Company Registration No. 09792264 Charity Registration No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT (ACE) (Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee without share capital) ANNUAL REPORT and FINANCIAL STATEMENTS for the year ended 30th Sept•rnber 2023 1111 A10 2710612024 COMPANIES HOUSE #164 Company No. 09792264 Charity No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT [ACE] (Company Limited by Guarantee without share capital) TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the Year ended 30th September 2023 Company and Charlty Inforniatlon Name: A(xonym Community Empowemient [ACE] Company Registration Number. 09792264 Charity Registration Number. 1187744 Goveming DwAment: The organisation is a registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee. govemed by Memorandum & Articles of Association, adopted 18th Augusl. registered on 23rd September 2015: revised 2nd October 2019 and 16th January 2020. Charity registration agreed on 4th Febwary 2020. Registered Office: 36 Marlborough Road LIverpc￿l L13 8AX Directorstrrustees servlng during the year Moses Uwaomah Ndukwe Jat¥ueline Dallas Azarias Luke Morris Nuha Abdalla Esra Mohammedali Marlena Magda Yousaf from 31 May 2023 from 31 May 2023 from 3 March 2024 Bankers: Barclays Bank Liverpool South Branch 164 Allerton Road Liverpool L18 2DH Independent Examiner Jan Brooker CDC Finance Services 40 Arundel Avenue Liverpool L17 2AU Sadty passed away after the period of this report. RIP 1of9 Company No. 09792264 Charity No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT [ACE] TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the Year ended 30th September 2023 The Charitys Trustees. who are also Directors for Ihe purposes of the Companies Act. have pleasure in presenting their fourth Annual Re[￿ and Finantial Statements, for the firkgncial year ended 30th September 2023. LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Governlng Instrument The Cornpany is constiluted as a charitable company limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and is governed by Memorandum and Articles of Association. After the financial period ￿Vered by this report the Companys Objects were revised. as below. Membership Membership is open to interested individuals interested in promoting the Objects of the Charity and ac￿pted into membership by the Trustees. TrusteeslDlrectors The COmpan￿S day-to4ay work is delegated by the members. to a Board of Directors - who are also the charitys Trustees, who are elected by. and report to, an Annual General Meeting [AGM], that re￿iVeS an Annual Report and the Financial Statements [Accounts] of the organisation. One third of the DirectOrsrrn￿eeS sland down at each AGM. in rolation. by length of setvice, but are eligible for re-electi￿. The Trustees meet as required to manage the business of the Company. Between AGMS ttie Tfustees are responsible for overseeing the running of the Company - govemed by both Company and Charity lawlregulalions - and for obtaining funding, running projects and allocating r&wurces. Collectivety, they are responsible for the overall management of the operations of the Companylcharity. Havin9 reached the income and expenditure level required in the prevTrous financial year, for charitable registralion, the cx)mpany successlully applied for charitable stalus. Objects of the Company The objects of the Charity are. to advance the education of the public in the subject of in parb'cular but not exdusively English, Maths, Science, CV writing and reading and Writing skills. Board of Directors l Trustees ' There were no changes to the Board during the year. Marlena Yousaf joined the board later, after the sad death of our Chair. Company No. 09792264 Charity No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMMUNrrY EMPOWERMENT [ACE] TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the Year ended 30th September 2023 REVIEW OF THE YEAR Proi•cts summary in this pgrlod MPAC & Sutton Croft HAF Holiday Activity Fund Alder Hey NHS Healthy we￿ht CFM Women's Fund Enterprise programme Feeding Liverpool Household Support Fund LCR CEF Growing Community Roots Sefton Multiply. Developmont We developed programrnes promoting social inclusion, reducing ￿alth inequalities and women's empowemient thorough the provision of: creative education, multi sports, health & wellbeing. also supporting people with training opportunities to increase their employable skills. We experienced continued demand for our services, and were able to meet the demands by extending our netth of partnerships with schools and community groups across the Liverpool City and increasing the numbers of volunleers and sessional facilitstors involved in delivering project activities. We were able to support over 350 individual beneficiaries in this financial year. We continued supporting children and young people eligible for free school meals, SEN, refugeelasylum. and those are vulnerable or at risk. HAF delNery indudes outdoor and indoor enrichment. sport and healthy eating activities to encourage children to maintain aclive and healthy lifestyles and through participation, develop teamwork, communication skills and confidence to improve overall wellbeing. The young people attendir¥J our services rely on the food prowsions we offer during school holidays, as the cost-of4Mng crisis continues to impact standards of living and affordability of essents'als including fuel and food. Our school based Growing Community Roots gardening project at St. Vincent De Paul RC primary school had a wider impact on the local community, and afterschool club, establishing sustainable herb and wildflower garden for the whole sctrm￿l to use. Our women's empowerment workshops gave opportunities for migrant women to gain financial independence to improve IT. digital and numeracy skills, CV wfbting and personal statements. prnctical experience with volunteering and support to progress to adult education and vocational training. We also provided women who often struggled with language barriers help to access a range of support seNices such as health, debt managemenc food pantries arKI housing concems. Sessional support staff and volunteers have brought an array of valuable skills and expertise. and we expanded our ability to provide a diverse range of tailored activities," project staff & volunteers worked collaborativety with exlemal agencies to help children and young people with SEN needs had these met. A Wednesdays Women's coffee moming at Toxleth Library. to reduce isolation and stay connected. led by volunteers, met over coffee. arKI helped improve their literacy and digital skills. We developed family learning acts'vities in partnership with Alder Hey NHS to deliver the Public Health Healthy Weight Prograrnme and to infiuence posilive eating behaviours and help reduce childhood obesity. Families were also encouraged to keep active with famity foolbam, hula hoops and swimming and workshop focusing on nutrition. portion size. page3of9 Company No. 09792264 Charfty No. 1187744 The work we do ￿ds achieved via support from MerseyEide Play Action Council LiveTpooI City Council and Liverpool Cty Region. Comrnunity gardening project: Communty Foundation Merseyside and LCVS to help those socially excluded. We will continue to develop current work to widen children and young people's experiences organising arts, ojlture. IT. sport. education. and improve opportunities for community-based leaming for w￿rnen. to enable posilive lrfe choices and changes, develop their confKlence to retum to work. Capaclty buildingltraining Training focused on Disability awareness training programmes i.e. Autism Awareness, ASD, ACE and First Contact with Clients. Other training induded supporting volunteers, The Good Food Standards and Good Food for the Holidays, Level 2 food hygiene. risk assessments, safeguarding chiklren and vulnerable adults. first aid, health and safety. prevent and IT courses were completed throughout the financial year, keeping up to date wtlh the diverse needs of Servi￿ users. New Initiatives We will develop more visible engagement activities and opportunlh'es to promote our work at events. community markets, media appearances. and work with our netvrfork of support organisations and (x)mmunty businesses. Offer young people practical workshops to enable them to be more aware of employment and training opportunities available in the area: to have a better understanding about job applications and how to fill them. helping them through their interview process: helping to develop soft skills and Conf￿enCe building. We aim to introduce STEM skills to young people in a creative learning lo develop environment awareness. growing food activities and recycling and upcycling workshops arKI beekeeping projects to protect the natural environmenl and increase b￿dIVersity in urt)an landscapes. Consultation, beneficiaries and feedthck We held regular consultations with stakeholders gathering feedback to ensure that our services align with beneficiaries, needs. These were carried out at beginning, midterm and end of session reviews to evalLbate delivery impact on beneficiaries and wider community, identify additional needs. and insights of support priorities required by service users to feed into developing and improving our serrfices. During the year, we contlnued delivery of HAF Children & Young people's holiday activities meeting the growing demand among beneficiaries. The Healthy Weight family programme tackling childhood obesity" community gardening food project. IT. digttal and Multiply numeracy training enterpriselemployability programmes including ESOL. cooking classes and improving literacy were influen￿d by the challenges facing families due to the cost-of- living crisis & the negative impact on families we work are experiencing. Underpinned by gathering information through consulting with our beneficiaries, ACE'S funding strategy will focus <)n capacity building staff and growing our volunteers network and resources strengthen our ability to ￿ntInue to deliver these o)re services we offer. Marketing The organisation promotes its work on its own websiie, which can be found at: htt s:Ilem owermentace.o Facebook". htt s.'Ihvww.facebook.comlem wemientaee Azarias Luke Morris Director 94of9 Campany No. 09792264 Charity No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMPAUNITY EMPOWERMENT (ACEJ TRUSTEES. ANNUAL REPORT for the Year ended 30th September 2023 AUDIT EXEMPTION STATEMENT Fof the year ending 30th September 2023, the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtsin an audit of tts accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476. The directors atknledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to aC￿Unting ￿CordS and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applbcable to companies subject to the small companies. regime. RESULTS FOR THE YEAR The rasults for the year are set out on the finance pages following this report. RESERVES The balances at 30th September 2023 amounted to £10.082. tsking into account the value of fixed assets in use [which were for practical purposes have been vKitten doth lo zero] by the company. FINANCIAL REVIEW During the year increased funding vras received from a range of sources. as in the Projects report. and shown below in the Grants received section. Income for the year increased to £105,418 [2022 £80,981] and Expenditure increased to £112,144 [2022 £67,588]. THE FUTURE The HAF progrdmme ￿rrentty supports 150 chlldren weekly with activities. Mth more trained support Workers, we will be able lo offer more children with additional support needs to use our services. We have hearth champions as volunteers and sessional practitioners who live localty and are known for their service and act as role models, provide valuable lived experien￿ and transferab5e skills that enhance the quality of project engagernenl. We Mdll confjnue to support the delivery of Healthy Welght and HAF programmes to improve the health and social oUt￿meS of disadvantaged children arKI young people living in Toxteth. the 5th most deprived area nationally. Additionally. increasing digital literacy is important to keep women and girfs safe online. We wll develop prograrns to improve intemet safety. and risks of online scarns or attacks and support participants to improve their everyday use of maths through Multiply projects to be able to monitor their children's intemet use help wilh their thildren's malh's homework. Signed 0￿behalf of the Board of Trustees on 20th June 2024 Azarias Luke Morris Director sof Company No. 09792264 Charity No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT [ACEJ srATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMTIES 30th S•piember 2023 Funds 202142 FundB 202142 Funds 2022.23 Funds 202243 Tota 2022-23 Ir￿mi Resources Grants Mi 80.981 105.418 105,418 Donatlons Contra payThents Bank Interest Total In¢omlng R•sour¢•s 80.981 106,008 106,1 rces ex Chafit8ble expermliture Support Costs Total r•sourco• exp•nd•d 112.144 112.144 111144 112.144 13,393 (6.136} (6,136) et ment In Furlds Total lunds txought forwwd Unacwunied for surpl (sh)rtlall) Total funds carrl•d fornttd 16J81 16,381 (163) 10.082 {163) 10.082 16,381 All activities ofthe Cimpany aro ¢ffilYiung. Nots1 Reslrlct•d funds Restricted fijnds are fijnds whith ha￿ been given f(Y parb￿l￿r pufw>ses ar#1 projects. The pwpose of the restricted funds currenty e8tsblssl*d are as list￿. Unrestri¢ted funds are d(￿ati(￿S and other incomNvJ restyjrces recefvable or generalod for the obJ¢¢ts of the Company with￿1 furiher specified purpose and are available as genèral funds. 6of9 Company No. 09792264 Charity No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT [ACEI BALANCE SHEET Cash at bonk arKI in hand 10,082 Total ¢urv•nt a•s•ts 10,082 Cr•ditorn: •nounts fallng du• wlthln one year Not cunynt a$80ts (Ilablllthsl Total a•s•ts l•M ￿rrant Wabllltl8• 10,082 Cr•dilors: amounts falllng du• wlthln OM Provtslon$ for Ilablllll•s and charge• Totsl n•t amets (Ikibllttks) 9,732 Capltal assets Surplus and defidt ac￿rt Total fitnds . For the yEar endirKd 30 September" 2019 ￿ company was entiued to exempts'on from a￿lIt under Soetion 47712) of Ihe Companies Acl 2006 relating to the small ¢cfftpanies regime. b. members have not requlred Ihe c4)mpany to obtawi ￿ wjdil of In xclydar￿ wtth sectiM 476 ofthe c(￿panIeS Act 2(Th. c. The dIreCt￿S acknowledge Ih8ir r95ponsibihty for. i) ensuring tha company kgeps ats>wntiryJ records T*hich comFty *ith Seclion 386: and 11) preparing accounts which give a Irue aTh1 fair view of the state of affair5 of the ￿MpanY as at the end of the finanaal year. and of its profft or loss for the financial sear. in accordan¢o ith the requirements of secl¢on 393. and **hich othe￿iSe comply with the roquirements of thg Compani8s Act relallng to aC(X￿rtts. so far as is appb'cable lo ts ¢unpany. d. These accounts have been Prepared in a¢￿rdance with the p￿lOng applicable to Lxmpanlos sublect to the smal c¢ynpanles regime. Approved by the Board on 20th June 2024, and signed on their behalf by. Moses Uwaomah Ndu Director Azarias Luke Morris Director page7of9 C(xnpany No. 09792264 Charity No. 1187744 ACRONYM COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT [ACEI NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS forth• Yur End 301h S•ptomb•r 2023 Funds 2022.23 Funds 2022-23 Total 2022.23 I Voluntary Incarn• MPAC Sutton Croft Citizen's Advice Liverpool seft￿ MB Communty Foundalion Sutton Croft Liverpool AR LCRCA l Mer8eytra￿I Donation5. etc 8.460 20.500 1.174 12.524 8.460 20.500 1.174 12.524 9,990 51.535 200 1,035 51.$35 1,035 105.418 3. Inv0Stm•nt Income Interest on UK bank deposits 4. Charltable Expendlture Se$simal stsff offir￿ costslroom and ¥enue hiro atc Equipment . Food, $upplies & refreshments Travel. Training. Trips, Events etc Stalionery. pos( etc Misc. rthts Exceptional Item Admin, Finance & ACC￿1￿ 64,631 6.219 10.115 11.690 6.S70 2.557 161 9.9)0 64,631 6.219 10,115 11,690 6.570 2.557 161 9.900 300 112.143 5. Support C05ts 6. TfUStees' Exp•ns•s No remun8falk)n was paid to the tnth: