## Bradford African Community
Charity number 1191374
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2022
## Bradford African Community
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022
|**Contents**|**Page**|
|---|---|
|Trustees' report|2 to 3|
|Examiner's report|4|
|Receipts and payments account|5|
|Statement of assets and liabilities|6|
|Notes to the accounts|7 to 9|
**Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
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## Bradford African Community
## Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2022
## **Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors**
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: **Name Position Dates**
**Position Dates** Asumani Susho Resigned 15 April 2022 Catherine Kembabazi Mangala Hussein Clive Whittaker Appointed 7 September 2022 **Charity number** 1191374 Registered in England and Wales
## **Charity number**
**Registered and principal address Bankers** Quaker Meeting House Lloyds TSB Bank plc Russell Street Ariel House Bradford 2138 Coventry Road BD5 OJB Birmingham B26 3JW
## **Independent examiner**
Rhys North ACA **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO** Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
## **Structure, governance and management**
The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) foundation formed on 21 September 2020 and is governed by a constitution.
## **Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees**
The trustees of the charity are appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
## **Objectives and activities**
## **The charity's objects**
To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people, in particular (but without limitation) African refugees and asylum seekers residing in Bradford and Yorkshire, from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society through: a. Education and training in the English language; b. Providing workshops/courses, homework support classes and general support; c. Social and recreational facilities and events involving the local community directed to promoting social inclusion. For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of being a member of a socially and economically deprived community.
The prevention or relief of poverty in Africa by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisation’s working to prevent or relieve poverty.
## **Public benefit statement**
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the promotion of social inclusion.
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## Bradford African Community
## Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2022
## **Objectives and activities continued**
## **Achievements and performance**
The CIO undertook a wide range of activities during the year, including:
- 316 individuals were assisted with general support and signposted to different organisations for Jobs,
- l Universal credit, Housing Options, Council tax, BRP renewal
- l 184 individuals, who did not visit the drop-in centre, but they were assisted remotely
- l 55 Homework Club and GCSE support sessions were provided
- l A total of 40 people attended the sewing workshop
- 235 young people were assisted through the homework club support and #HAF2021 Summer and
- l Christmas of fun with food
- l 538 attended family cook and eating sessions
- l 445 attended swimming trips
- l 276 went bowling
- l 101 attended Art and Craft sessions
- 379 people went on trips around West Yorkshire allowing them to get to know the country and explore its
- l wonderful places, particularly for those granted legal residence and refugee status
- l 63 people were provided with arts and crafts materials
- l 72 educational packs were distributed
- l 56 sport activities took place including outdoor football Innovation Fund project: Total number of 9 Workshops were conducted. Initially planned 8 workshops.
- l We successfully engaged 192 participants to learn about Hate Crime Awareness, Harassment & bullying, staying safe online, Covid19 rules and restrictions and staying safe and sexual violence.
- l Critical thinking training was successfully undertaken
- We are very proud to have been asked to contribute as part of a national case study on critical thinking -
- l particularly about how to use messages from the internet safely.
- l We were very pleased to receive an Award from the CVS Alliance for the best Community development work in 2020-2022.
## **Financial review**
The net receipts for the year were £19,149, including net payments of £3,963 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £23,112 on restricted funds.
## **Reserves policy**
The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £5,729.
The general purpose of BAC reserves policy is to help to ensure the long- term financial stability of the organisation and position it to respond to varying economic conditions and changes affecting the organisation’s financial position and the ability of the organisation to continuously carry out its mission.
- To enable the organisation to sustain operations through delays in payments of committed funding and to
- l accept reimbursable contracts and grants without jeopardizing ongoing operations.
- To promote public and funder confidence in the long-term sustainability of the organisation by preventing
- l chronic cash flow crises that can diminish its reputation and force its leaders to make expensive shortterm, crisis-based decisions; and
- l To create an internal line of credit to manage cash flow and maintain financial flexibility.
Approved by the board of trustees on 30/1/2023
Mangala Hussein (Trustee)
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## Bradford African Community
## Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Bradford African
## Community
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the CIO for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 5 to 9.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of the CIO you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act. In carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's unqualified statement - matter of concern identified**
I have completed my examination. I have identified a matter of concern in my report in relation to material expenditure which appears to not be in accordance with the CIO's constitution.
The accounts disclose information on related party transactions in Note 4. The Note details that a trustee was employed by the CIO during the year ended 31 March 2022 at a cost of £2,340 to the CIO. The CIO's constitution states that no charity trustee may be employed by, or receive any remuneration from, the CIO. I am satisfied that this breach of the CIO's constitution was not deliberate and I draw attention to the fact that the person was employed only for a period of two months.
I confirm that no other matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2 the accounts do not accord with those records.
I confirm that there are no other matters in connection with the examination to which your attention should be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Rhys North ACA
30/1/2023
## **West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO**
Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW
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## Bradford African Community
## Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2022
|Notes
2022
Unrestricted
funds
£
**Receipts**
Grants and donations
(2)
3,540
Other income
-
Donation from unincorporated association
-
**Total receipts**
3,540
**Payments**
Salaries and NI
-
Payroll charges
-
Freelance costs
-
Consultancy
-
Activity costs
-
Equipment
6
Car purchase
6,787
Insurance
-
Rent
-
Transport and travel
-
Office, printing and stationery
-
Internet
-
Marketing
-
Refreshments
-
Volunteer expenses
710
Training - volunteers and staff
-
Independent examination
-
Grant repayment
-
Other expenses
-
**Total payments**
7,503
**Net income / (expenditure)**
(3,963)
**Fund balances brought forward**
9,692
**Fund balances carried forward**
(3)
5,729|2022
Restricted
funds
£
83,790
-
-
83,790
11,714
186
7,149
-
18,740
4,265
-
1,157
6,040
3,107
1,237
444
539
307
2,532
1,220
720
1,057
264
60,678
23,112
12,666
35,778|2022
Total
funds
£
87,330
-
-
87,330
11,714
186
7,149
-
18,740
4,271
6,787
1,157
6,040
3,107
1,237
444
539
307
3,242
1,220
720
1,057
264
68,181
19,149
22,358
41,507|2021
Total
funds
£
10,206
450
67,203
77,859
20,007
282
4,000
1,300
7,466
15,962
-
-
2,200
1,370
824
134
-
-
371
760
-
-
825
55,501
22,358
-
22,358|
|---|---|---|---|
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## Bradford African Community
## Statement of assets and liabilities
|as at 31 March 2022
2022
Unrestricted
£
**Cash funds**
Cash at bank
5,687
Bradford Community Payroll
32
Cash in hand
10
**Total cash funds**
5,729
**Amounts owed to the charity**
Prepaid insurance
**Assets retained for the charity's own use, at cost**
Motor vehicle
Office furniture
**Liabilities**
Independent examination|2022
Restricted
£
35,778
-
-
35,778|2022
Total
£
41,465
32
10
41,507
£
117
117
£
6,787
1,097
7,884
£
840
840|2021
Total
£
16,879
5,479
-
22,358|
|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 30/1/2023
Mangala Hussein (Trustee)
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## Bradford African Community
## Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2022
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Basis of accounting**
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
## **Taxation**
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.
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## Bradford African Community
## Notes to the accounts continued
## for the year ended 31 March 2022
|**2 Grants and donations**
Bradford District Metropolitan Council (BDMC)
National Lottery Community Foundation (NLCF)
Race Equality Network
Community Action Bradford & Airedale District
Bradford Refugee Forum
The VCS Alliance
Other donations
**3 Restricted funds**
Balance b/f
£
NLCF Covid Support
4,337
BDMC Critical Thinking
3,329
BDMC Community Safety
5,000
NLCF Engage Project
-
BDMC HAF
-
BDMC Health & Wellbeing
-
The VCS Alliance
-
Bradford Refugee Forum
-
-
Community Action
-
12,666
NLCF - School for Social
Entrepreneurs|2022
Unrestricted
funds
£
-
-
3,540
-
-
-
-
3,540
Receipts
£
-
-
-
20,500
52,415
6,000
1,500
750
2,000
625
83,790|2022
Restricted
funds
£
58,415
22,500
-
625
750
1,500
-
83,790
Payments
£
4,337
1,433
1,711
-
50,109
-
1,188
700
1,200
-
60,678|2022
Total
funds
£
58,415
22,500
3,540
625
750
1,500
-
87,330
Transfers
£
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|2021
Total
funds
£
8,500
-
-
-
-
-
1,706
10,206
Balance c/f
£
-
1,896
3,289
20,500
2,306
6,000
312
50
800
625
35,778|
|---|---|---|---|---|
## **Fund name**
## **Purpose of restriction**
NLCF Covid Support
BDMC Critical Thinking
BDMC Community Safety
NLCF Engage Project
BDMC HAF BDMC Health & Wellbeing
The VCS Alliance
Bradford Refugee Forum NLCF - School for Social Entrepreneurs Community Action
To provide help with welfare related issues, enable internet access, support children's education and improve physical health and wellbeing during the Covid pandemic.
To support the African community in Bradford to challenge stereotypes and become engaged with other communities.
To promote safety in the African community in Bradford and also help communities to come together.
To develop a safe space for support and advice to refugees and to provide educational and support opportunities.
To support the provision of food and activities during school holidays. To enable the provision of ESOL courses that enhance health and wellbeing.
To enable the provision of a range of activities that promote physical and mental health wellbeing for people aged over 40.
To enable the purchase of football equipment.
To support participation in the School for Social Entrepreneur progamme and the application of learning from the programme. To enable staff and volunteer training, bid writing support and business planning.
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Notes to the accounts continued
## Bradford African Community
## for the year ended 31 March 2022
## **4 Related party transactions**
## **Trustee expenses**
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year.
## **Trustee remuneration and benefits**
No trustee, other than stated below, received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
|**Details of remuneration and benefits**
Mangala Hussein
Gross pay
Social security
Pensions
Other benefits
**Reason for remuneration**
**Other transactions with trustees or related parties**
Asumani Susho
Trustee
Allowances for attendance at
Community Champion and
School for Social
Entrepreneur training
The trustee was employed in the role of a holiday scheme project worker.
**Name of trustee**
**or related party**
**Relationship to**
**charity**
**Description of transaction**|2022
£
2,340
62
-
-
2,402
2022
£
1,400
1,400|2021
£
-
-
-
-
-
2021
£
-
-|
|---|---|---|
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