thank you to our women and their families for trusting us and standing with us. 


**Stephanie Colquhoun Chair of Trustees** 

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## **STRATEGIC REPORT** 

## **Achievement and performance** 

Women’s Inclusive Team Ltd (WIT) has had another incredible year. WIT continued to adapt to the changing needs of its beneficiaries and the wider Tower Hamlets community in the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic. WIT continued to focus on supporting the most vulnerable, including children, young people and the elderly. 

The pandemic and adjacent social movements, including Black Lives Matter, exposed the disproportionate inequalities and racism faced by certain communities. WIT proudly continues to be an advocate for Black and Asian communities and works to increase the inclusion and equality of Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities in Tower Hamlets. WIT has continued working with key stakeholders, including London Borough of Tower Hamlets, the Barts Health NHS Trust and East London Foundation Trust, to raise awareness of these communities as they often don’t have a voice. Our CEO Safia Jama has also continued as a participant in local stakeholder groups, including the Equalities Commission and Somali Working Group. 

## **Public benefit** 

In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, including “Public benefit: running a charity (PD2)”. The achievements and activities provided in this Annual Report demonstrate the public benefit outcomes of WIT’s services and activities. 

## **Objectives and activities** 

WIT’s objective is to promote social inclusion for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively among women and young people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities who are socially excluded on the grounds of their sex, race or ethnic origin, and to relieve the needs of such people and to help them integrate into society. WIT also works to enhance the development and education of children under statutory school age by encouraging parents to understand and provide for the needs of their children. 

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## **Vision** 

WIT seeks to create a world where women are happy, safe and valued, and can realise their full potential. 

## **Mission statement** 

WIT is a women-led organisation originally founded in 2004 by a group of Somali mothers in response to the exclusion they experienced when accessing support services. WIT has grown to become a highly-regarded local charity that delivers services designed to support the unmet needs of Black, Asian and ethnic minority women and their families. 

WIT collaborates with key stakeholders and partners in relation to housing, employment, health and education, working together to deliver better outcomes. As a charity, WIT focuses on supporting women who are disadvantaged and helping them develop skills, access services and become independent. WIT also works with stakeholders to improve their understanding of these challenges and thereby better equip them with the tools required to address the needs of these women and their families. 

WIT strongly believes in partnership collaboration and has a strong track record of working effectively with other services and organisations from the voluntary sector. 

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## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE 2021 to 2022** 

In June 2021, WIT was honoured with The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK. The award recognises the success of the charity in engaging over 300 volunteers to support the most vulnerable and isolated people in Tower Hamlets during and post COVID-19 crisis. On average, volunteers donated three hours a week – with some giving as many as 20 hours – to deliver emergency services, including a food bank, community meals and a befriending service. Since April 2020, WIT volunteers have given more than 10,900 hours of service to their community, creating £200,000 of social value. This was a highlight for WIT’s valuable work in serving the community. 

Women’s Inclusive Team has continued to build strong and trusted relationships with Black and Asian women in our community, with a particular focus on Black Muslim Somali women and girls, who remain especially overlooked and excluded within Tower Hamlets and face additional challenges and barriers as a result. We shifted our approach from pandemic crisis response to supporting our community’s recovery. While the world has slowly started to emerge from the impact of COVID-19, many women and their families continue to feel the strain of its impact. We have continued delivering our responsive programmes of activities this past year, providing support that is both practical and motivational to these women and girls, with the overall goal of improving their well-being by addressing issues around housing, money, skills and relationships. We refer to this support as an “holistic hug”. 

Throughout 2021/22, WIT continued to provide a food bank, community kitchen and a befriending service to our community. Our new home at Mayfield House in Bethnal Green was also restyled into a community hub and one-stop-shop for all over our services, as well as becoming a vaccination centre and Census centre for the community. 

During the period of April 2021 to March 2022, we delivered the following: 

- _**Rise and Shine, and Morpeth**_ : The Rise and Shine project supported 221 young people and children that needed extra assistance during the pandemic in several different areas including education and emotional support. Our work with Morpeth school also supported 70 students by bridging the gap between the school and students’ families on issues including educational information, communication, translation, pupil attendance and behaviour matters. Some of the ways we offered support included: resolving situations before they escalated; communicating the needs of the pupils and families to the school and translating for parents and teachers as needed; offering emotional support along with advice and guidance. 

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- _**Community Connector**_ **:** We worked with 580 people to co-produce a personalised support plan to not only address their health and well-being needs based on their priorities, interests, values and motivations, but also to gain access to local resources and services. The objectives of this initiative were to: (i) challenge the stigma attached to mental health and to raise awareness around mental health well-being; (ii) provide a holistic approach to improving areas that affect health such as financial debt, poor housing, unemployment, loneliness and caring responsibilities; (iii) provide non-judgmental support, respecting diversity and lifestyle choices; and (iv) develop trusting relationships, and bridge the gap between mental health and the community. 

- _**Food Bank and Community Meals**_ : The food bank has supported more than 600 people in Tower Hamlets by providing 1,884 food parcels and more than 5,200 hot meals to those residents. 

- _**Chicksand Nursery**_ **:** We offer a caring and nurturing environment for preschool children between the ages of 2 and 5 at our Ofsted registered nursery. Our outdoor space provides room to explore the natural environment and our ‘stay and play’ sessions help children form relationships with their parents. To meet the needs of the pandemic, WIT pivoted to online activities to connect isolated mothers during the pandemic but in the past year we have slowly returned to  in person nursery services and coffee morning sessions for parents. 

- _**Flourishing Communities:**_ Tower Hamlets Council for Voluntary Services (THCVS) asked us to investigate the health inequalities affecting the borough’s Somali community. We consulted women from the Somali community on possible barriers to accessing health care services. The collaborative work involved research, testing, working together and being open to solutions. The deep disparities in accessing primary health care between different communities, and in particular the Somali community compared to the wider population, became evidently clear. The most common areas for concern respondents mentioned were: 

   1. Pregnancy, maternity health care and female genital mutilation (FGM) 

   2. Sexual health 

   3. Cancer screening 

   4. Menopause 

   5. Diabetes 

   6. Mental health 

Improving women’s health is important for individuals, families and society. The women from the consultation group expressed their desire to see changes in various areas of healthcare and to create solutions that will improve the lives of many for years to come. 

“ _WIT is an amazing organisation working to support women through the arrangement of accessible services. I look forward to collaborating to make a difference to women's experience of health and social care_ .” – Alison Robert, partnerships manager, THCVS 

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- _**Inequalities Programmes:**_ WIT is a key partner of the Tower Hamlets Equalities Hub. The hub is the centre of seven strands of hubs focused on improving equality for all people in diverse ways. For example, The Ethnic Minority Network in partnership with organisations such the Limehouse Project aims to raise the profile of local BAME communities, share ideas and explore current issues. We aim to build a strong and supportive network and become a resource for local BAME communities. Furthermore our CEO was on the board of commissioners for the Race Commission which was designed to help reduce race-based discrimination and improve race relations in our community. The Race Commission was a major force in successfully organising and implementing several community events that promoted racial harmony and understanding. Our CEO's participation on the Race Commission helped to bring about positive change in our community and foster a more unbiased and inclusive society. 

- _**Tower Hamlets Race Commission:**_ Our CEO was the only black Somali Muslim woman on the Tower Hamlets Race Commission, ensuring the needs and voices of our members were heard. This report enabled a borough-wide commitment to understanding and meeting the needs of the black Somali community. The commission's work was commissioned by the Mayor of Tower Hamlets, following Covid and Black Lives Matter concerns. Our CEO's expertise and experience ensured that the needs of our community were front and centre in the commission's work, resulting in a borough-wide commitment to addressing these needs. We are proud of our CEO's work on this important issue, and we will continue to work with her to ensure that the voices of our members are heard. 

- _**Bart’s Trust:**_ The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted that the Somali community faced significant barriers preventing them from accessing basic hospital treatment, typically stemming from issues around lack of trust, language support and representation. Barts Trust has since worked closely with WIT to address these barriers, including investing in a specific role for Somali community engagement (i.e. a Somali face for Barts Trust at the WIT offices every week) and investing in WIT to support this role and its work. 

- _**Haawa Project:**_ The Haawa Project provides advice and support to Somali women aged 16+ in Tower Hamlets who are experiencing or have a history of domestic abuse. It is at the forefront in raising awareness of domestic abuse in the Somali community in Tower Hamlets, challenging the culturally misconceived definition of domestic abuse and its impact on the community. The aim is to empower the Somali community to recognise, prevent and empower them to seek appropriate support when experiencing or witnessing domestic abuse as well as breakdown the complex barriers that stop people seeking support services. 

   - “ _I see women going through so much, but being told to be strong. It helps to understand that domestic abuse is not just physical but emotional and psychological._ ” – Haawa Workshop Attendee 

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- _**Developing Potential**_ **:** Over the course of the year 60 women have been enabled to make informed choices for their futures by accessing further education, training and/or work experience. In-house workshops included: 

   - Career advice and employability sessions 

   - Life and inspirational coach Q&A career sessions 

   - CV building, LinkedIn information, interviewing skills 

   - Skills, job applications, mental health, working in education Q&A 

_“The Developing Potential programme has supported me towards finding courses to achieve my goals. I’ve also learnt that I shouldn’t limit my possibilities and that it’s never too late for higher education.” - Developing Potential Beneficiary, having now started a part-time job as a care worker._ 

- _**Hooyo East:**_ Hooyo East ( _hooyo_ means “mother” in Somali) is a food social enterprise launched in June 2021 by Women's Inclusive Team to tackle food inequalities. It produces traditional Somali cuisine for events and offers a food delivery service along with in-house catering. This provides financial sustainability for our daily community kitchen meals, weekly food bank, free school meals and other services. Some of the organisations and initiatives we supported through Hooyo East include preparing more than 3,500 meals for Afghan refugees in the borough, preparing more than 500 free school meals, Numbi Arts, Morpeth School, Social Action for Health, East London NHS Trust Foundation, Mile End Hospital and Carers Action Group. 

“ _We provided over 300 meals every week from Sept ‘21 to Jan ‘22 to Afghan refugees, taking into account personal preferences with the help of volunteers._ ” – Shakila Ali, manager, Mayfield House Community Hub 

- _**Advice and guidance** :_ The service is designed to provide the women and families we serve a holistic hug and make referrals internally and externally depending on the needs of the individuals. During the year, we supported more than 900 people with queries relating to welfare benefits, housing, pensions, sick pay and debt. 

- _**Hiddo Girls’ Youth Group**_ : The Hiddo ( _hiddo_ means “traditional” in Somali) Girls’ Youth Group offers its 60 members a variety of different after school activities, workshops and tuition. Sixteen participants are also signed up for the Duke of Edinburgh award to build personal development and employability skills. The aim of this group is to provide an inclusive space for them to feel safe, learn to develop their skills, and build long-lasting friendships. 

- _**STAS project**_ : Our Somali Test and Trace project supported COVID-19 awareness and ensured that the Somali community had frequent updates and access to support. We also provided a COVID-19 vaccination clinic and workshops, with the aim of providing support for members of the community in a safe and culturally sensitive location. This project was funded by Tower 

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Hamlets Public Health, following concerns that Somali residents were not accessing beneficial health services. 

- _**Volunteers**_ : The hard work the volunteers carried out was recognised by the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service 2021 and each volunteer received a badge at the award event. 

   - “ _I really enjoy volunteering. Things are well organised and the team is great...hence why I've done it for so long!_ ”– WIT Volunteer 

## **Strategies for achieving our objectives** 

Through active collaboration with others, WIT has achieved the following objectives over the past year, all of which have enabled us to gain support and meet the changing needs of our women and their families: 

- _**MATRIX assessment**_ **:** WIT successfully passed our mid-term review, showcasing the fact that our information, advice and guidance service meets the Matrix quality standard. 

- _**Award winning volunteer programme**_ **:** WIT’s volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and their commitment and hard work has captured local and national attention, which lead to the WIT receiving the Queens Award for Voluntary Service. This prestigious recognition is the highest honour a voluntary organisation can receive in the country and has highlighted the important impact and leadership of WIT in the community. 

- _**Strengthen partnerships and networks:**_ WIT has been invited to forums, steering groups and board discussions, enabling it to be the voice of the community and to communicate the particular needs of the Somali community, the largest Black community in the borough. 

- _**Mayfield well-being hub** :_ WIT’s main centre continues to thrive as a well-being hub, focusing on health and well-being services. The space has allowed for the provision of blended in-person and online services for women and their families. 

- _**IT management services:**_ WIT has invested in these services ensuring we protect our clients’ data and online services. 

- _**CRM**_ **:** We have bought a tailored CRM system that has enabled us to monitor our members’ journeys and achievements, as well making our project monitoring and reporting easier. 

- _**Investing in an HR system:**_ This system allows us to have expert and tailored support to support our staff and trustees better. 

- _**Health and safety service:**_ Investing in this service allows us to mitigate risk and meet the legal requirements of the organisation. 

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## **Living post-pandemic** 

## **Increasing inequalities in health** 

During the pandemic, the inequalities in health, opportunity and quality of life for Black, Asian, and ethnic minority communities were thrown into stark relief. Women’s Inclusive Team has been laser-focused on addressing the barriers and challenges that our women and their families face. We have developed partnerships with Barts Trust, the East London NHS Foundation Trust and local GPs to address these disparities. These collaborations have been very fruitful and allow our colleagues to hear, understand and remedy the social health determinants that our members face. 

## **Cost of living crisis** 

Similar to the pandemic, the cost-of-living crisis will affect all of us to a degree but it will hit our members, who are already among the most disadvantaged, the hardest. Although our plan last year had been to end the foodbank and community kitchen, we have decided to continue this service in order to support our women and their families during this difficult period. 

We have also signed up to the DataBank to ensure that they have free internet and data, for six months, to ease the financial burden. 

“ _I am worried about my bills and my children's mental health. The support from WIT has given me hope that I can get support._ ” – WIT member 

WIT, along with similar charities, has a responsibility to continue fighting against the inequalities that our women and their families face. WIT will continue to be creative, agile and work in partnership to mitigate the current and winter challenge that we all face. 

## **Our leadership** 

Safia Jama, founder and CEO, has been a great asset to the charity. She is a passionate and committed community leader who is dedicated to serving our members. Ms Jama’s work has been recognised by Transport for London who named a Docklands Light Railway train after her in recognition of her community service. Census 2021 also named Ms Jama as its 2021 London community hero and awarded her a purple plaque for her services to youth programmes, women’s empowerment projects and mental health support within her local community. Ms Jama has also been featured as an expert source on the pandemic’s impact on Black, Asian and ethnic minority communities for the BBC and the Financial Times. 

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In addition to leading WIT, Ms Jama also serves on the Tower Hamlets Racial Equalities Commission, Barts Healthcare Advisory Panel and the Police Advisory Group. Ms Jama and WIT have also become an influential voice for local strategic policy makers in the wake of Black Lives Matter. 

After the significant financial growth during the pandemic, we have continued to have a strong finance subcommittee. Regular finance subcommittee meetings and quarterly trustee meetings ensure that our response is agile and meets the needs of the community. 

We have continued to focus our work as a charity on very clear priority issues and target groups: 

- Youth 

- Early years 

- Domestic abuse 

- Health 

- Inequalities 

- Employability 

These focus areas are interlinked, reflecting the requests of our members and the evidence of inequality. In order to also create better sustainability for WIT, we continue to innovate and explore opportunities such as our Chicksand childcare services and Hooyo East social enterprise – both enable us to help women to find skills, employment and advice and guidance support. 

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## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Governing Document** 

Women’s Inclusive Team Ltd (WIT) is constituted as a Company Limited by Guarantee and is governed by a Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 28 March 2018. WIT was registered as a charity with the Charity Commissioner on 8 May 2018. 

## **Organisation** 

WIT is governed by a board of trustees (each a “Trustee”) which determines the strategic direction of the charity. Governance issues are dealt with by the board of Trustees, and they meet regularly throughout the year (a minimum of four times). 

Management decisions are made by the CEO, who meets on a regular basis with the Chair and provides a full report at each meeting of the board of Trustees. Additional staff and experts also attend each meeting of the board to Trustees and share additional information and knowledge, as appropriate. 

## **Appointment, induction & training of new Trustees** 

The Chair and board of Trustees take into consideration the experience of the current Trustees and any skill gaps when considering the recruitment and appointment of new Trustees. An annual skills audit is also conducted with respect to the Trustees in order to better understand the skills and experience contributed by each member of the board. 

Trustee vacancies are advertised externally and using available networks, with a particular focus on filling skill gaps, as appropriate. Shortlisted potential Trustees are invited to discussions with the CEO and Chair and are invited to visit WIT at the Mayfield Hub in order to better understand our work. Shortlisted potential Trustees are also invited to observe a meeting of the board of Trustees, before confirmation of the appointment by all parties involved. 

During induction, new Trustees are provided with information about WIT and its services, copies of all policy documents and the role and the duties of the board, including the decision-making processes responsibilities, and the Memorandum and Articles of Association. Other key documents shared with new Trustees to show the performance of the charity and its future direction may include, as appropriate, recent annual reports, the impact report, delivery plans and key financial documents. New Trustees are encouraged to visit WIT at Mayfield Hub and meet key employees and are also invited to 

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attend activities and events demonstrating the work of WIT throughout the year and to further engage with the governance team regarding WIT’s mission and work. 

The CEO and Chair provide induction and support to Trustees, including training on roles and responsibilities of Trustees, the differences between governance and management, confidentiality, diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities. Trustees are also encouraged to attend appropriate external training events to facilitate the undertaking of their role and to further develop their contribution to the governance of WIT. 

## **Board and sub-groups** 

During WIT’s unprecedented scale and growth during the pandemic, a specialised ‘Finance Subcommittee’ was established which has continued to meet monthly and provide additional expert support, with oversight of the full board of Trustees during its regular meetings. The board size and structure introduced in 2020 has continued to enable WIT to provide an informed and agile response during the post-pandemic recovery. 

## **Risk management** 

The board of Trustees recognises the risks associated with the organisation and where possible has implemented actions to avoid or minimise that risk as far as possible, including: 

- an annual review of the risks; 

- implementation of actions to mitigate identified risks, so as to minimise the potential impact on the charity if they were to occur, including systems and procedures; 

- attention to key risk areas, such as buildings and premises, HR and IT, and obtaining specialist advice as necessary; and 

- annual policy review, with attention given to the safeguarding and risk of children and vulnerable adults and overall welfare of staff and volunteers. 

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## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

The Statement of Financial Activities shows incoming resources for the year ending 31 March 2022 of £664,949 (2021: £842,577) and total outgoing of £596,169 (2021: £654,262). A reserve of £302,419 (2021: £233,639) is carried forward, of which £216,395 (2021: £189,921) is unrestricted and £86,024 (2021: £43,718) is restricted. 

## **Reserves** 

WIT requires reserves in order to allow for re-organisation in the event of a downturn of income in one or more areas of funding and to provide for unforeseen, and hence unbudgeted, expenditure that WIT may need in order to continue to meet its objectives and support the changing needs of our community. 

As of 31 March 2022, unrestricted funds carried forward were £216,395. Given WIT is not holding any fixed assets and did not set aside any designated funds during the year, reserves for the period were also £216,395. 

Unrestricted reserves in an amount of £216,395 are sufficient to support the running of WIT for over four months under the (unlikely) assumption of unchanged spending (including staffing) in a downturn. We estimate the necessary level of reserves at around £180,000 to sustain the charity for five months under the more realistic but still conservative assumption that a significant downturn would be accompanied by a material downsizing of some of WIT’s projects, and hence costs. More specifically, that level of reserves would allow WIT to continue to pay in full its support costs (both staff and overheads, including Mayfield House rent) as well as some selected project costs (e.g. Chicksand rent) for five months, along with about 30% of the project staffing costs to cover for notice periods (from a few weeks to three months) and potential redundancy compensations. 

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## **FUTURE PLANS AND STRATEGIES** 

Our priorities and a focus for our investment will continue to be domestic abuse and racism in schools. 

We have achieved so much in our work to address both of these issues, but we still have more to do. 

- _**Hawaa project, Domestic abuse**_ : So far, 25 women in the community have gained direct caseload support. We also did an online campaign creating awareness on domestic abuse within the Somali community, with cultural and religious nuances. Our Hawaa project also educated frontline staff so as to ensure that they understand the needs of the Somali community better and can provide tailored support as needed. 

- _**Racism in schools**_ : Following our partnership with Barnardo’s, we completed a small piece of research with 25 young people in relation to the high volume of racism experienced by Somali youth. We currently work with 3 schools to provide them additional skills and knowledge and help them protect Somali students from racism. WIT also has staff members based in a local secondary school, who can support the school as well as parents and young people face and overcome this challenge. 

These areas are deeply connected to the inequality faced by our members. WIT already has strong and trusted connections with young people and women in the community and is therefore well-positioned to drive and support these additional areas and ensure that local violence against women and girl (VAWG) services and schools better meet the needs of the Black Somali community. This additional work requires human resources and specialist support to better understand (and document) the barriers and issues and subsequently enable WIT to share these findings with stakeholders and work towards positive change. 

WIT has evolved as a charity throughout the pandemic and continues to do so as we respond to the needs of our community and provide services, new and continuing, to enrich our mission and steer the charity into the next chapter. The coming year will continue to present ongoing challenges for our members, not least given ongoing concerns around energy and the cost of living as we continue to recover and rebuild after COVID-19 and general global economic instability. We will therefore remain in close conversation with our members and adapt to the challenges of our community. 

Following the growth and development of Hooyo East this past year, we also want to continue building this enterprise and exploring other relevant income generation opportunities. 

Recognising the potential challenges of the post-pandemic structure of WIT, we have also invested in specialist charity accounting consultant services to ensure WIT financial foundations continue to provide a strong basis for our broader mission. We have also continued to invest in a consultant to assist and consolidate our growth and support our storytelling and fundraising. 

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COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

We will also continue to invest in our trustees, ensuring they have the support they need to govern the charity. We will be working with a consultant on a trustee skills audit, with a view to harnessing the broad skills and strengths of our trustees and working with them individually and as a trustee group to continue to develop. 

_“My children no longer see me just as a mum, but as a woman who is focused and driven to achieve her aspirations.”_ – WIT Member 

## **We will be working to achieve the following objectives:** 

- Support Somali girls and young women, who face unique challenges and barriers, and engage them in positive activities, ensuring that they are motivated and equipped with the knowledge and networks to reach their full potential. 

- Advocate for Black, Asian and ethnic minority women (who are often unable to access services and support) and their families and work with stakeholders and partners to develop solutions to identifying and tackling barriers to inclusion. 

- Promote the integration of our beneficiaries within the wider community by increasing their opportunities to meet other people and build self-confidence, and also promoting mutual understanding and respect. 

- Address the stigma of mental illness and promote mental well-being, recognising cultural and religious sensitivities and providing safe spaces to talk and explore these topics without judgement or fear, with a particular focus on Black and Asian Muslim women. And to provide awareness and training to our NHS colleagues, including mental health teams, so that they can better understand the issues from a community-perspective. 

- Co-create and develop projects with our beneficiaries focused on health, education, employment, personal safety, community safety and housing, with a focus on the lived experience of exclusion and the impact of such inequalities. 

WIT is in a chapter of change and further strategic development and will continue to address the increasingly complex needs of our members. WIT will continue to focus on providing wrap-around-support, our “holistic hug”, and work towards our mission to create a world where women are happy, safe, valued and can realise their full potential. 

## **We will achieve our objectives by providing activities and support under the following thematic programmes:** 

- _**Community Well-being at the Mayfield Hub**_ **:** The Mayfield Hub addresses the wider determinants of well-being – employment, skills, education, housing, money, safety and relationships – through a range of individual, group, in-person, and online activities. The Mayfield Hub offers support by a trained information, advice and guidance team, and also has other experts available to provide advice and support regarding mental health, domestic violence and family safety. 

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## **WOMEN'S INCLUSIVE TEAM LTD** 

COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

- _**Food Bank, Community Meals and Volunteer Befriending**_ : These services address food insecurity, isolation and loneliness in the community and are an important entry point for those in the community to connect and then access the wider support that WIT offers. 

- _**Rise and Shine**_ **:** This programme delivers holiday schemes to address physical activity, well-being, and food insecurity, along with youth service support for Somali young women and girls. 

- _**Chicksand Nursery**_ **:** Our preschool nursery supports mothers (as primary caregivers) to increase knowledge and skills, with a particular focus on early years development, while also providing an entry point for them to  access the wider support that WIT offers. 

- _**Hooyo East Food Enterprise**_ **:** This food enterprise seeks to provide training and employment opportunities for women in the community, while also delivering fresh and tasty Somali food via food delivery and pick-up at catered events and parties. 

## **Women who look like me, supporting a trusted relationship in the community** 

WIT has an intimate understanding of the issues faced by Black and Asian women and their families. Our wrap-around services (the “holistic hug”) deliver activities to address the wider (and often interconnected) determinants of well-being and help equip our beneficiaries with the tools to reach their full potential. 

As a trusted relationship holder, we will continue to identify and engage the most isolated and excluded in our community and provide appropriate services and activities, with a particular focus on those experiencing poverty, mental distress and abuse. These may include mental health seminars, housing support, money management and skills for work and life. 

WIT’s support is also increasingly important in developing the confidence, independence, access, and skills for Black, Asian and ethnic minority women who experience exclusion and inequalities in one of London’s poorest boroughs where wealth and poverty sit side-by-side. 

WIT will continue to tailor its services to the needs of its beneficiaries, including an ambition to deliver more targeted programmes for Somali young women and girls in Tower Hamlets. By working upstream, such targeted measures work towards prevention, without affecting WIT’s ongoing work supporting women in crisis. 

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## **WOMEN'S INCLUSIVE TEAM LTD** 

## COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

## **What matters to our women and girls** 

In consultation with our membership and wider community, we have established the following priorities (which we will continue to develop): 

- _**A safe place to live**_ **:** partnering with national domestic violence charity, Solace, we will provide access to our specialist domestic violence advisors. 

- _**Economic prosperity**_ **:** providing supported training and employment pathways via our food enterprise, Hooyo East. 

- _**Early years well-being**_ **:** providing skills development activities for mothers, with a particular focus on early years, including better health outcomes for children. 

- _**Mental well-being**_ **:** partnering with Barts Health and the East London Foundation Trust, with a view to becoming a significant local partner under the NHS England Transformation programme, through our specialist team of community connectors. 

Again, this next year will be significant for WIT as we continue to support our women and their families amidst recurrent challenges and work towards its mission, guided by the following principles: we cannot allow any woman to be held back during the recovery and we cannot allow COVID-19 to set back gender equality. 

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**WOMEN'S INCLUSIVE TEAM LTD** 

## COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE 

## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company 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 the Charities SORP; 

- make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- state whether applicable 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 that the charity will continue in business. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on WIT’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the reparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. 

Approved by the board of Trustees on 28th October 2022 following a Trustee meeting and signed on its behalf by: 


## **Stephanie Colquhoun** 

**Chair** 

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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** 

## **WOMEN'S INCLUSIVE TEAM LTD** 

(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

I report to the Trustees on my examination of the accounts of Women’s Inclusive Team Ltd for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

## **RESPONSIBILITIES AND BASIS OF REPORT** 

As the trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S STATEMENT** 

Since the Charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe: 

- accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 

- the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

- the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

- the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 

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**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF** 

# **WOMEN'S INCLUSIVE TEAM LTD** 

(COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE) 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached 


…………………………… Aamer Shehzad FCCA FCA Accountability Europe Ltd Omnibus Workspace 39-41 North Road London N7 9DP 

**Date:    29[th] October 2022** 

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## **Womens Inclusive Team** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities** (including Income and Expenditure account) 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

|**Funds**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**Unrestricted**|**Funds**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**Unrestricted**|**Funds**<br>**£**<br>**Restricted**|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**|_Total_<br>_2021_<br>_£_|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Income from:**|||||
|Charitable activities<br>**3**<br>**Total income**|137,193<br>**137,193**|527,756<br>**527,756**|**664,949**<br>**664,949**|_842,577_|
|||||842,577|
||||||
|**Expenditure on:**|||||
|Charitable activities<br>**4**|110,719|485,450|**596,169**|_654,262_|
|**Total expenditure**|**110,719**|**485,450**|**596,169**|654,262|
|**Net income for the year**<br>**5**<br>**Reconciliation of funds:**<br>Total funds brought forward at start of period<br>**Total funds carried forward at end of period**|26,474<br>189,921<br>**216,395**|42,306<br>43,718<br>**86,024**|**68,780**<br>**233,639**<br>**302,419**|_188,315_<br>_45,324_|
|||||_233,639_|



The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

The attached notes form part of these financial statements. 

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## **Balance sheet** 

## **Company no. 07148997** 

## **As at 31 March 2022** 

|**Notes**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>**7**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**8**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Liabilities**<br>**9**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Net assets**<br>**Funds:**<br>Unrestricted funds<br>**11**<br>Restricted funds<br>**11**<br>**Total charity funds**<br>**Creditors:**<br>amounts falling due within one year|**£**<br>**115,610**<br>**219,840**<br>**335,450**<br>**(33,911)**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**880**<br>**301,539**<br>**302,419**<br>**216,395**<br>**86,024**<br>**302,419**|_2021_<br>_£_<br>_496_<br>_120,350_<br>_145,799_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||_266,149_<br>_(33,006)_|
||||_233,143_|
||||_233,639_|
||||_189,921_<br>_43,718_|
||||_233,639_|



The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2022. 

The members have not required the charitable company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions for small companies under Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. 

Approved by the trustees on **2022 28th October** and signed on their behalf by: 

## **Stephanie Colquhoun   (Chair)** 

The attached notes form part of the financial statements. 

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## **Statement of cash flows** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

|**Note**<br>**Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities**<br>**(a)**<br>**Cash flows from investing activities:**<br>Purchase of fixed assets<br>**Cash used in investing activities**<br>**Change in cash and cash equivalents in the year**<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**<br>**(b)**<br>**a)**<br>**Net income for the reporting period**<br>(as per the statement of financial activities)<br>Depreciation<br>Decrease / (Increase) in debtors<br>(Decrease)/ Increase in creditors<br>**Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities**<br>**b) Analysis of cash and cash equivalents**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Total cash and cash equivalents**<br>**Reconciliation of net expenditure**<br>**to net cash flow from operating activities**|**£**<br>**(679)**<br>**£**<br>145,799<br>145,799<br>**At**<br>**1 April**<br>**2021**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**74,720**<br>**(679)**<br>74,041<br>**145,799**<br>**219,840**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**68,781**<br>**294**<br>**4,740**<br>**905**<br>**74,720**<br>**Cash**<br>**flows**<br>**£**<br>74,041<br>74,041|2021<br>£<br>118,033<br>(661)|
|---|---|---|---|
||||(661)|
||||117,372<br>28,427|
||||145,799|
||||2021<br>£<br>188,315<br>164<br>(98,585)<br>28,139|
||||**118,033**|
||||**£**<br>**219,840**<br>**At 31**<br>**March**<br>**2022**|
||||**219,840**|



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**Notes to The Financial Statements** 

**For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) - (Charities SORP FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. 

The charitable company meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy or note. 

## **Going concern** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period. 

## **Income** 

Donations income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and that the amount can be measured reliably. 

Income from grants is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred. Income received in advance for the provision of specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 

Investment income is recognised when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest or dividends paid or payable by the investment fund manager. 

## **Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure on charitable activities includes the costs of delivering services, exhibitions and other activities undertaken to further the purposes of the charity and their associated support costs. 

Support costs are those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. These costs have been allocated between expenditure on charitable activities on the basis of the staff time spent on the activity. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds are available to spend at the discretion of the trustees on activities that further any of the purposes of charity. Restricted Funds are restricted income funds given to the charity for specific purposes. They are expendable by the trustees in furtherance of particular projects within the charity objects. 

## **Tangible fixed assets** 

Items of equipment are capitalised where the purchase price exceeds £500. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write down the cost of each asset to its estimated residual value over its expected useful life. The depreciation rates in use are as follows: 

Office equipment 25% straight line basis on cost Computer equipment 25% straight line basis on cost 

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**Notes to The Financial Statements** 

**For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **1 Accounting policies (continued)** 

## **Debtors** 

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due. 

## **Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **Pensions** 

The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme and the pension charge represents the amounts payable by the company to the fund in the year. 

## **2 Detailed comparatives for the statement of financial activities** 

|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Income from:<br>£<br>Charitable activities:<br>365,396<br>Total income<br>365,396<br>Expenditure on:<br>Charitable activities:<br>220,799<br>Total expenditure<br>220,799<br>Net income for the year<br>144,597<br>Reconciliation of funds<br>Total funds brought forward at start of the period<br>45,324<br>Total funds carried forward at end of the period<br>189,921|Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>477,181<br>477,181<br>433,463<br>433,463<br>43,718<br>-<br>43,718|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>842,577|
|---|---|---|
|||842,577|
|||654,262|
|||654,262|
|||188,315<br>45,324|
|||233,639|



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**Notes to The Financial Statements** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **3 Income from charitable activities** 

|**Income from charitable activities**|**Income from charitable activities**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**||**Restricted**|**Total**|_Total_|
||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2022**|_2021_|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|_£_|
|London Borough of Tower Hamlets Early Years|-|-|**-**|_74,173_|
|Big Lottery Fund|-|-|**-**|_72,500_|
|Clarion Futures|-|17,333|**17,333**|_34,999_|
|Limehouse Project - Child Care|-|-|**-**|_29,006_|
|Tower Hamlets LTD -GP Care Group|-|-|**-**|_2,850_|
|East End Community Foundation|-|25,920|**25,920**|_56,305_|
|LBTH|1,700|164,262|**165,962**|_58,756_|
|ELBA|-|-|**-**|_1,155_|
|Buzzacott- BSDMF|-|-|**-**|_1,000_|
|14 Mile End and Bow|-|-|**-**|_1,350_|
|Barnardo's|17,375|-|**17,375**|_241,300_|
|CAF - CAF Befriending Coordinator|3,750|-|**3,750**|_30,170_|
|CCLORS|-|-|**-**|_50,000_|
|City Of London|-|-|**-**|_34,990_|
|East London NHS Foundation Trust - Compass Wellbei|-|146,623|**146,623**|_40,688_|
|GoFundMe|-|-|**-**|_14,276_|
|Good Things Foundation|-|3,920|**3,920**|_6,491_|
|Play Association|-|-|**-**|_6,000_|
|New City College|-|258|**258**|_-_|
|Tower Hill Trust- Bio Diversity|-|1,404|**1,404**|_-_|
|National Lottery|-|9,906|**9,906**|_-_|
|Neighbourly|-|1,000|**1,000**|_-_|
|Limehouse project|-|24,844|**24,844**|_-_|
|THCVS|-|25,000|**25,000**|_-_|
|UBELE|-|23,200|**23,200**|_-_|
|Barts Charity|-|702|**702**|_-_|
|Solace|-|19,623|**19,623**|_-_|
|IICF|-|10,000|**10,000**|_-_|
|Canal Rivers|-|7,500|**7,500**|_-_|
|Meal contribution/Dono|1,777|-|**1,777**|_-_|
|Tower Hamlets GP|3,436|-|**3,436**|_-_|
|Morpeth|5,010|-|**5,010**|_-_|
|Haymarket Media Group|1,000|-|**1,000**|_-_|
|Bamer Hub|3,000|-|**3,000**|_-_|
|CHARITABLE GIVING  BENEVITY BGC|32,609|-|**32,609**|_-_|
|Small Donations|6,427|-|**6,427**|_-_|
|Vitol Group|9,039|-|**9,039**|_-_|
|Canary Wharf Group|-|4,500|**4,500**|_-_|
|69 Boutique Ltd|3,000|-|**3,000**|_-_|
|DWP - Kickstart|-|32,882|**32,882**|_-_|
|THCVS (workshop)|1,272|-|**1,272**|_-_|
|Parent Contribution|2,230|-|**2,230**|_-_|
|Groundworks|-|8,880|**8,880**|_-_|
|Lloyds Bank Foundation|25,000|-|**25,000**|_61,434_|
|LBTH (workshop)|1,000|-|**1,000**|_-_|



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## **Notes to The Financial Statements** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **3 Income from charitable activities (Continued)** 

|**Income from charitable activities (Continued)**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>The Dixon Foundation<br>-<br>The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation<br>-<br>The London Community Foundation<br>-<br>Restricted-Others<br>-<br>General-Others<br>19,568<br>137,193|**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>527,756|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19,568**<br>**664,949**|_Total_<br>_2021_<br>_£_<br>_3,000_<br>_7,500_<br>_5,000_<br>_2,986_<br>_6,648_|
||||**842,577**|



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## **Notes to The Financial Statements** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **4 Analysis of expenditure Current year** 

|**4**<br>**Analysis of expenditure**<br>**Current year**|**4**<br>**Analysis of expenditure**<br>**Current year**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Unrestricted**<br>**£**<br>Direct cost<br>-<br>Salaries<br>80,981<br>Other staff Costs<br>Office cost<br>Premises costs<br>Professional fee<br>IT costs<br>80,981||**Restricted**<br>**£**<br>68,637<br>368,415<br>318<br>437,370|**Support**<br>**costs**<br>**£**<br>-<br>12,143<br>14,661<br>47,492<br>3,522<br>77,818|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**68,637**<br>**449,396**<br>**318**<br>**12,143**<br>**14,661**<br>**47,492**<br>**3,522**<br>**596,169**|_Total_<br>_2021_<br>£<br>_194,972_<br>_260,502_<br>_3,980_<br>_59,649_<br>_29,025_<br>_99,373_<br>_6,761_|
||||||654,262|
|Support costs allocation|29,738|48,080|(77,818)|**-**|_-_|
|**110,719**<br>Analysis of expenditure<br>Prior year<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>Direct cost<br>-<br>Salaries<br>112,970<br>Other staff Costs<br>-<br>Office cost<br>-<br>Premises costs<br>-<br>Professional fee<br>-<br>IT costs<br>-<br>112,970<br>Support costs allocation<br>107,829<br>220,799||**485,450**<br>Restricted<br>£<br>194,972<br>147,532<br>250<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>342,754<br>90,709<br>433,463|**-**<br>Support<br>costs<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>3,730<br>59,649<br>29,025<br>99,373<br>6,761<br>198,538<br>(198,538)<br>-|**596,169**<br>Total<br>2021<br>£<br>194,972<br>260,502<br>3,980<br>59,649<br>29,025<br>99,373<br>6,761<br>654,262<br>-<br>654,262|_654,262_|
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## **Notes to The Financial Statements** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **5 Net income for the year** 

|Net income is stated after charging:<br>Independent examiner's fee (excluding VAT)<br>Depreciation|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**900**<br>**295**|_2021_<br>_£_<br>_750_<br>_166_|
|---|---|---|



|**6**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs<br>**Analysis of staff costs, trustees remuneration and expenses and**<br>**cost of key management personnel**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**418,270**<br>**25,914**<br>**5,212**<br>**449,396**|_2021_<br>_£_<br>_234,066_<br>_22,050_<br>_4,386_|
|---|---|---|
|||_260,502_|



No member of staff received emoluments of more than £60,000 in this year (2021: None) 

The total employee benefits including pension contributions of the key management personnel were £Nil (2021: £Nil). During the year there were no redundancy payments. 

The average monthly numbers of employees during the year was 27 (2021: 20) 

The trustees of the charitable company were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2021: £nil) neither were they reimbursed expenses during the year (2021: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2021: £nil). 

|**7**<br>**Tangible Fixed Assets**<br>**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>Additions in the period<br>At 31 March 2022<br>**Depreciation**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>Charge for the period<br>At 31 March 2022<br>**Net book value**<br>**At 31 March 2022**<br>_At 31 March 2021_|Computer<br>Equipment<br>£<br>661<br>679<br>1,340<br>165<br>295<br>460<br>880<br>_496_|Office<br>Equipment<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>_-_|**Total**<br>**£**<br>**661**<br>**679**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**1,340**|
||||**165**<br>**295**|
||||**460**|
||||**880**|
||||_496_|



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## **Notes to The Financial Statements** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

|**8**<br>**Debtors**<br>Accrued Income<br>Other Debtors<br>Trade Debtors<br>**9**<br>**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**<br>Taxation, social security and Pension<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals<br>**10**<br>**Analysis of Net Assets between Funds (current year)**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>880<br>Current assets<br>249,426<br>Current liabilities<br>(33,911)<br>**216,395**<br>Analysis of Net Assets between Funds (prior year)<br>Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>496<br>Current assets<br>222,431<br>Current liabilities<br>(33,006)<br>189,921|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**14,430**<br>**-**<br>**101,180**<br>**115,610**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**6,599**<br>**12,925**<br>**14,387**<br>**33,911**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Funds**<br>**£**<br>-<br>86,024<br>-<br>**86,024**<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>-<br>43,718<br>-<br>43,718|_2021_<br>_£_<br>_-_<br>_14,681_<br>_105,669_|
|---|---|---|
|||_120,350_|
|||_2021_<br>_£_<br>_-_<br>_31,186_<br>_1,820_|
|||_33,006_|
|||**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**880**<br>**335,450**<br>**(33,911)**|
|||**302,419**|
|||Total<br>2021<br>£<br>496<br>266,149<br>(33,006)|
|||233,639|
||||



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## **Notes to The Financial Statements** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **11 Movements in Funds** 

|<br>**Restricted Funds**<br>Restricted Funds<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>General funds<br>**Total Funds**<br>Movements in Funds (prior year)<br> <br>**Restricted Funds**<br>Restricted Funds<br>**Unrestricted Funds**<br>General funds<br>Total Funds|**At 1 April**<br>**Incoming**<br>**2021**<br>**Resources**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>43,718<br>527,756<br>**43,718**<br>**527,756**<br>**189,921**<br>**137,194**<br>**233,639**<br>**664,949**<br>At 1 April<br>Incoming<br>2020<br>Resources<br>-<br>477,181<br>-<br>477,181<br>45,324<br>365,396<br>45,324<br>842,577|**Outgoing**<br>**At 31 March**<br>**Resources**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>(485,450)<br>86,024<br>**(485,450)**<br>**86,024**<br>**(110,719)**<br>**216,395**<br>**(596,169)**<br>**302,419**<br>Outgoing<br>At 31 March<br>Resources<br>2021<br>(433,463)<br>43,718<br>-<br>(433,463)<br>43,718<br>(220,799)<br>189,921<br>(654,262)<br>233,639|**Outgoing**<br>**At 31 March**<br>**Resources**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>(485,450)<br>86,024<br>**(485,450)**<br>**86,024**<br>**(110,719)**<br>**216,395**<br>**(596,169)**<br>**302,419**<br>Outgoing<br>At 31 March<br>Resources<br>2021<br>(433,463)<br>43,718<br>-<br>(433,463)<br>43,718<br>(220,799)<br>189,921<br>(654,262)<br>233,639|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**86,024**|
||||**216,395**|
||||**302,419**|
||||At 31 March<br>2021<br>43,718<br>-|
||||43,718|
||||189,921|
||||233,639|



## **Restricted funds are for the following purposes:** 

The income of the charity includes grants received for specific restricted projects. The trustees' report includes a brief description of the activities of each project. 

## **12 Company Status** 

The company is limited by guarantee of £1 per member without share capital. 

## **13 Related party transactions** 

There are no related party transactions to disclose for the year (2021: none). 

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. There is no balance due to/from related parties at the end of the year. 

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