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2022-12-31-accounts

SUNRISE MULTICULTURAL PROJECT CIO Charity No. 1192766

Registered Office

60, Orchard Way, Banbury, OX16 0EN

Trustees

Melissa Latchman Chair Meryl Smith Vice-Chair Andrew Meyrick Treasurer (appointed May 22) Alyas Ahmed Surinder Dhesi (appointed February 22) Shamim Rehman (appointed November 22) Elizabeth Horn Robert Hughes (resigned April 2022)

CEO

Assia Bibi

Structure, Governance and Management

The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and is governed by a constitution which was approved by the Charity Commission and adopted by the Trustees on December 31st, 2021, and which sets out the aims of the charity as being “to support the education and well-being of ethnic minority families in Banbury and the surrounding area.”

The Charity is managed by a Board of voluntary Trustees taken from the local area. Day-to-day running of the Charity is managed by a full-time CEO and a part-time Deputy. They organise and supervise a staff of part-time sessional workers, and a group of volunteers. Staff are all professionally qualified.

The CEO is responsible for

The CEO reports regularly to the Trustees

The Trustees are responsible for all matters regarding

All to be undertaken in consultation with the CEO.

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Recruitment and Training of Trustees

Prospective Trustees ae invited to an interview with two existing Trustees, and then asked to complete an application form outlining why they wish to be a Trustee of Sunrise, and what skills they feel they might be able to bring to the organisation.

Using this and any reflections from the interview, the Trustees will then vote whether to accept them. Subject to a satisfactory DBS check, they will then be provided with a Trustee Induction pack which includes an outline of Trustees responsibilities. They may then attend meetings and are encouraged to undergo online Trustee Training in Safeguarding, and Health and Safety as soon as reasonably possible. Opportunities for further training are offered as they become available through NCVO.

Financial Review

Sunrise Reserves are set in line to cover 6 months’ closing down funds.

To avoid closure if funding difficulties arise, the Sunrise Trustees have agreed to keep a certain level of financial reserves to ensure that main operations can continue for a period of 6 months. This would cover redundancies, enable certain staff to continue working to secure new funding, and cover the termination of leases and other contracts.

Reserves should be built up from the unrestricted (earned) income. The level of reserves should be calculated and monitored at least every 6 months by the CEO and Treasurer (unless delegated).

The policy is reviewed yearly.

Public Benefit Statement

Sunrise operates within the three wards of Banbury which scored within the top 20% most deprived wards based on the index of Multiple Deprivation 2015. Within these wards can be found lower levels of income, lower levels of literacy and fewer young people progressing to Further or Higher Education.

Sunrise is open to anyone from the local minority communities, and in practice, the majority of Sunrise’s beneficiaries tend to be from the Muslim Kashmiri minority. Locally this community remains fairly conservative, highly protective of their women and children and reluctant to allow them free rein in the wider community, which leaves them vulnerable to exploitation.

Objects

Our constitution states that the objects of the charity are ‘ to support the well-being of ethnic minority families in Banbury and the surrounding area through:

1.Promoting awareness and understanding of healthy living

2. Enabling parents, carers and children to access education, training, health, social care and recreational facilities appropriate to their particular needs.

3. Working with groups of parents, carers and children to develop the confidence of individuals through mutual support

4. Providing direct services through community action.’

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To achieve these objects, Sunrise continues to offer a flexible programme of playgroups, youth groups, Ladies Drop-Ins, ESOL classes, a Football Academy, and a service offering support and advice to those at risk of or experiencing domestic abuse. Group sessions are mainly term-time only. During the holidays outings are also arranged to go shopping or visit the seaside.

We ensure that sessions are user-led and carefully planned with the participants letting the staff and CEO know what they would like to do through the Steering Group.

We continue to offer sessions at both Orchard Way and Britannia Road, the latter of which is proving invaluable as a meeting-place for the refugee families currently placed in the town.

Achievements and performance

Sunrise has prospered this year; all the adult, youth, and children’s groups are well attended, and numbers continue to grow. 200+ people went on outings. Referrals for domestic violence have steadily fallen since the end of lockdown.

Evaluations carried out in response to funders’ requirements have shown that our users consistently report enjoyment of the social contact and the many learning opportunities offered, increased self-confidence and ability to express themselves, and a better understanding of their rights and responsibilities under British legislation, for example in relation to healthy eating, mental well-being, and guarding against pressures such as domestic abuse, radicalisation, forced marriage etc.

The overwhelming impact on children, young people and adults of taking part in Sunrise services is an increase in confidence and self-esteem:

 Children and young people are speaking out and feeling pride in themselves (Saturday clubs: 100%). “All the children were proud of the advent calendars they made, they were especially happy to take them home to share with their families” - Playworker.

“The first time I came to the ladies drop in I was so nervous. I didn’t know about anything outside my house in Banbury. My heart was pumping so hard in my chest, and I couldn’t look up. That was 10 years ago. Now I take a full part in everything that goes on. I lead activities, cooking and sewing and represent the ladies’ groups on the user steering group.” Participant Ladies drop-ins/volunteer/steering group member.

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Domestic Violence

Because of the rise in Domestic Violence referrals during lockdown, it was felt that we needed to expand this aspect of the service. Because of the difficulty in recruiting IDV workers with both the necessary skills and languages, Sunrise set up a Training

programme and trained 3 IDVA workers, one of whom is now employed by the charity. We are particularly proud of this initiative, which has attracted national interest.

“There is no other organisation like Sunrise in Oxfordshire. It is run by and for a particular ethnicity in a specific locality……… Our partnership with Sunrise has opened new doors…(Sunrise has) a ‘’niche role” in domestic abuse pathways ”. Liz Jones ASBIT Manager & Domestic Abuse Lead, Oxford City Council.

Funding

Substantial funding has again been obtained from BBC Children In Need, Big Lottery, and Lloyd’s Foundation, all of which have funded us in the past, which indicates that they continue to have great confidence that Sunrise will deliver.

“Sunrise are a key stakeholder and partner in the landscape of activity and opportunities to support young people and their families to thrive in their local community”. Jon Wild Community Development Manager Cherwell District Council.

Meryl Smith

Chair

Sunrise Multicultural Project

1 June 2022

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Charity Name No (if any)
Sunrise Multicultural Project CIO 1192766
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01-Jan-22 31-Dec-22
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Big Lottery Fund-Building Bridges 68,070 - 68,070 81,073
BBC Forest School 30,164 - 30,164 -
BBC Children in Need 8,041 - 8,041 33,523
BBC Children in Need-Covid 19 - - 25,459
Lloyds Bank Foundation 27,250 - 27,250 -
MOJ - SV/DA 24,874 - 24,874 28,216
OCC - Youth Opportunities 21,920 - 21,920 10,960
Other Income, Grants & Donations 13,658 5,976 - 19,634 28,919
Oxon Community Fund - HH 13,193 - 13,193 9,000
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Sub total (Gross income for
199,488 - 213,146 217,150
AR) [ 13,658 ]
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 13,658 199,488 - 213,146 217,150
A3 Payments
Wages & PAYE 153,209 - 153,209 131,533
Staff Training & Recruitment - 438 8,314 - 7,876 16,346
Administration & Overheads 206 25,539 - 25,745 31,357
Consultancy 11,301 - 11,301 -
Expenses, Activities & Equipment 254 39,939 - 40,193 54,474
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Sub total [ 22 ] 238,302 - 238,324 233,710
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 22 238,302 - 238,324 233,710
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,636 - 38,814 - - 25,178 - 16,560
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 90,003 179,685 - 269,688 286,248
Cash funds this year end 103,639 140,871 - 244,510 269,688
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
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140,871
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MERYL SMITH		 Endowment
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Date of
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1.6.2022

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Sunrise Multicultural Project CIO

On accounts for the year 31 December 2022 Charity no 1192766 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2022.

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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

Signed: Date: 06/06/2023

Name: June Oxley

Relevant professional AAT qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: Little Heritage

Milcombe

OX15 4RR

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

October 2018

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Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

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