## **Oromo Community in Brighton & Hove** **Charity no. 1192959** ## **Trustee Annual Report 2021-22** ## **Governance** The Oromo Community in Brighton and Hove was established in 2006. We became a registered charity on 4th January 2021. Our charity is run by volunteers. We hold an AGM once a year to elect our trustees. Our trustees meet once a month to oversee the work of the charity. Our work is guided by our members and we receive feedback from them at all our activities and events. We have the following policies which are reviewed every two years: Safeguarding, Equalities, Health and Safety. ## **Our Trustees and address** Jatani Boru Dida Dechasa Hassen-Sule Fatouma Wario Wako Our registered address is: 42 Manor Way, Brighton, BN2 5EF. ## **Our Charitable Objectives** The charity’s objects are to promote social inclusion for the public benefit by working with people in Brighton, Hove and Sussex who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origin, religion, belief or creed (in par�cular, members of the Oromo community) to relieve the needs of such people and assist them to integrate into society, in par�cular by: - a. Providing a local network group that encourages and enables members of the Oromo community to par�cipate more effec�vely with the wider community; - b. Providing educa�on in the Oromo language, history and culture for children, to enable them to communicate and engage with their rela�ves and others in the Oromo community and build their self esteem - c. Providing recrea�onal opportuni�es to promote mental and physical wellbeing - d. Providing opportuni�es to meet and share experiences with Oromo communi�es around the UK - e. Providing opportuni�es for the wider community in Brighton, Hove and Sussex to learn about Oromo culture through a�endance at events ## **Our activities & achievements** We ran our children’s Saturday School for 48 weeks of the year. We have Oromiffa classes, the children learn about the history and culture of the Oromo people, drama, music, football training and a family meal. From April until June this was on Zoom, and we then returned to real life activities at BHASVIC college. For our women’s group we ran swimming classes, sewing classes and Zumba. They also met every Saturday and the school. Our men’s health project included exercise classes, swimming and a teatime club for social support and improving mental health. We held a cultural event and a football tournament, where we invited Oromo people from other cities in the UK and the wider Brighton and Hove community. We had a family outing to Thorpe Park to raise the spirits of everyone who was having a difficult time. We supported our community with emergency COVID support by delivering food and medication, plus help to communicate with utility companies and help to pay bills. At our monthly community gatherings we provided hot, nutritious, traditional community meals where everyone could come together and replicate our extended family meals back in Ethiopia. At these gatherings we also held meetings of the whole community, so people can raise any issues they wanted to and we collectively planned our forthcoming activities. 2021 - 22 was a difficult year for everyone. We are proud that we have helped our community through COVID and are now able to move forward to rebuild our lives. We ensure that all our activities are for the public benefit as outlined by the Charity Commission guidance. ## **Our finances** Our financial year runs from 1st April to 31st March. Our Income for 2021-22 was £55,155 and our expenditure was £49,500. We ended the year with restricted reserves of £30,677 and unrestricted reserves of £369. We rely entirely on grant funding for our core activities and any special projects we are running. Therefore, we have never been able to build up any significant free reserves. We manage all our grants , expenditure and cashflow using the Resource Centre Grant Tracker system, to ensure we use our grants for the purpose they are awarded and do not over-spend any of them. We have an Independent Examination of our accounts each year. ## **Thank you to all our funders - you make all this possible** ## **Independent Examiner’s report on the accounts** ## **Report to the trustees of** _**Oromo Community in Brighton and Hove**_ **Registered Charity number 1192959** ## **1[st] April 2021 to 31[st] March 2022** The accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner** As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. You consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, to follow the procedures specified in the General Directions of the Charity Commissioners (under section 145 (5)(b) of the Act) and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner’s Report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is give as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters laid out in the statement below. ## **Independent Examiner’s Report** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements - (a) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Act: and - (b) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Kate Chapman Resource Centre 6 Tilbury Place Brighton BN2 0GY Date: 16[th] December 2022 Oromo Community in Brighton and Hove Accounts year ended 31st March 2022 Registered charity: Charity correspondent: 1192959 Ireg15tered In January 20211 Elias Tuffa 42 Manor Way Brighton BN2 5EF These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basls from Information and explanatlons supplled by the charlty. Kate Chapman Resource Centre 6 Mlbury Place Brlghton BN2 OGY 19th May 2022 These account5 have been approved by the Trustees of the charlty. Slgned by one or two Trustees on behalf of all the Trustees hs A E&¥ CCHAIR JR/AP/ DIDA Date Page lof4 Oromo Communlty In Brighton and Hove Stat•m•nt of FSn•ndil Acllvltles ¥e4r •nd•d 31st Marth 2022 R•r•lpts Gr)nts, don•tlons& l•pE*X other Income Tot•lRe¢el 55,147 $5.147 19 55.166 49aB2 4938Z 19 55.147 49.382 49.476 E.M EnLtliureon chllrftAbleèth￿t￿5 T•i•l Pi 49.$( a19,$00 419.500 49.50C* 28,052 IB $2 Not r￿lpri Iyyrnq¢tsl lorthl ￿hr Fundi•t iitAprfl ￿21 5,647 15,030 19 350 5,666 25,300 IlJ31 31,424 256 11.046 2of4 Oromo Community In Brlghton and Hove R•c4lpN and P¥ym•nti kEounl yearended 31rt Marth 2012 Chlldren In Ne•d Awards for AJI C•mk Rell¢f Su55¢¥Ctsmmunlty Foundatllln Suswcrlsls Fund Phoonlx Fund Chalk Cllff Trust rlehton 8nd Ho¥e at¥ Councll IWlnltT fund) riqhwn and HO¥* aty Councll IMeni•l H•ltbl Emt Brl8hion Truit 14.855 20prKs 14,855 io.cbj 4.855 io,wo 5.OtK) 9,9 4,517 4,5Z7 10,0 15,C 9,900 5,OC 7,892 7.892 500 8inklntere5t Unknown Incame YDt•l Rerel 19 13 55.147 J9 5S.166 49.312 49.476 P•vm¢nts Chlldren's L4n8ubut ithool- chlidren'5 buj hres Chlldren'j Lon4u•8E %rhool- adulu, bus f•r¢s ChlldrEn's Linguiie school- teach*f's lees Chll¢Jf•tl'S Lanqu•8e sEhoDI-tqulpmont hlie Chlldt•n's L•n8u•Ée SEho01. ￿￿¢s￿￿￿nts Chlldi¢n's LDn8uaoe school- classroom rn•i*rl•ls Chlldmn'5 LaOiU•8• s¢hool- iech 5UPPDrt & e4ulpmqnt Chlldren's &n8uiy school-¥olunttef &¥pen%e5 Chlldr*n's ian6uaqe schwl. ￿ny￿ hlre Chlldren's Lbnlubie 5th￿1. sportSCD•ch lees Chlldren's L8n8llW6Q SEhool- prlnilnq& wbll Grèdu4tlon-T-Ihlrt prlniiTh8 Graduitlon. food & drlnk 6r•du￿)Dn- trnvel Gr•du*iM- a¢comrnud•tSpn Women's prolert. swlmmlni ind Se￿￿1 Womtn's grpltci- exer¢lse cl¥$s•s Men's prolert- meMbe￿h7p and iwlmmln8 c11¥5 Men'i prolea- teltlme Elub Commlttee idmln IprlntlnL phon?, st•tlon*ryl In5ur•n corfd.fvgd Covld- lood *much?r5 Covld- fuelhransport I￿￿l￿nteers Co¥Ad. food •llowantE lor¥olunteers Covld.1aptop Covld. Eleailrltylphoni topups C?mmuThlty mEals Cvltur•1 E¥ent 2Q21 Ouii 2021 T•t•l piymÈnti 1,464 1,814 1,464 l.B14 Jis Li i.iio 18 7,496 4,699 7.496 340 L132 553 1,251 553 2.251 185 106 106 167 342 463 167 J42 463 3,141 1.210 L005 411 IS7 3.141 L210 L¢vJs 411 157 l695 L695 1268 1268 69 292 1,633 291 4633 13,324 1040 1371 2,5fil J3324 iQ40 371 1,5CQ L385 L280 549 L385 L280 S49 97 425 425 7.2C¥) 1235 2,J165 45,$00 2.465 49.500 24052 28.051 Net recelpts Iptymentsl tc*the yur Fu￿$ •t 1st •4Jrll 2021 5.647 25.030 5,666 25,380 2L331 3.699 21,424 3,955 350 ••l•ThE• of fvnds It 3ts1 Mirch 2012 30.677 369 31,046 .030 350 25,380 NBsome Iddit￿n5 rnvyvory h +l- £1 dueto roundkn8 Pap3rf4 Oromo Communlty In Brlghton and Hove Statement of Assets and Llabilities at 31st March 2022 Monetsry A%sets Natlonwlde account Cash In h8nd 31,046 Balance of fundj held It 3tst M￿h 2022 31.046 U•bllltl•s None Br•ikdown of lundi it 31st M•rth 2022 Awards foT AII Bri8hton and Hove Clty Councll (Mentil Health) Chlldren in Need Ye•r I East Brl8hton Tru51 Phoenlx Fund Sussex CommUn￿V Foundatlon 2022123 Iwomen's project) Gentrnl fund 9,996 7,892 5,001 500 2,288 5,O¢X) 369 Totil 31,046 Page4of4