2022-03-31-accounts - One Newham

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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1181534

Report of the Trustees and

Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

for

ONE NEWHAM

JPW ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Chartered Certified Accountants 48 Sandy Lane South, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 9RQ

ONE NEWHAM

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

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Report of the Trustees	1 to 8
Independent Examiner's Report	9
Statement of Financial Activities	10
Balance Sheet	11
Notes to the Financial Statements	12 to 13
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities	14

ONE NEWHAM

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

One Newham is registered with the Charity Commission as a charitable incorporated organisation with the Charity Commission in England and Wales under charity number 1181534, it was registered on11 January 2019. The trustees of the charity, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2022. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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) (effective 1 January 2019).

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

One Newham is a network of voluntary and community organisations that are rooted in local communities and work to improve the lives of people in Newham. One Newham was created so that members learn from each other, benefit from each other's strengths and expertise and through collaboration, innovate to find the best solutions to the issues that concern local people and communities, and the funds to support these

. There are currently 130 organisations in membership of One Newham, offering a range of services and opportunities for Newham residents. One Newham members create significant impact, not only for the people who participate in the activities that our members provide, but also for our local communities.

One Newham's Constitution sets out our Objects, which are to promote the voluntary sector and to promote the efficiency and effectiveness of other charitable organisations for the benefit of the public in London borough of Newham by: -

Liaising between charities, voluntary organisations, government agencies and other groups on relevant issues - Assisting in the administration of funding programmes to charities and the voluntary organisations
Providing training, conferences, and seminars on subjects relevant to the efficiency of the voluntary sector
Providing advice and information on fund-raising techniques appropriate for voluntary organisations and charities

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ONE NEWHAM

Report of the Trustees

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OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Significant activities

In the year to 31 March 2022, One Newham delivered activities in three main areas:

1. Practical facilitation of collaboration and coordination, and relationship building in the sector and with partners

One Newham "hosts" a number of Networks that enabled voluntary, community and faith sector groups to meet regularly on specific topics and collaborate on responses to the council and to joint bidding for grants and tenders. These networks are run by volunteers from our member organisations and are listed on our website.

We issued 41 Essential Updates and Member email updates during the year, keeping members informed about opportunities to collaborate, contribute to the development of the sector's voice, opportunities for funding and training.

One Newham member organisations continued to participate in collaborative projects and programmes to deliver greater and improved services to Newham residents. This included the Newham Mental Health Connector programme and the EU Settled Status programme.

2. Sector Voice and Advocacy

At our AGM in November 2021, our members set out their vision for One Newham to be a strong independent voice for the sector, collating the views and ambitions of the sector and advocating for the sector's needs at key opportunities to influence statutory policy and decision making.

One Newham also worked with Civic to produce a report collating the various published accounts of the experience of the sector during the pandemic and distil the main issues that voluntary sector organisations identified needed to change in order for the sector to thrive.

3. Administering a grants programme for small community groups and charities in Newham.

2021/22 saw the launch of the Westfield Better Places 2030 Community Fund. Westfield Stratford City has kindly made a donation to One Newham which enables One Newham to provide a grant scheme for small charities, community and voluntary groups in Newham.

The scheme ran two rounds of funding in the year, offering a maximum of twenty £500 grants aimed at supporting small groups to improve their capacity, capability and sustainability.

The grant enables One Newham to provide support to small groups with a turnover under £50,000 a year, and provided funding towards equipment, governance improvements or social media and digital capabilities to groups who met the published criteria.

The grant enables One Newham to provide additional, tailored and individualised support including providing one-to-one mentoring support to groups to improve their governance, and assistance to groups who would otherwise experience a barrier to applying due to lack of digital access, language, physical or learning disability.

The grant panel is made up of a representative of a One Newham organisation whose income means they do not qualify for the scheme themselves, as well as an independent experienced grant administrator who both receive fees to reimburse the time they contribute to the running of the scheme, plus representation from Westfield Stratford City.

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Other activities

In addition to these main activities, One Newham also held a grant from the GLA on behalf of RUF Residents United Forum disability network, a fledging One Newham network which is establishing itself as a Deaf and Disabled People's Organisation and a registered charity in its own right.

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Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Public benefit

In delivering these activities, the Trustees of One Newham have had due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on Public Benefit. They have considered how the activities undertaken support the charity to achieve the objects set out in our Constitution in supporting the efficiency and effectiveness of charities and community groups in Newham, who are then better able to support and serve Newham residents in need.

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Report of the Trustees

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ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Charitable activities

In each of these areas One Newham, through our members, had a positive impact on the viability, sustainability and delivery potential of voluntary sector organisations, and through them deliver improved services and outcomes for Newham residents.

1. Practical facilitation of collaboration and coordination, and relationship building in the sector and with partners

One Newham is delighted to be fostering and supporting collaboration across the sector. This has a number of benefits. In some instances, it has allowed partnerships of voluntary sector organisations to be formed who have then been able to secure substantial grant funding for new programmes for Newham residents, such as the successful Creative Newham network. In other instances, collaboration has enabled marginalised and excluded voices of residents to be given greater support. This has particularly been the case with the creation of the disability network Residents United Forum. Prior to the creation of this fledging network there was no pan-Newham disability network operating of substantial scale or impact appropriate to the level of disability experienced by Newham residents. The group, which is led by people who have lived experience of disability, is being supported by One Newham in the early stages of its development through mentoring and guidance and holding the first grant funding (GLA Roots Incubator grant) for the network whilst they set up their own bank account and governance arrangements.

One Newham member organisations continued to participate in collaborative projects and programmes to deliver greater and improved services to Newham residents. The Newham Mental Health Connector programme pilot phase was a success is now moving from pilot phase towards wide roll out across Newham and will involve more community groups in Newham in the delivery of the programme and enable them to access the funding on offer. The EU Settled Status programme was a great example of how One Newham members can come together in an incredibly short time frame and deliver practical support on the ground for Newham residents even where the issues are complex - such as immigration law, language barriers and issues of trust. The programme brought together grass roots organisations with a high degree of reach and trust in communities affected by the changes in the rules to the EU Settlement Scheme, and organisations with the capacity to bring in technical immigration expertise. One Newham was able to support the effort to reach thousands of Newham residents affected by the change in the immigration rules, by communicating the changes and the support on offer via our extensive membership and contacts. According to www.gov.uk 142,120 people applied to the scheme in Newham by 30 June 2021, the highest number of applications by local authority in the UK. The project played a key role in enabling many residents of Newham to stay settled in Newham after the change in the law and avoid the upheaval of having to leave the UK.

2. Sector Voice and Advocacy

In particular our members said they wanted to contribute to the refresh of the Newham Local Plan and to develop a sector Manifesto. Member workshops were held where members views were gathered and collated and then sent out to all members for further input and review. This resulted in a number of important ways in which the needs and aspirations of the sector in Newham have been expressed formally in a statutory context as a collective voice for the first time.

A formal submission was made to the consultation on the Newham Local Plan covering the sector's thoughts on areas as wide ranging as the opportunity to make use of disused buildings, provision of facilities and homes for rough sleepers, and improvements to how public spaces are made accessible for people with disability, impairments or limited mobility.

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A more detailed contribution to a specific council consultation on the provision of community space which set out the sectors' preferences for how community space is charged for, how it used, how plans need to comprehensively cover both spaces dsowned by both the sector and owned by statutory bodies.

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Report of the Trustees

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A sector manifesto setting out 9 Ambitions covering how the sector is positioned as an equal partner, involved in upstream decision making, influencing investment, championing inclusion and rights and maximising the trust that residents put in sector organisations. The manifesto also covers improved practice in procurement and communications. In May 2022 Newham held elections for the Executive Mayor of Newham and One Newham was able to send the manifesto to all of the candidates and make them aware of the collective ambitions of the sector and the way in which the Mayor of Newham could enable the sector to flourish and thrive.

It is too early to say whether these opportunities to raise the collective voice of the sector has changed statutory policy or approach, but members have welcomed the chance to raise their voice and set out what changes could enable them to be more effective organisations and thereby provide improved support and services to Newham residents.

3. Administering a grants programme for small community groups and charities in Newham.

The first year of the Westfield Better Places 2030 Community Fund has seen One Newham provide twenty grants of up to £500 each to small charities, community and voluntary groups in Newham.

As well as one to one support on things like governance, the grantees have also benefited from training sessions delivered by volunteers from Westfield Stratford City staff on areas such as marketing and websites, health and safety and charity registration.

The groups who received an award in the year were:

Bank of ideas CIC
Beckton Community Project
British Bangla Welfare Trust
Carers Community Mental Health Group
Carpenters Care
Central Park (East Ham) Bowls Club
Custom House Bookshop CIC
Drop in Bereavement Centre
Inspire women, men and children
Irons Supporting Food Banks
Families and Community Support Service
Kulan Somali Organisation
Mummy's Day Out
Newham Chinese Association
PALACE
Powerhouse for women
Residents United Forum
Salem Health Project
Stage Ready
Urban Mindfulness

Many of the groups have been active in participating in training and mentoring to assist them in developing, growing and improving the governance, effectiveness and sustainability of their organisations.

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ONE NEWHAM

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial Review

One Newham has ended the year with an unrestricted surplus of £3,158 and a restricted surplus of £3,174.

The principal sources of income are set out in the section on the charity's activity and includes grants from a range of sources and fees for participation in various projects.

One Newham does not undertake any fundraising activities other than applying for grants. Grant applications are either made by individual trustees, staff of member organisations or by paid consultancy support, but in all cases responsibility and control of the application rests with the Trustees of One Newham.

The charity's main sources of expenditure included administration of the Westfield Community grants scheme for small Newham community groups (including providing one-to-one mentoring support for some of the grantees) and the expenditure on the grants themselves. Some consultancy costs have been incurred in supporting One Newham member activities such as facilitation of the AGM and other member meetings, support with administration tasks and handling member queries and requests for help and guidance.

One Newham's unrestricted reserves at the end of the year were £13,910 (£10,752 at the previous year end). The Trustees are planning to invest a proportion of these reserves in projects in 2022 to support the development of collaborative programmes, particularly focused on supporting One Newham member organisations to participate in a collaborative programme to address the serious health inequalities in Newham.

One Newham's restricted reserves at the end of the year were £3,714 (previous year: £nil). This consists of:

£90 Westfield Community Grants - amount unawarded at the yearend which will be included in the grant scheme for the following year.
£3,084 GLA grant held on behalf of RUF disability network which is due to be invoiced after the year end.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Management document

One Newham was able to finally set up its own bank account just at the start of the year (this had been delayed due to the impact of the Covid pandemic.) A Financial Control Policy was developed to ensure appropriate governance and financial controls over the operation of the bank account and administration of the charity's finances. The Trustees of One Newham receive a financial report at each Trustee meeting showing expenditure against the budget and a reconciliation of the bank account.

One Newham does not have any staff or premises and relies on the voluntary effort of Trustees and representatives of member organisations to carry out the functions of the charity, supported by paid for ad hoc consultancy support to facilitate and coordinate One Newham activities.

Trustees considered the major risk to materialise for the charity during the year was being unsuccessful in the Newham Council tender to provide capacity building and support services for Newham voluntary and community groups. The Trustees consulted with members at the AGM in November 2021, which has crystalised a revised strategy for One Newham focused on sector advocacy and voice.

Although being unsuccessful in the tender bid was disappointing for trustees and members, One Newham's financial positive remains positive as the charity has very minimal operating costs, has strong reserves compared to operating costs and has a track record in securing alternative sources of suitable income.

During the year the Trustees also considered and approved an update to the Safeguarding Policy for both vulnerable adults and children.

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ONE NEWHAM

Report of the Trustees

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Organisational structure

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity:

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Date appointed
Susanne Rauprich	Independent Chair	21st February 2019
Claire Helman		4th November 2021
Faith Johnson		4th November 2021
Joseph Lyons		4th November 2021
Amanda Dubarry		21st February 2019
Peter Laing		9th September 2020
Fiona Baird		4th November 2021
Hannah Tulloch		4th November 2021

Member Organisation

Aston-Mansfield Caramel Rock West Ham United Foundation Caritas Anchor House The Renewal Programme Newham New Deal Partnership Ascension Community Trust

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1181534

Registered office

C/O COMMUNITY LINKS 105 BARKING ROAD CANNING TOWN London E16 4HQ

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ONE NEWHAM

Report of the Trustees

for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

Trustees

In 2021/22 was a year of changing landscapes and reorientation for the voluntary and community sector in Newham. At One Newham we saw this in three ways:

(1) we had to work hard to maintain the cross-sector trust and partnerships built under lockdown as we came out of crisis and emergency response.

(2) our members continued to face huge demand for their services, but the extra flexibility, funding and sector support slowly merged into new routine.

(3) there was an alignment of sector infrastructure as Compost London was established to be the local authority's preferred sector support organisation.

This made the year under review challenging. I am proud to say that despite these challenges, we can look back on success. We grew our membership, created opportunities for collaboration and we added real value to the work of our member organisations by partnering with Westfield Stratford City and administering their Better Places grant scheme.

The success of 2021/22 has given us confidence and a sharper focus for the year ahead. We have proven that our aims are right, and that a partnership network remains badly needed. Our members and the wider community and voluntary sectors continue to require a strong voice and there is no other organisation better placed than One Newham to facilitate it.

I am very grateful to the support of One Newham trustees who have opened doors, given challenge and their wisdom on our journey. Most importantly, I am grateful to One Newham coordinators Venu Dhupa (to 29th July) and Ruth Bravery who have supported the board and me personally.

Independent Examiner

JPW ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Chartered Certified Accountants

48 Sandy Lane South, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 9RQ

Approved by order of the board of trustees on .........29-07-2022............................ and signed on its behalf by:

........................................................................ Ms S B Rauprich - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of ONE NEWHAM

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of ONE NEWHAM ('the CIO')

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the (CIO) charitable incorporated organisation registered with the for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Responsibilities and basis of report

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed. The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement

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.

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.

Janet Wallace, FCCA

JPW ACCOUNTANCY SERVICES & MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS Chartered Certified Accountants

48 Sandy Lane South, Wallington, Surrey, SM6 9RQ

Date: ...........29-07-2022..................................

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ONE NEWHAM

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 12,705 15,000 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Westfield Grants - 11,826 Other 9,547 - Total 9,547 11,826 NET INCOME 3,158 3,174 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 10,752 - TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 13,910 3,174	Total funds £ 27,705 11,826 9,547
	21,373
	6,332 10,752
	17,084

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Balance Sheet

31 March 2022

Unrestricted Restricted fund fund Notes £ £ CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank 13,910 3,174 NET CURRENT ASSETS 13,910 3,174 TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 13,910 3,174 NET ASSETS 13,910 3,174 FUNDS 3 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS	Total funds £ 17,084 17,084 17,084 17,084 13,910 3,174 17,084

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 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 trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on ................29-07-2022............................. and were signed on its behalf by:

............................................. S B Rauprich - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006 has been adopted. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2022.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2022

3. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS

MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
		Net
		movement	At
	At 1.4.21	in funds	31.3.22
	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General fund	10,752	3,158	13,910
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds	-	3,174	3,174
TOTAL FUNDS	10,752	6,332	17,084
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
	Incoming	Resources	Movement
	resources	expended	in funds
	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General fund	12,705	(9,547)	3,158
Restricted funds
Restricted Funds	15,000	(11,826)	3,174
TOTAL FUNDS	27,705	(21,373)	6,332

4. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2022.

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ONE NEWHAM Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2022 INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Donations Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Charitable activities Grants to institutions Support costs Management Wages Advertising Sundries Total resources expended Net income	£ 27,705 27,705 11,826 7,940 67 1,540 9,547 21,373 6,332

This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements

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