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2025-03-31-accounts

Charity number:

1198196

STAND AS ONE

Trustee's Report and Financial Statements FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2025

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INDEX

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STAND AS ONE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2025 Trustee's Report

Trustees’ Report Reference and Administrative Details of the Charity

Organisation name: STAND AS ONE

Office:

107 Hawley Street Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Directors and Trustees:

All were in office until the AGM and seek re-appointment. ALINE MARORA TRUSTEE JUSTIN ESPOIR MACHONGO TRUSTEE Claudine Annick TRUSTEE

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Trustees’ Annual Report

Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2025

Principal activities, objectives and organisation of work

To provide relief for immigrants, asylum seekers and refugees and their dependants in Sheffield and surrounding areas who are in conditions of hardship or distress; To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of such people; The advancement of their education and training (including but not limited to climate change) so as to advance them in life and assist them to adapt within a new community.

To promote culture and bring about good change to community welfare, integration, Cohesion and development tackle racial imbalances and promote education in communities living in the south of Yorkshire

The charity is organised so that the Trustees meet regularly to manage its affairs. There is a team of volunteers who manage the day to day administration of the charity.

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements.

Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give and fair view of the charity's’s financial activities during that period and of its financial position at the end of that period. In preparing those statements, they are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity . They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Summary of Financial Position:

£
Net incoming (outgoing) resources: 1,617
Total reserves: 6,322
(including fixed asset reserve) 6,322

Risk management.

The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate the exposure to major risks.

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Trustees’ Annual Report

(continued)

Trustees

There are no other trustees. All the trustees named served for at least part of the year. All of the trustees retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting but are eligible for re-appointment. The trustees may appoint a person as a trustee to fill a vacancy or to act as an additional trustee.

This report is prepared in accordance with the special provision of part VII of the Companies Act 1985 relating to small companies.

This report of the trustees was approved by the board on 06.04.2025 and signed on its behalf by

Justin Espoir Machongo JUSTIN ESPOIR MACHONGO

Date: _______06.04.2025 (Trustees)

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STAND AS ONE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2025 ACCOUNTANT'S REPORT

Accountants' report to the trustees and members of STAND AS ONE

You consider that the charity is exempt from an audit for the period ended 31 March 2025 You have acknowledged, on the balance sheet, your responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011which states that charities must keep proper accounting records with specific details that can properly demonstrate the transactions of the charity with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These responsibilities include preparing accounts that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the financial year and of its profit or loss for the year.

In accordance with your instructions, we have prepared the accounts which comprise the

the Profit and Loss Account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes from the accounting records of the charity and on the basis of information and explanations you have given to us.

We have not carried out an audit or any other review, and consequently we do not express any opinion on these accounts.

Abdul kinene

Abdul-Nuur Kinene

Multi-Skilled Professionals Ltd

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Statement of Financial Activities and Income and expenditure Account

Note
#REF!
1		 INCOMING RESOURCES
Grants and Donations
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charitable activities:
Activities or furtherance of the
group activities
Direct Charitable Costs
Management and Administration
Total funds expended
Surplus/(Shortfall) of Income over
Outgoings
Capital spending
Balance brought forward
Balance carried forward		 Un-
TOTAL
Restricted
Restricted
Fund
Fund
£
£
£
2025
41,292
-
41,292		 2024
44,380
41,292
-
41,292		 44,380
-
-
6,200
6,200
-
-
33,475
33,475
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
6,200
-
33,475
-
-
-
-
-
39,675
-
39,675		 39,675

1,617
-
1,617
-
-
-
4,705
4,705		 4,705
-
6,322
-
6,322		 4,705

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FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 March 2025

Balance Sheet

Note
-
FIXED ASSETS: (Equipment and
fixtures)
Depreciation
CURRENT ASSETS
1
Debtors
Cash at Bank and in Hand
2
Creditors:
Amount
falling
due
within more than one year
Net current Assets/(Liabilities)
NET ASSETS
REPRESENTED BY:
3
Designated Fund
Unrestricted Fund
3
Accumulated Funds		 £
2025
2,826		 TOTAL
£
2025
3,146
(787)		 TOTAL
2024
2024
4,195
1,049
-
3,146
-
4,705
7,851
7,851
7,851
-
7,851
7,851
-
7,851		 TOTAL
2024
2024
4,195
1,049
-
3,146
-
4,705
7,851
7,851
7,851
-
7,851
7,851
-
7,851
2,360
2,826		 3,146
-
4,705
2,826
-		 7,851
5,185
-		 7,851
-
5,185 7,851
7,851 7,851
(2,666) -
5,185 7,851

The trustees are satisfied that the charity does not need to obtain an audit, and that members have not required the charity to obtain an audit for the financial year under audit.

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirments of the Charrities Act 2011 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in charities commission applicable to charities subject to the small charities regime.

The financial statements were approved on behalf of the directors on

Justin Espoir Machongo JUSTIN ESPOIR MACHONGO _Date: __16.03.2024____ Trustee

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Notes to the Accounts

Accounting policies

Basis of preparation

The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008). The financial statements are prepared under the historical convention. The layout is in line with Charity reporting under SORP 2005.

Explanation of Income and Outgoings in the SORP layout. A. Direct Charitable costs

A. Direct Charitable costs A. Direct Charitable costs
This is all spending on the direct objects of the Charity.
Grant funders were: £
Index Mdical Limited -
National Lottery 20,000
Foundation 2,710
The Movement Trust -
The University Sheffield 18,582
Yorkshire Migration -
Tesco community Grant -
Total 41,292
C.
Management		 and

Administration costs

These are support costs, not specifically related to projects

B. Governance

This is fees paid for legal and professional services, such as to the accountant.

Depreciation

Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost less residual value of each asset over its expected useful life as follows: Equipment & Fixtures 25% on the wriiten down value Vehicles 25% on the wriiten down value

Taxation

The charity does not need to be and is not registered for Value added tax (V.A.T.). Therefore Input V.A.T. is not recoverable and costs are shown including any V.A.T. charged.

The organisation is not-for-profit, and will apply for exemption from Corporation Tax. Any investment income will however be taxable. For the financial year under review there was no investments undertaken

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Notes to the Accounts

(continued)

1 Operating profit/(loss)

£

The surplus/(deficit) is stated after charging: Accountancy Volunteers costs

350 3,643

No single employee earned more than £50,000 in this or the last year. The trustees were not paid anything in this or the last year.

1 Debtors

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Notes to the Accounts

(continued)

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£
Trade Creditors -
Accruals -
-
Assets represented by funds
Un-
Designated restricted
Fund Fund Total
£ £ £
Fixed Assets 3,146 - 3,146
Current Assets - 2,826 2,826
Current Liabilities - - -
3,146 2,826 5,972
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3 Assets represented by funds

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Grants and Donations
EXPENDITURE
Direct charitable expenditure
Volunteer support
website, development and maintenace
office rent
Seminars workshops venue hire
workshop materials
printing &Stationery
refreshments
Translations & Interpretations
Transport &Travel expenses
accountants' fees
Publicity
Total expenditure
SURPLUS/DEFICIT		 41,292
5,663
3,643
4,093
4,293
7,291
843
918
1,193
1,093
7,893
350
1,193		 41,292
38,466
2,826

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