## **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
- planning the programme of sessions
- budgeting
- supervision of staff and ensuring they are paid on time
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- ensuring bids to funders are completed and feedback to funders takes place
- ensuring programmes remain within budget
- meeting responsibilities on Safeguarding
- liaising with partners and other organisations
The CEO reports regularly to the Trustees
The Trustees are responsible for all matters regarding
- policies, including Safeguarding.
- strategic planning
- oversight of spending and budgets
- staffing and pay policies
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:
- Women are challenging abusive behaviours and taking greater responsibility for activities. They report an increase in confidence in dealing with different groups of people. This results in them becoming more ambitious for themselves and being better able to support their children in school.
- Women are becoming more confident around a range of domestic abuse issues; they know more about it, about legal rights, have more confidence to discuss abuse and more ideas on how to get help with domestic abuse. In some cases, they were able to remove themselves from the abusive situations.
- Reduced isolation: _“I like coming to the drop in because at home I get depressed. This drop in gets me out of the house. I’m a carer”._ Participant at ladies’ drop-in
- Improved health knowledge and healthy lifestyles. They know more about mental health following the session with Restore, particularly where to find help The women participating in the Achieve programme reported taking more exercise and losing weight and many had changed their family’s diet.
- Intergenerational activities helped the mothers understand their children better, feel more confident and enjoy doing activities with their children.
- Trips and workshops through the teenage boys’ youth club help to build confidence, leadership skills and independence and gave the boys new experiences which helped them to have ideas about their future.
- Teenage boys and girls improved their cooking skills.
- Teenage boys improved their communication with the police and started to build trust.
- Teenage girls improved their knowledge of sexual health.
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
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
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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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199,488 - 213,146 217,150
AR) [ 13,658 ]
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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
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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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**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.
- **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
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:
- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
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.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**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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