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2023-03-31-annual-return

Charity number: 102018 COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Trustees, report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023

COMMUIYITY INTERCULTURAL PROGII4MME Contents Page Legal and administrative inforn￿tIon Trustees report Independent examiners, report Statement of financial activities Balance sheet Notes to the Accounts 7-10

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Legal and administrative inforniation Charity number 102018 Business address CIP Centre 7 Foundry Street Portadown Co Arniagh BT63 SAB Board Members Paul Bu￿owS (Chair) Andrew Mccreery (Vice Chair) Gordon Woolsey (Secretary) Alfredo Monteiro (Treasurer) Elisabete Gomes Beata Jonak Romyall Guinanao Anastazja Wisniewska Trustees Paul Burrows Andrew Mccreery Gordon Woolsey Alfredo Monteiro AeeountaDts S D Brown & Company Carneoie Building 25-27 Edward Street Portadown Co Amiagh BT62 3NE Bankers Unity Tntst PLC PO Box 7190 Planetary Road WIRenhall WVI 9DG Page I

COMlWtUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 The ttustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. The t￿Stee5 who seTved during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page l. Strneture9 governance and management The charity is governed by it's Constitution which been lodged with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. The charity was registered with The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland on 21 January 2016. RISKS The Executive Committee has conducted its own review of the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and systems have been established to mitigate those Tisks. In order to minirnize internal risks, and to ensure the consistent quality of delivery for all operational aspects of the charlty procedures for authori7Ation of all transactions, ond projects have been implemented. Objectives and activities PrinciFalAclivity The principal activity of the charity i5 the integration of new communities. Achievements and performanee Many individuals and their families bave been aided through the services and programmes provided by the charity during the year. We would like to place on record the charity's appreciation to the following fimders whose financial support enabled the charity to achieve its objectives during the year: Peace IV Almac/CINI The Executive Office Red Cross ABC Council Comic Relief South Tyrone (EUSS) Food Foundation Grant Education Authority Big Lottery 13662 45,622 44282 2500 8600 1500 13158 160 116898 78180 Total 324.562 Financial review The results of the charity for the year are detailed on pages 5 to l O. In addition to the financial support received as noted above, the charity received £1.036 in Coronavirus Job Retention Grants. The charity doe5 not have any debt. There are no private benefits flowinir pursuance of the Charities purposes. from the Charities purposes other than volunteer training which is incidental to the Page 2

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAM Report of the trustees for the year ended 31 March 2023 Statement of trustees, responsibilities The trustees are responsible for preparincr the Trustees, Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practic¢). Law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the tystees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that year. In preparing these fiDanciaE statements the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. observe the methods and principles in the ch￿ltieS SORP. make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followe￿ subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the fmancial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act (Northem Ireland) 2008. 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. On behalf of the board Paul Bu￿oW5 Trustee Dated: 21 March 2024 Page 3

COM￿[u￿Ty INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Independent examiner's report to the trustees on the unaudited financial statements of COMMUNITY llNTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME. I report on the accounts of COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME for the year ended 31 March 2023 set out on pages 2 to 10. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As the charity's trustee5 you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. It is my responsibility to. examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions oiven by the Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charitie5 Act state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Andependent examiDer's statement I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65 (9)(b) of the Charities Act. My examination in¢luded a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a compari50n of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considerdtioTh of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters. My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe: That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 6J of the Charities Act. That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records. That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act. That there is further infonnation needed for a proper Unde￿anding of the accounts to be reached. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect to the matters (l) to (4) listed above and in connection with the following the directions of the Charity Con)mission for Nortbern Irelan(L I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention. IndepeDdent examiner Samuel David Brown FCCA 25-27 Edward Street Portadown Co. Armagh BT62 3NE Date: 21 March 2024 Page 4

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2023 Restricted funds 2023 Total 2022 Total Notes Incoming resources Incoming resources from generating fuDds: Voluntary income Activities for generating fimds 326,709 24.225 326,709 24,225 362,999 7,882 Total incoming resources 350,934 350,934 370,881 Resources expended Staff eost5 Project delivery payments Establishment Costs Motor and travelling expenses Accountancy fees Communication5 and IT Other office expenses Interest payable and similar charges 218,467 85,360 49,664 618 1,698 26,780 3,373 730 218,467 85,360 49,664 618 1.698 26.780 3,373 730 235,342 80,974 21,393 869 1,542 18,433 4.734 714 Totsl rosources expended 386,690 386,690 364,001 Net movement in funds (35.756) (35,756) 6,880 Total fjjnds brought forward 101.131 101,131 94.251 Total funds carried forward 65,375 65.375 101,lil The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a separate statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. AEI of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. The notes on pages 7 to 10 fom an integral part of these f￿anCial statements. Page 5

COMMUNITY llYTERCULTUII4L PROGRAMME Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023 2022 2021 Notes Current assets Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 700 67.284 653 102.020 67,984 102,673 Creditors: amounts falling due Ivithin one year (2,609) (1,542) Net current assets 65,375 101,131 Net assets 65,375 101,131 Funds Restricted income funds 65,375 101,131 Total funds 65,375 101,131 The fmancial ststemenls were approved by the trustees on 21 March 2024 and signed on its behalf by Paul Burrows Trustee The notes on pages 7 to 10 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 6

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Notes to fmancial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Accounting policies The principal accountino throughout the year. policies ar¢ summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently 1.1. Basis of accounting The fmancial statements are prepared under the hislorical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Prdctice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charitie5' and The Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008. 1.2. Cashflow The charity has taken advantage of the exemption in FRS l from the requirement to produce a cashflow statement because it is a small charity. 1.3. Incoming resources All incoming resources ar¢ included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: Voluntary income is received by way of grants, donations and gifts and is included Tn full in the staternent of financial activities when receivable. Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific perforniance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the grant. Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the stafrment of fmancial activities in the year in which they are receivable. 1.4. Resources expended Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liabiltty is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Costs of generating funds comprise those associated with attracting voluntary incom¢. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs InCu￿ed by the charity in the delivery of its activities and Se￿iceS for its beneficiaries. It includes both Costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Support costs are those costs incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management. 1.5. Defined contribution peDsion schemes The pension costs charged in the financial statements represent the contribution payable by the charity during the year. Page 7

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRANIME Notes to finaneial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Voluntary income 2023 Total 2022 Total Donations GTants receivable 2.146 324,562 625 362,374 326,708 362,999 Activities for generating funds 2023 Total 2022 Total Invoices for services User contTibution for services 24,226 6,436 1,446 24.226 7,882 Employees Employment costs 2023 2022 Wages and salaries Pension costs Other costs 209,092 8,740 635 224,402 9,511 1,429 218,467 235,342 No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000. Number of employees The average monthly numbers of employees (including the truslees) during the year, calculated on the basis of full time equivalents. w&$ as follows: 2023 Number 2022 Number 15 13 Page 8

COMTrIUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 Pension costs The company operates a defined contribution pension scheme in respect of the employees. The scheme and its &ssets are held by independent managers. The pension charge represents contributions due from the company and was as follows: 2023 2022 Pension charge 8,740 9,511 Debtors 2023 2022 Prepayments and accrued income 700 653 Creditors: amounts falling due withln one year 2023 2022 Accrnals and deferred income 2,609 1,542 Analysxs of net assets between funds Restricted funds Total funds Fund balances at 31 March 2023 as represented by: Current assets Current liabilities 67,984 (2.609} 67.984 (2,609) 65,375 65,375 Unrestricted funds At l April Incoming 2022 resources At 31 March 2023 Page 9

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 10. Restricted funds At At 31 March 2023 l April Incoming Outgoing 2022 resourees resources Grants and user contributions 350,934 (386,690) 65,375 PAge 10

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME The following pages do not forni part of the statstory aecounts.

COIIqMUMTY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Detailed statement of fmancial activities For the year ended 31 March 2023 2023 2022 Incoming resources Incoming resources from generating funds: Yolunlary income Donations Grants receivable 2,146 324,562 625 362,374 326,708 362,999 Aclivitiesfor generalingfyndf tnvoices for services User contribution for services 24.226 6,436 1,446 24,226 7,882 Total ineoming resources from generating funds 350.934 370,881 Total incoming resources 350,934 370,881 Page 12

COMMUNITY INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME Detailed statement of financial activities For the year ended 31 March 2023 2023 2021 Resources expended Charitable activities Activilies underlaken direcily Project Delivery Payments 85.360 80,974 85,360 80,974 Activity 2 total expenditure TotAE charitable activity expenditure Governance costs Activities underlaken directly Staff costs - Wages & salarÈes Staff costs - Pension costs Staff costs - Training Establishment - Rent Establishment- Light & heat Structural Improvements & Maintenance Estsblishment- Otber Professional - Accountancy fees Office expenses - Communication & IT Office expenses - Other Bank charges 85,360 80,974 85,360 80,974 209,092 8.740 635 9.600 6.979 30,312 2,773 1,698 26,780 3.373 730 224,402 9,511 1,429 9,600 5.667 3,526 2,600 1.542 18,433 4,734 714 300,712 282,158 Supporl cosls Support - Motor & travelling costs 618 869 618 869 Total governance costs 301,330 283,027 Total resources expended 386.690 364,001 Net ineomingl(outgoing) resources for the year (35,756) 6,880 Page 13