REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 FOR CREATIVE MINDS MIDDLESBROUGH (CIO) CREATIVE MINDS MIDDLESBROUGH CONTENTS OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Page Report of the Trustees Independent Examiner's Report statement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet Notes to the Flnanclal Statements 8-9 CREATIVE MINDS MIDDLESBROUGH REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 The tru8tee8, who also 8eTve as dlrsctors of the charity under the Companies Act 2008, are pleased to present their annual report together with the financial statements for the yeareThJed 31 Dec8mber 2024. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees have adopted the provisions set out In Accounting and Reporting by Charities." Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable lo charities that prepare their account8 In accordance with the Financial Réporting Standard appliGable in the UK and Republlc ol Ireland (FRS 102), effective from 1 January 2019. This approach ensures that the charity's financial reportlng rernalns transparent, consistent, and in line with best practice across the sector. It reflecls the trustees, comrnitment to malntainlng high standards of govemance and accountablllty in the stewardship of the charity's resources. Charitable Objectives The charily is establlshed for the followlng purposes.. To relieve sickness and financlal hardshlp among women who are seeklng asylum in the United Kingdom or who have refugee status, and who reside In Middlesbrough and the surrounding areas, To provldo fa¢llltl88 for recreatlon and othor lolsure-tlmè actlvltles with the al￿Of Improvlng the quality of Ilfe for Individuals who are In need of such facilitle8 due to factors such as youth, ag8, Infirmity. dl8ability, financial hardship, or adverse soclal and economlc clrcumstan¢es. These oblecllves are pursued in alignment with the charity's commitment to promotlng dignlty, wellbeing, and inclusion for vulnerdble women In the local community, Actlvltles Coffee Mornings Wlth a Dlfference: Be￿en 10 to 30 women meet every Wodnesday from 9:30-11'.00 at the Newport Community hub for the coffee mornings. It starts with teas, coffees and snacks togèther wlth music, informal movementsldance, followed by presentationldiscussion from a seNice that is invited forthat day. The services could be health professionals lik8 the NHS, Cancer Research UK, NHS, Publlc Health or other services like My Sislers place, The Auxiliary Project, etc. .to discuss issues that the women would not nomally dlscuss at home such as menopause, Domestic Violence and FGM. The coffee morning Is a warm, safe space for the women to come together and rnake frfends as well as support each other with issues thatwe are going through. Wo also sign post to other 8eNices to support the women integrate well in the community. Monthly Readlng Club: This happens on the last Wednesday of the month, and It Involves inviting a r8ading coach who brings book8lre8dlng materi81s to share with the group which we take home to read and share in the following session. The purpose of the readlng club is to encourage the women to read and have some confidence in reading with their children at home. The Iftar (Breaking tho fast) Projèct: The iftar events happ8ns 8v8ry Friday of the Month of Ramadan and both Muslims and non- are invited to come along to share a meal with others. It creates community cohesion as w611 as èncourage different religious and cullural backgrounds to come together to leam each other's culture. Feast of Fun (FOF) activities: During the holidays, we bring together about 100 women and children providing physical activities, arts and craft as well as serve hol meals to them. Our FOF activities are unique as both the women and children involve in the activitles. This Is a Spa￿ where the women can come to during the holidays, rather than staying indoors or worrying about where to take their children. Wellbeing Activities: Last year about 20 women learned how to swim which was beneficial as most of us never swim and did not have Ihe confident to take our children to activities involving swimming. After the 6 months swlmmlng lessons, most of us were able to swim and feel better about taking our children to swim. This has also improved our mental and physical healh, We have so much fun golng to the park walks as we motivate each other to go out and be physically acllve whlle making new frfends, Finally, we would like to acknowledge our partn6rs SUGh as Turn2us, The Auxiliary Project, Purple Rose, Borderlands, the Ilteracy project Middlesbrough Councll, Publlc Health T88m, Health Watch and everyone who came into our setvice. We would also like to thank our sponsors such as Together Middlesbrough and Cleveland, Turn2us, MFC Foundatlon, T66S Valley Community Fund, MVDA, Smallwood Trust Teesside Charlty and Offlce of the PCC for th8 contlnues support. Govornlng Document Th6 charlly is controlled by Its ¢onstltullon, which set ouls th8 objécts and powers of the charltable organlsation. RoferenGe and Admlnlstratlve Datalls Reglster9d Charlty number 1204432 Roglstered Offlce Newport Settl6ment Communlty Hub ST Paul Road Mldd18sbroughO TS15NQ Trustees Ramatoulie S8idykhan- Chairand Founder Latifa Shomari - Secretary Mabintou Conteh- Treasurer Sanaa Adam Ibrahim- Member 0211012025. 11'.55 CamS¢ann8r9.27-25 13.S5 Indopèhdènt •ximlnor'$ r¢port Io tho truileo• ol Crèal!v• Mlndl Organlsallon Mlddlesbrough I report lo Ihe charity Iruslee$ on my exomlnalionol Ihe accounts of Ihe Company for Ihe ye èndèd 21 Decemter 2024. Reiponblbilltles and bail8 ol roPOIt A5 the cherity's Iruslee8 ol the Company18nd elso 119 dlreclors lor the purposes of ¢ompany lawl you a￿ re8ponslble lor the preparallon of Ihe accounts In aC￿rdance wllh the requlremenls ol Ihe Companle5 Act 20Q6 I'lhe 2Q06 A¢l'l. Hawng $8llsfied myselllh&llhgac¢ounls oflhe Company afo not fequired lo be audited under Part 16 01 the 2006 Act and 8ra ellglble lor Independent axominallon, I re￿rt In respecl ol my exbmlnalion of your chaiily's ac¢ounls as c8rried out under S8CIK)n 145 of the Clarllles ALI 2011 Ilhe 2011 Act). In ¢8rying oul my examinallon I have lollowed the Threction8 given by ihe Charity CommSsslon under Secllon 14615) {bl of thè 2011 Act. Indèpvndent examlner'8 8latem•nt Since yourcharivs gross Income exceeded £250,000 your examlner mug1 b8 a memb8rofa listed body. I can confimi Ih81 l am.quallfTed lo undertake the examinallon because l am a member ol Ihe ASsoda￿on of Chartered Certilled Accountanls IACCAI, whkh is one of Ihe Ilslod bodiès. I have Completed my examlnallon, I conflmi th￿ no matter8 have come lo my attenllon In connecllon ￿th Ihe ex8mlnaUon glvkng me ¢guse lo believo: 8ccounlSng record8 w8r6 nol kept In respect of Ihg Company 88 requlred by Se¢lk)n 386 ofthe 20D8Act; or Ihg a¢count$ do not accord wlth thosè records; or the aceounls do not cornply wllh th& accounting requlrem¢nt8 of Sectlon. 396 of tho 2006Acl other Ihaft ary requirèment that th9 8ccounl8 glve a Irue 8nd lalr vlew whlch 18 nol a matter considered 00 part of an Independent ¢x8mlnatlon: or the accounts have nol b86n prepar8d In accordance with the melhcds 8nd principle8 of Ihg StatemEnl of Recommended Praclice for accounting and rèportlnp by charllies lapplicabl& lo charilles preparlng Ihalr ￿CoUnts in ac¢ordance with the Fln8nclal Reporting Standard applicable In ihe UK and Republlc of Irel&nd IFRS 10211, I have noconcerns and have come 8cr05s no Dlherm8ttersln connection with the examlnatk>n to whlch atlenliDn should be drawn In th18 report In order lo enable a propor understanding of the aocounts lo be reached, Baka Tr8walWACCAJMBA alion of Chartered Certlfled Ac¢ounl8nl IACCA) CREATIVE MINDS MIDDLESBROUGH hllps.'IAwN.cam$cann8r.Cornlsharelshuw7dev￿e_1d=IP_3o0023e8cf3l3sf2d5sc7Sf6sef82S08 lit8&5id=150FS6A7863M8369x7￿rAJfUS&p1¢pd... CREATIVE MINDS MIDDLESBROUGH STA1￿￿r(FRN￿Jcl￿Ll￿￿II￿I1Nc￿thE PNDExFPI[Il￿ICC￿JNI) FCRTrIETrEOR31 2024 Urnystricled FWicted Trtal furKIs fuN INC(hME ants Ncrtes £ 28199.67 28199.67 43943 72142.67 43943 72142.67 R))m hir reShM￿ lunteer cost FfX)d and Caering Tr8nsportation 121Xi 720 3980 3620 380 17450 2410 609.32 2000 1305 4210 609.32 5800 8633 7635 2130 Childcare kces3COSt for Participants Facililalion cost s & Eectricity man SMmmiroLssg)ns C￿nsUltanCY &ationary Fr Tcrtal E4)gndltw6 7328 640 215 16379.32 215 43943 60322.32 Net I[￿0￿￿(E￿￿￿1tUr8 11820.35 0 11820.35 P￿￿KillatIOn Tota fundsbrow fO￿ard 11730.39 0 11720.39 T(*al Rlthcanied F￿rd 23YA).74 0 23550.74 CREATIVE MINDS MIDDLESBROUGH &èLPNCEs4EfASAT31 DECBdl Cash at Eank CÈbtors 2&fj50.74 23550.74 CuThent Liabllltles litors Net Cwrentknt 23550.74 Tthl a&8et less¢ANTent liatxlities 23550,74 23550.74 ' L￿rest￿ct￿l funds T1￿1 funds 23550.74 23550.74 The charltable company is entitled to exemptlon from. audit under S8Ctlon 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the fSnancial year ended 31 December 2024. In accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006, the members have not required the company to obtain an audit of Its flnancial statements for th8 year ended 31 December 2024. The'trustees acknowledge their statutory responsibilitl6s, which include.. (a) Ensurlng that ,the charltab58 company maintains adequate accounting records In compliance with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006,. and {b) Preparing financial statements that provlde a true and fair vlew of the company's flnancial position as at Ihe end of each financial year, and of its financial perfomance (surplus or deflclt) for that year, in accordance wlth Sections 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006. These statements must also comply with 811 other relevant provisions of the Act applicable to charitable companles. These financial statements have been preparod In accordan￿ with the provisions appllcable to charitable cornpanies that qualify for ihe Small companles reglme under the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements were fomially spproved by the Board of Trustees and aulhorised for issue on 28 August 2025. They were signed on behalf of the Board by: Ramatoulie BJ Saidykhan- Chalr and Founder CREATIVE MINDS MIDDLESBROUGH NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1 AGUST 2023 TO 31 December 2024 1.. ACCOUNTING POLICIES The financial statements have been prepared In accordan￿ wlth.the applicable accounting framework for charilable companies in the United Kingdom. SpecifiFally, they comply with.. The Charities Statement of Recommended PraGtice (SORP) (FRS 102) Accounting and R8POrting by Chanties." Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in 8Goord8ncé wlth the Flnancial R8POrting Standard applicable in the UK and RepubllG of Ireland (FRS 102), effective from 1 January 2019. Flnancial Reporting Sl8ndard 102 {FRS 102J The Financi81 Reportlng Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland: and The relevant provisions of the Companies Act 2006. The charitable company is Glasslfied as a public benefit entity under FRS 102, and the flnancial statements have been prepared on a golng concern basis using the historical cost convention, except for investments, which are 8tated at market value to reflect their falr value at the reporting date. The flnanclal statements are presentad In Pound Sterllng (£1. whlch is the functional and presentation currency of Ihe Ghadtable company. Golng Concern - The financial statements have been prepared on a going concem basls. The trustees have assess8d the charlty's financlal positlon and future plans and are of the opinion that there are no ma18rlal uncertaintles regardlng the charlty's ability to continue operating for the foreseèable future. Accordingly, the trustees conslder It appropriate to prepare the finan¢lal statements on a golng concern basls. Income - Income is recognlsed in the Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles (SOFA) when the following condltlons are met: The charity has entitlement to tha income. It is probable that the income wlll be re￿ived. and The amount can be measured reliably. Incomè Is stated net of any applicable Value Added Tax {VAT), uslro the relevant flat. rate scheme where applicablé. Thls means that income subject to VAT is reported exclusive of output lax, in accordance with the charity's VAT registralion and accounting treatrnenl. Expenditure - Liabilities are recognised as expenditure in the financlal statements as soon as the charity has a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment, it is probable thal a transfer of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, and the amount can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basls and is classified under appropriate headings that reflect the nalure of the costs incu￿ed. These haadings aggregate all costs related to each category of charitable activity or governance. Where expendilure cannot be directly attributed to a specific activity or co Taxation The charity is exempt from corporation tax on income and gains arising from its charitsble activities. as thes6 fall within th6 exemptions available to charitles under the Corporation Tax Act 2010 and relevant UK tax legislation. This exemption applies provided that the incorne and gains are applied solely for charitable purposes. Fund accounting The charity maintains two types of funds: unreslrict8d and restricted. Unrestrlctsd Funds Th8S8 funds are available for us8 al the dlscr8tlon of the trustees in furtherance of the charity's general objectives. They are not subpct to any specific donor-imposed restrictions and may be applied to any of the charity's activilies or operational needs. Restricted Funds Restricted funds may only be used for specific purposes that fall within the charity's overdll charitable objectives. These restrictions are imposed either by the donor at the time of the donation or through conditions attached to fundraising appeals for particular projects or actwities. The charity ensures that restricted funds are spent in accordance with the donor's wlshes or the stated purpose for which they were raised. 2. Grant8 Recelved Augu8t 2023 to Docember 2024 lthyestrlctedfunth lUF￿2uSa4Ai￿y 27435.35 264.32 28,199.67 l¥strfctedfurnls 29518 2200 25LXJ 7225 SW 2(KJO 43,943.00 MFC FCLiNL14ThQN CfflCEOFIHEFC 3. Cash at Bank As at 31.December 2024 cash at bank Is £23550.74 of unrestricted funds.