Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 26 February 2023. 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
The object[s] of the Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School CIO are 1.to advance the education of children aged 5 to 16 years of age for the public benefit by providing tuition in the Kurdish and Arabic language, writing, reading, speaking, listening, art, culture and heritage and religion; and 2. To advance in life and relieve needs of young people by providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
1184793 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
Registered office
T/a The Kurdish Weekend School Belvedere Youth & Community Centre 89-91 Miles Street Liverpool Merseyside L8 4PX
Trustees
Mrs A Salah Trustee Mrs C Sofimajid Trustee Mrs S Magid Trustee Mrs S Mahmud Chairwomen
Company Secretary
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 4 October 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
Mrs S Mahmud - Trustee
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REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 1184793 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER:
Report of the Trustees and
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
for
Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Matthews Sutton & Co Ltd Chartered Certified Accountants 48 - 52 Penny Lane Mossley Hill Liverpool Merseyside L18 1DG
Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
| Page | |
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| Chairwoman's Report | 1 |
| Report of the Trustees | 2 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 3 |
| Balance Sheet | 4 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 5 to 9 |
| Detailed Statement of Financial Activities | 10 |
Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Chairwoman's Report for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
The GHIZNG KURDISH SATURDAY SCHOOL is a community school in the Merseyside area. We are based in the core of the diver’s area of the city, in the New Belve Youth & Community Centre in L8. We established our mission back in 2013.
The school is run by a management committee of 14 individuals, that works hard to teach the children in a very modern way to prepare the children, aged 5-14, to learn how to read and write in two other languages (Kurdish & Arabic) alongside of English.
The office that we rented all year round has been used 4-5 days a week to prepare the lessons, courses (lessons for ladies age 18 + every Thursday), and for support services. The whole building on Saturday is used for teaching. We managed to provide lessons for children age 14-18 to allow the young people to be more confident in their reading of their own language and other life learning topics.
Our charity organization is not just a school, we provide a support service session for the people that have English as a second language and have many problems with a language barrier. We help the community by assisting people manage their day to day administration e.g. fill forms and phone calls to make appointments.
We progressed the school this year, in early September, to correlate with the main stream schools in the area. Also, we managed to prepare and plan events and meetings earlier for the year, such as Kurdish new year, Christmas and Eid’s.
We have term exams to evaluate the progress of the students and the end of year exams in both subjects Kurdish and Arabic. We proceed with the end of year celebration, in which we give the students certificates and presents.
Also, we have a parent meeting three times a year to allow the parents to meet the teachers, discuss any issues that deter the children from learning and take any parents’ suggestions.
Most of our rent, expenses and celebration costs are coming from the community funds and some donations that we get it from the parents.
Finally, I would like to thank all teachers, trustees and volunteers for their hard work and passion when supporting and helping the community.
Saadyia Mahmud (Chairwoman) 25/05/2023
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Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 26 February 2023. 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
The object[s] of the Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School CIO are 1.to advance the education of children aged 5 to 16 years of age for the public benefit by providing tuition in the Kurdish and Arabic language, writing, reading, speaking, listening, art, culture and heritage and religion; and 2. To advance in life and relieve needs of young people by providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
1184793 (England and Wales)
Registered Charity number
Registered office
T/a The Kurdish Weekend School Belvedere Youth & Community Centre 89-91 Miles Street Liverpool Merseyside L8 4PX
Trustees
Mrs A Salah Trustee Mrs C Sofimajid Trustee Mrs S Magid Trustee Mrs S Mahmud Chairwomen
Company Secretary
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 4 October 2023 and signed on its behalf by:
Mrs S Mahmud - Trustee
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Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
| Unrestricted Restricted fund funds Notes £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 5,040 10,000 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Provision of school activities 3,915 10,000 Other - - Total 3,915 10,000 NET INCOME 1,125 - RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 816 164 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 1,941 164 |
2023 Total funds £ 15,040 13,915 - 13,915 1,125 980 2,105 |
2022 Total funds £ 15,140 |
|---|---|---|
| 14,203 457 |
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| 14,660 | ||
| 480 500 |
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| 980 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Balance Sheet
26 February 2023
| Unrestricted Restricted fund funds Notes £ £ FIXED ASSETS Tangible assets 5 761 164 CURRENT ASSETS Cash at bank and in hand 2,177 - CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 6 (997) - NET CURRENT ASSETS 1,180 - TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 1,941 164 NET ASSETS 1,941 164 FUNDS 7 Unrestricted funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2023 2022 Total Total funds funds £ £ 925 253 2,177 1,447 (997) (720) 1,180 727 2,105 980 2,105 980 1,941 816 164 164 2,105 980 |
2023 2022 Total Total funds funds £ £ 925 253 2,177 1,447 (997) (720) 1,180 727 2,105 980 2,105 980 1,941 816 164 164 2,105 980 |
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| 727 | ||
| 980 | ||
| 980 | ||
| 816 164 |
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| 980 |
The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 26 February 2023.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 26 February 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
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(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
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(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 4 October 2023 and were signed on its behalf by:
S Mahmud - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
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. 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.
Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.
Fixtures and fittings - 15% on reducing balance Computer equipment - 33% on reducing balance
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. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
| 2023 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Depreciation - owned assets | 401 | 97 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
3. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 26 February 2023 nor for the year ended 26 February 2022.
Trustees' expenses
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 26 February 2023 nor for the year ended 26 February 2022.
| 4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Unrestricted Restricted fund funds £ £ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Donations and legacies 4,150 10,990 EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Provision of school activities 3,458 10,745 Other 376 81 Total 3,834 10,826 NET INCOME 316 164 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 500 - TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 816 164 5. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Fixtures Plant and and Computer machinery fittings equipment £ £ £ COST At 27 February 2022 - 105 245 Additions 155 - 918 At 26 February 2023 155 105 1,163 DEPRECIATION At 27 February 2022 - 16 81 Charge for year 31 13 357 At 26 February 2023 31 29 438 NET BOOK VALUE At 26 February 2023 124 76 725 At 26 February 2022 - 89 164 |
Total funds £ 15,140 |
|---|---|
| 14,203 457 |
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| 14,660 | |
| 480 500 |
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| 980 | |
| Totals £ 350 1,073 1,423 97 401 498 925 253 |
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Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
6. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | ||||
| Trade creditors | 601 | - | |||
| Accrued expenses | 396 | 720 | |||
| 997 | 720 | ||||
| 7. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS | ||||
| Net | |||||
| At | movement | At | |||
| 27.2.22 | in funds | 26.2.23 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General fund | 816 | 1,125 | 1,941 | ||
| Restricted funds | |||||
| Liverpool Charity and Voluntary | |||||
| Services | 164 | - | 164 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 980 | 1,125 | 2,105 | ||
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: | |||||
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |||
| resources | expended | in funds | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General fund | 5,040 | (3,915) | 1,125 | ||
| Restricted funds | |||||
| National Lottery | 10,000 | (10,000) | - | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 15,040 | (13,915) | 1,125 | ||
| Comparatives for movement in funds | |||||
| Net | |||||
| At | movement | At | |||
| 27.2.21 | in funds | 26.2.22 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General fund | 500 | 316 | 816 | ||
| Restricted funds | |||||
| Liverpool Charity and Voluntary | |||||
| Services | - | 164 | 164 | ||
| TOTAL FUNDS | 500 | 480 | 980 |
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7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 4,150 | (3,834) | 316 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Liverpool Charity and Voluntary | |||
| Services | 1,000 | (836) | 164 |
| National Lottery | 9,990 | (9,990) | - |
| 10,990 | (10,826) | 164 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 15,140 | (14,660) | 480 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:
| Net | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| At | movement | At | |
| 27.2.21 | in funds | 26.2.23 | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 500 | 1,441 | 1,941 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Liverpool Charity and Voluntary | |||
| Services | - | 164 | 164 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 500 | 1,605 | 2,105 |
A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
| Incoming | Resources | Movement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| resources | expended | in funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||
| General fund | 9,190 | (7,749) | 1,441 |
| Restricted funds | |||
| Liverpool Charity and Voluntary | |||
| Services | 1,000 | (836) | 164 |
| National Lottery | 19,990 | (19,990) | - |
| 20,990 | (20,826) | 164 | |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 30,180 | (28,575) | 1,605 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
8. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 26 February 2023.
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Ghizng Kurdish Saturday School
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 26 February 2023
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS Donations and legacies Donations Grants Total incoming resources EXPENDITURE Charitable activities Insurance Sundries School supplies Travel & food Subscriptions Repairs Management costs Rent Teaching expenses Support costs Other Plant and machinery Fixtures and fittings Computer equipment Governance costs Accountancy and legal fees Total resources expended Net income |
2023 £ 5,040 10,000 15,040 15,040 142 199 3,078 274 - 10 - 4,560 4,975 13,238 31 13 357 401 276 13,915 1,125 |
2022 £ 4,150 10,990 |
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| 15,140 | ||
| 15,140 136 15 1,939 164 322 37 1,590 5,590 4,410 |
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| 14,203 - 16 81 |
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| 97 360 |
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| 14,660 | ||
| 480 |
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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