2024-03-31-accounts - Racial Harassment Forum, Brighton & Hove (Rhf)

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Racial Harassment Forum Brighton & Hove (RHF) Trustees Annual Report for January 2025

Racial Harassment Forum Brighton and Hove (RHF) is a registered charity that

specifically addresses the safety needs of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) and faith communities who experience fear and hate incidents that are racially and

religiously motivated. RHF provides advice, assistance and support to people impacted by hate incidents and to promote prevention of hate crime.

1. The Main Activities of the Charity

● RHF community supporter and Outreach Service:

When the RHF Community Supporter role was created, it intended to respond to the needs of local people who found themselves in difficult and/or distressing situations. The support provided: advice, liaison with agencies to help with reporting and follow up.

● Contributing to Community Meetings to provide support for more

RHF continues to regularly attend the BHCC’s Anti Racism Community Advisory Groups (CAG) and the Anti Racist Education strategy meetings.

2. Main Achievements of the Charity in the past year

● Third Party Reporting Centre (TPRC)

The TPRC was a project as an alternative to reporting to the Police or the Local Authority that aims to offer an improved service to people experiencing hate incidents funded by the BHCC. Due to the funding coming to an end, the project

was terminated at the end of May 2024.

● Parent Peer Pilot Completed

The parent Peer project was successfully completed in July 2023, The report was received by RHF and the funder was informed. The funder was so pleased about the completion of the project, they offered RHF the opportunity to apply for funding on a bigger scale.

● Website is developed.

Racial Harassment Forum has developed its website to better engage with the public and have up to date and easily accessible information online. Please find the link to the website below:

https://rhfbandh.org.uk/

3. Challenges over the Year

staff dismissals/ appeals employee complaints employment tribunal

RHF trustees, who are all volunteers, either working full time or in full time education, have always worked very hard to support the BME communities, in which many are really embedded. However, 2024, has been a very challenging year regarding staff. RHF is still dealing with the challenges with trust and confidence. We hope that the situation is dealt with the best outcomes for all, in 2024. The Insurance Company has taken over the tribunal proceedings and they have appointed their own Lawyer.

4. Future Vision

● Employing staff :

We are in the process of recruiting the Project and Admin Officer. Due to the size and needs of our Charity this role was merged as one post.

● Developing a Range Policies to Achieve Good Governance and training

RHF has developed a range of policies that will ensure good governance which are

available on our website. In this framework, Trustees have undergone training on good governance, HR, EDI, Line managing and Finance management. We aim to update this training on a regular basis to ensure the efficient management of funds, staff, and risk management. To complete the training requested by the funders we are in contact with Community Works, Resource centre and TDC.

● Confirming funding and sustainability for employees

Sustainability for employees has always been part of our vision. The trustees are always engaged to secure funding for staffing. Our main funder is Brighton and Hove City Council and we look to continue working with BHCC and our other funders to continue our work supporting Black and racialised minorities in the city.

1. Financial Review

Core Funding (BHCC) TPRC (BHCC and Sussex police) Parent peer Pilot (National Lottery Community Fund) Brighton and Hove Bus company Santa Bus Scheme.

● Further Information

-Independent Examiner: The Resource Centre, Brighton & Hove

-Governance, HR, and finance training: Community Works, The resource centre and TDC.

5. Structure, Governance and Management

Our governing document is a Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with voting members other than its charity trustees.

b) At every [subsequent] annual general meeting of the members of the CIO, one third of the charity trustees shall retire from office. If the number of charity trustees is not three or a multiple of three, then the number nearest to one-third shall retire from office, but if there is only one charity trustee, he or she shall retire;

6. Name of the Charity Trustees who manage the Charity

-Mahir Chowdhury

-Asmat Roe

-Mishruna Kibria

-Hakan Akilli

Luqman Onikosi

7. Reference and Administrative Details

The Racial Harassment Forum Brighton & Hove (RHF)

Registered Charity: 1194527

BMECP Centre 10A Fleet Street Brighton BN1 4ZE

8. Declaration

Trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report

above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees.

Signature: Mahir Chowdhury

Full names: Mahir Chowdhury

Position: Chair

Date: 21[st ] January 2025

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