2025-05-31-accounts

Trust Report

Organisation: Southmead Somali Association Location: Bristol

Reporting Period: June 2024 - May 2025

1. Overview

This report outlines the activities and progress of the Trust between June 2024 and May 2025. During this period, the Trust continued to support local communities in Bristol through housing advice, employment guidance, children's programmes, and targeted support for immigrants and new arrivals.

2. Objectives

The key objectives during this period were to:

• Provide accessible housing advice and support

• Guide individuals towards employment opportunities

• Build community capacity through engagement and effective follow-up

• Deliver children's activities and trips during school holidays

• Support immigrants and new arrivals in settling into the community

• Strengthen partnerships with local organisations

3. Key Activities

3.1 Housing Support

• Delivered a successful housing event in Southmead

• Provided housing advice and guidance to local residents

• Planned future housing events in BS 11, BS 10, and BS5

3.2 Employment Support

• Offered job advice and signposting to relevant services

• Supported individuals in accessing employment opportunities

3.3 Capacity Building

• Strengthened internal processes

• Improved follow-up systems to enhance support for service users

3.4 Children and Youth Activities

• Organised and delivered children's trips as part of a twice-yearly initiative

• Delivered a summer holiday activities programme

4. Support for Immigrants and New Arrivals

The Trust provided dedicated support to help individuals and families settle and integrate into the local community.

Support included:

• Housing advice and assistance with applications

• Job guidance, CV support, and referrals to training opportunities

• Information on accessing healthcare, education, and local services

• One-to-one guidance and ongoing follow-up support

• Inclusion of children in activities and trips

5. Planned Activities (2025-2026)

5.1 Women's Swimming Programme

The Trust plans to introduce a women's swimming initiative aimed at promoting health, wellbeing, and social inclusion.

Key aims:

• Provide a safe and supportive environment for women to participate in swimming

• • Encourage physical activity and improve mental wellbeing

• Support women from diverse backgrounds, including emigrants and new ar ivals

Planned activities:

• Weekly or bi-weekly women-only swimming sessions

• Beginner-friendly lessons for non-swimmers

• Partnerships with local leisure centres and community facilities

• Group-based sessions to promote confidence, social connection, and inclusion

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				Forthe period from		01-Jun-24	To	31/05/2025
Section A	Receipts		and payments
				Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds		Lastyear
				to the nearest £		to the nearest£	to thenearest£	tothe nearest£		to the nearest£
A1Receipts
Quartet					-			.		.12,700
The HenrySmithcharity					2,700			2,700		-
HSBC SFX Foundation					5,000			5,000		-
BristolCity Council					-			.		2,334
Other donations					16			16		489
					-			.		-
					-			.		-
					-			.		-
Sub total(Gross_income for_ AR)					7,716			7,716		15,523
A2Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
		Sub total			- - -	~I	:11	:I§
	Total receipts(				7,716)1------II		-11	7,71611		15,5231
A3P -
Charitable activities					5,086			5,086		160
Volunteer expenses					250			250		399
Equipment and office expenses					2,405			2,405		2,313
Rent					4,237			4,237		3,183
Insurance					111			111		748
Bank charges					5			5		78
Legal fees					-			-		35
Tutor feesand staff	related costs				270			270		879
Sundry					-			-		374
		Sub total			12,364			12,364		8,169
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
		Sub total			- - -I:I§§§
	Total payments(				12,364**JI **	-11	-11	12,364	JI	s,16sI
Netofreceiptsl(payments)				-	4,648		.	4,648		7,354
ASTransfers between		funds			.
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AGCash funds last year end					.			.
Cash funds this		year	end	.	4,648		.	4,648		7,354

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		tonearest£		to nearest£	tonearest£
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	Totalcashfunds	I 2,886
	(agree balances with receiptsandpayments
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B2Othermonetaryassets
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B3Investmentassets
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B4Assetsretainedforthe
charity'sownuse
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B5Liabilities
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