Charlty Reglstratlon No. 1196492
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BRITSOM
TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANaAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED
31 MARCH 2025
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Trustees
MAII
M Bashir
A Abdalla
M Mire
Charlty Number
1196492
Principal address
Eversfield Centre
11 Eversfield Gardens
London NW7 2AE
Independent Examiner
M&H Associates
124 Kemp House
City Road
London
ECI 2NX

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CONTENTS
Pa8e
Chairman's message
Trustees, report
Independent examinerfs report
Statement of financial activities
8alance sheet
Notes to the financial statements
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BRITSOM
CHAIRMAN'S MESSAGE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
It Is my prlvllege to present the 2024-2025 Annual Report, which reflects another year of dedlcated service,
progress. and resilience. Britsom remains steadfast in its mission to support the Somali Black, Minority, refugee,
and migrant communities in Barnet.
Over the past year, the impact of the ongolng cost-of-living crisis has deepened. Many familles contlnue to
struggle to meet basic needs, with increased reliance on foodbanks and mounting pressures around housing
insecurity. Eviction threats have become more frequent, and low-income households remain especially
vulnerable to the rising costs of heatin& food, and essential services.
On behalf of the Board of Trustees. l extend my sincere appreciation to our exceptional team of staff and
volunteers. Their commitment, compassion, and perseverance have ensured that Britsom continues to be
lifellne for many. l also wish to thank our service users for their trust, patience, and strength throughout these
ongoing challenges.
We are especially grateful to our funders and partners for their continued belief in our work and their vital
SUPPOrt. As we look to the year ahead, we do so wlth determlnation, unity, and a shared hope for a more stable
and equitable future.
Chair

BRITSOM
TRUSTEES, REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The trustees present their report along with the Financial Statements of the charity for the year ended 31
March 2023. The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note I to
the accounts and comply with the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement
of Recommended Prartice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {FRS 102)" (as amended for accounting
periods commencln8 from l January 2016).
Aims and objectives
To highlight and address the needs of the Somali and BMER (Black, Minority. Ethnlc & Refu8ee)
community in Barnet
To work in partnership with other agencies and service providers to ensure the needs of the Somali
and BMER community are known and met
To provide facilities for education. leisure & recreation. sport, health promotion and social welfare for
the children and young people
To raise the educational achievement of the Somali. BMER and other disadvanta8ed children
through after school classes
To decrease the i501ation of Somali and 8MER women, children, the elderly and the disabled
To improve the awareness and the access in the Somali BMER and other Communities of the available
services
To facilitate co-operation and understanding between Somali BMER community and othercommunities
To influence social policy makers and service providers positively towards the needs of the Somall
and BMER
How our actlvltles dellver publlc beneflt
The trustees have throughout the year paid regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit
in dealing with the aims and activities of the charity.
People have benefitted from our services and have gained access to education, trainin8 and employment.
Artlvltles
Health and Wellbeing
Physical Activities
Debt Management
Youth Club
Employment Support/NEET
Welfare Advice
Supplementary Classes
Home-school Liaison - to improve the educational opportunities of children, prevent school
exclusion and improve the relationship between families and schools
Job search and Job brokerage, volunteerin8 Opportunities and training.
Workshops on: crime & drugs, health, community cohesion, social and cultural events
Youth advice, sports activities and outings to theme parks and museums
Family Support and mediation service
Befriending and mentoring service, Tea and Talk parents, group
Community consultation workshops
SEN support programme
Representing the Somali and BMER community at various Strategic forum5
Promoting harmony and diversity between the Somali, 8MER community and other communities.

BRITSOM
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Achlevements and Performance
Advlce, Information and Guldance provlslons: over 400 people have benefited from our (AIG) servlces. Thls
service increased during the coronavirus pandemic.
Recent Achlevements
Britsom has stepped up to help hundreds of additional people from all communities during the cost-of-living
crisls. Volunteers, staff, and trustees have gone above and beyond to offer drop-in sessions to over 460 people
through our advice and advocacy service, which saved many from extreme poverty. This service included
housing and welfare advice, ensuring people received the support they needed
Supplementary School: over 100 children have benefited the supplementary classes each week. The aim of
this service is to support them with their homework to address the underachievement of the Somali and
BAME chlldren and young people. Our supplementary school has Gold Quallty Framework Award.
Welfare Advlce
We provide support regarding accessing benefits, rent arrears, utilities. benefit entitlement, housing issues
to hundreds of dlsadvantaged and excluded people from Somali / BAME communities In Barnet.
Employment Support: over SO adults have benefited from our one-to￿ne employment support and our
monthly employment support workshop5 through online platform. Also. we have seen an increase in
people wantln8 employment support servlce durlng the pandemic.
Quallty Marks
Advice UK, NRCSE, Street Games and London Youth: Britsom is officially a member of London Youth.
Volunteering: our volunteers are the backbone of Britsom and have contributed over 3,800 hours equivalent
in monetary terms.
Influencing policy: Britsom works with a number of local strategic bodies to promote partnership working
between the sectors and the local community. We are members of Advice UK, London Youth Young Barnet
Foundation, Community Barnet, Barnet Supplementary School Forum, the Refugee Council, NRCSE and
Greater London Volunteering. We continued to lobby for recognition of the needs of the Somall Community
on various platforms.
We have working agreement with Trinity Church Mill Hill and close working relationship with Hasmonean
high 8irls' school.
Events: we have an Annual Celebration where we reco8nise the achievements of students and volunteers.
Funding
The Trustees wish to offer their warm thanks to the following organisations for their generous support of
Britsom during the period of this Financial Report: John Lyon's Charlty, Clty Brldge Foundatlon, The London
Community Foundation, National Lottery Community Fund, Trust for London and Garfleld Weston
Foundatlon.

BRITSOM
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Trustees
MAII
M Mire
M Bashir
A Abdalla
Flnancial Revlew & Reserves Pollcy
The Charity Commission for England recognised that there is a legal duty on Management Committee
Members of Charities to set reserve level and justify that this is reasonable. To meet this responsibility and
manage risk Britsom Management Committee Members have set an appropriate reserve level to meet the
ongoing needs of the organisation.
Britsom has no general fundin8 guaranteed annual income and therefore, as an acknowledgement of
financial risk5 accrued through the day-to-day activities and ongoing services. The organisation5 aim to
generate Sufficient unrestricted reserve5 to maintain operations for 5 months running cost and allow the
servlces to continue. This reserve target was Set by the Management Committee on 09 December 2024 at
£70,000 for 6 months, operation running cost.
Investment powers and pollcy
The Charitvs funds are to be spent in the short term and there are no long-term funds or athiance funds,
which cannot be investments in the money market.
Plans for Future Perlods
8ritSom aims to continue the delivery and consolidation of the current activities along with a number of new
initiatives subject to availability of funds. We will also explore optlons for diversification of our income
generation and funding sources to build Britsom's sustainability.
The future planned activities are as follows:
To sustain the service5 currently offered by the charity
Work towards quality frameworks to the highest mark possible
Fundraise for the core projects and for the key workers in the organisation.
Undertake a review of existing funding and income generation.
Attract funding for full time Chlef Executive Officer
Attract funding for Educational and welfare support worker to work with our Children and Young People(CYP).
Review of financial posltlon
At the balance sheet date. the total funds of the Charity were £85,785.62 (2024; £168,126).
Rlsk Management
The Trustees have a risk management strategy, which comprises the following areas:
• An annual review of the risks the charity may face.
The establishment of systems and procedures to mitigate those risks identified in the plan.
And the Implementations of such procedures designed to minimise any potential impact on the charity
should those risks materialize.

BRITSOM
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Strurturep governance and management
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee and is therefore governed by a Memorandum and
Articles of Assoclation. The directors of the company are also trustees of the charity. Eligibility for membership
of the charity and membership of the board of trustees is governed by the Memorandum and Articles of
Association There are no restrictions in the 8overnin8 document on the operation of the charity or on its
investment powers. other than those imposed by general charity law.
Appolntment of trustees
Recruitment and Appointment of Management Committee Members of the Management Committee are
11 recruited from volunteers within the Community.
Trustee Induction and Training Most trustees are already familiar with the work of the charity as a result of being
local people and due to their involvement in the charity. Additionally. new trustees are invited and encouraged
to attend induction and training in relevant policies and procedures as and when necessary.
Trustees, inductlon and tralnlng
Management Committee Members receive and indurtion pack detailing their responsibilities, Code of
Conducts, meeting tlmetable, conflict of interest policy and declaration forms, CC3 IResponsibilitie5 of
Charity Trustees) paper and equal opportunity policie5. Management Committee Members volunteering for
personnel, day to day activities and financial subcommittees.
a. Induction of new Management Committee members will wherever possible be undertaken by the two
most senior off ice holders and most senior staff members who have already undergone the induction
procedure (the inductors).
b. Induction of new Management Committee members will wherever possible take place at the Britsom office
no later than ten working days after the election of the new Management Committee member.
c. The new Management Committee member will be introduced to other Management Committee members
and 8rltSom employees and volunteers and be given a description of the work each of them undertakes.
d. The new Management Committee member will be shown round the Britsom off ice and wlll be expected
to familiarlse themselves with the services provided and who takes the lead in providing those services.
The inductor will provide the new Management Committee member with the following documents:
The most up to date Charity Commission booklets outlining their roles and responsibilities
The Constitution
The Policies and Procedures File and the Annual Report
The minutes of Trustees meetings
. The contact details of all other Management Committee members.

BRITSOM
TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Trustees, Responslbllltles:
Trustees, responsibilltles In relatlon to the financlal statements. )1
The law applicable to charities in En8land and Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financlal statements
for each financial year which give a true and fair vlew of the state of affairs of the charity and of its financial
actlvitles for that year. In preparln8 financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees should follow
best practice and:
select sultable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended prattice have
been followed subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it Ss Inappropriate to presume
that the charity wlll continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keepin8 accountin8 records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the
financial position of the charity and which enable them to ascertain the financial position of the charity and
ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Financial statements and
Reports) Regulations and the provisions of the trust deed. The Trustees are responsible for safe8uardin8 the
assets of the charity and hence for takin8 reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other
irregularities.
MAII
Chair
Dated: 10-May-2025

BRITSOM
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BRITSOM
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Britsom
Report to the trustee5 of Britsom, registered charity no. 1196492. on the accounts for the year ended
31103/2025 set out on pages 7 to 8.
Responsibllitles and basls of report
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended.
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in
accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Att").
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 in
connettion 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 understsnding of the accounts to be
reached.
Address:
M&H Assoclates
124 Kemp House
City Road
London
ECI 2NX
Date: 10-May-2025

BRITSOM
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvrriES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Category
Unrestricted
Funds {£)
Restricted Funds
Total 2025 (£)
Total 2024 {£)
1£)
205,432
Grants
Donations
Total Incoming
Resources
Staff and
Management
Salaries
Sessional
Workers
Operations
Total Resources
Expended
Net Incoming/
(Outgoing)
Brought
Forward11 Aprll
20241
Carried Forward
(31 March 2025)
205,432
168,557
5,579
174,136
205,432
205,432
114,493.70
114,493.70
119,405
39,421
39,421
15,133
62,523.68
216,438.38
62,523.68
216,438.38
33,780
168,318
-11,006.38
-11,006.38
5,818
70,434
97,692
168,126
168,126
70,434
85.785.62
156,219.62
168,126

BRITSOM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Accountlng pollcles
Basls of preparatlon
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and
Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing
their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (as amended for accounting periods commencing from l January
2016). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities applying FRS 102 Update
Bulletin I not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The accounts have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the
extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement
of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of
Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but whlch has since been withdrawn.
The accounts are prepared In sterlin& which is the functional currency of the charity.
Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The prlnclpal
accounting policies adopted are set out below.
Incomlng resources
Incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity can quantify the
amount with reasonable accuracy.
Resources expended
Resources expended are recognlsed in the period in which they are Incurred. Resource5
expended include attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.
Fund accounting
Funds held by the charity are either:
Unrestricted funds - these are funds which can be used In accordance with the charitable
objects at the discretion of the Trustees. Designated funds are unrestricted funds
earmarked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Restricted funds- these are funds that can only be used for partlcular restrirted purposes
within the object of the charity. Restrictions also apply when specified by the donor or
when fund5 are raised for particular purposes. Expenditure that meets these criteria is
identified in the fund.

BRITSOM
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
Category
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds {£)
Total Funds (£)
1£)
Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Cash at Bank and In
Hand
Total Current Assets
Liabilities
Net Assets
70,434
85,785.62
156,219.62
70,434
85,785.62
156,219.62
70,434
85,785.62
156.219.62
Funds
Unrestricted Funds
Restritted Funds
Total Funds
70,434
70.434
85,785.62
156,219.62
85,785.62
85,785.62
70,434
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 10 May 2025
MAII
Trustee

BRITSOM
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025 (CONTINUED
Financial instruments
The charity has elerted to apply the provisions of Section 11 '8asic Financial Instruments, and Section
12 '0ther Financial Instruments Issues, of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charivs balance sheet when the charity becomes party
to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset. with the net amounts presented in the financial
statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is
an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Basic financlal assets
Baslc financial assets, which Include debtors and cash and bank balances, are InitSally measured at
transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using
the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financlng transaction, where the
transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of
interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
Basic financlal liabilities
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans that are classifled as debt, are Initlally
recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where
the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a
market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the
ordlnary course of business from suppliers. AmoLJnts payable are classified as current Ilabilitles if
payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade
creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised
cost Using the effective interest method.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 20251CONTINUED)
l. Analysis of Charitable Funds
Analysis of Unrestricted Funds Movement5
Fund
Balance at I
Incomin8
April 2024 (£)
Resources (£)
Reserve Fund
70,434
Total Unrestrirted Funds
Resources
Expended {£)
Balance at 31
March 2025 (£)
70,434
Analysis of Restrlcted Funds Movements
Balance at I
Incoming
April 2024 (£)
Resources (£)
97,692
205,432
Fund
Resources
Expended (£)
216,438.38
Balance at 31
March 2025 (£}
85,785.62
Restrirted
Grants
Total Restricted Funds
Name ofthe fund
Description, nature and purpose of the fund
Grant fund
to carry out activitie5 set by grantees
Staff costs
The average weekly number of employees remunerated during the year, calculated on a full-
time equivalent basis. was S (2024- 5).
No individual is remunerated at a level in excess of £30.000.