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CENTRAL AND WEST INTEGRATION NETWORK (CWIN SCIO) TRUSTEE REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

Table of Contsnl Trustees. Annual Report Full SOFA (Statement of Flnancial A￿1VIll¢s) Balance Sheet Notes to the Accounts Account5ng Policies ISORP FRS 102) Independent Examlnerfs Report

CENTRAL AND WEST INTEGRATION NEf¥voRK SCIO Annual Report & Flnanclal Statsmonts for the year •nded 31 March 2025 1. Trustees. Annual Report For the year ended 31 Alwrh 2025 Chair's Report Over Ihe past year. the Central and West I￿egration Nelworf( (CWIN) has continued to expand in scale. reach. ar#J community impact. Our work across language leaming, food provision. wellbeing. and creative engagement has strergthened our mission to support asylum se8kers. refugees, migrant workers, arKI wider ethnic minority communities in Glasgow. Our Food Hub, community meals, and growing spaces have remained ￿ntral to tackling food insecurity and social isdation. Each week, dozens of households rely on our food services. while hundreds gather to share meals. volunt￿r, and connect. Maintaining consistent stock levels has been challenging, reflecting wider pressures on community food provision across the aty. Our staff and volunteers have responded with resilience. creativity, and compassion. Partnetships have been a major strength this year. Collaborations with local olleges, the NHS, Waverley Care. GCFN. and many oth8rs have enabled us to dèliver more coordinated. inclusive seNces. We are proud of our role as a connector across Glasgcw's third sector, helping organisations efuage more meaningfully with rn￿rarrt communities. Our volunteers remain at the heart of everythiro we do. Their dedication suslains our projects V￿ek after week, and we have strengthened our support for their personal arKI professional development through trainiThJ. ￿aCeMents, and one-to-one guidance. We are grateful to our funders-including Glasgow City Council, thè National Lottery Communtty Fund. Glasgow Life. the Bank of ScotlarKJ Foundation. and GCVS-whose support enables us to reswnd to immediate needs vthile planning for lon*term sustainabilty. Finally, I want to thank our staff team f(K their [￿fessIonal￿m. creativty, and empathy, and our partners at Garnethill MU￿1cu￿ral Centre for providing a welcoming. productive home for our Work. Despite ongoing chaltenges in funding arKI resources. the strength of ow Community remains our greatest asset. With your continued suppo¢ we look foThrdrd to anothw year of buikling bridges, fostering inclusion, and creating opportunities for all. Heldl McLean Chair November 2025

Mlsslon Statsment CWIIN aims to build a nelwork that brings togthr indNiduals. cornmunty groups, and agencies to ensure that rel￿ee8. asylum seekers. migrant Workers, and BME communrties in Central and West Glasgow have full and equal access to resour¢es that alleviate poverty, improve living standards, and SUFPOrt settlement and integralion. We do this by strengthening communty groups, creating opportunth.es for shared aciiviiies, and fostering positive relationships across diverse ¢ommunf¢ies. Values We are guided by the follo￿ng val￿. Empowering individuals and groups to influence issues affecting Iheir lives. Supwrting people to participate in dec1sionwmakl￿ and make infonned choices. Strengthening ra￿ equality and thallengirvj racial hatred. Celebrating cultural diversity and shared l)uman experiences. Tackling discrimination in all its forms. Workiro collaboratively with others to achieve the b8St outcomes for our communities. Objectlves Build nètworks that Connect migrant and longestablished communities. Strengthen the capacty of groups representing migrant communities. Promote integration by addressing practical tha1￿￿S faced by migrants. Work ￿th services to remove barrier5 to a￿. Create opportunrties for mutual exchange belween communities. Structure, Governance and Management Central and West Integration Network SCIO was recognised as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation in April 2017. Trustee Recrultrnent and Appolntment Trustees (Executive Committee member5) are appointed at the Annual General Meeting.

Activities and Achievements ESOL Provision CWIN delivered multiple ESOL classes in partnership wrth Glasgow Clyde College. ESOL Scotland, and Adelaide Place. A registralion system helped assess leamers, levels arKI manage warting lists effectively. 217 leamers were offered places 144 active loarnors 33 learner8 progressed to College ESOL courses Food Securlty SeNlces Food Hub: Open three days a week. supporting 60-75 households weekly, around 90% from refugee or asylum-seeking backgrounds. ApFYoximately 25 actlvo volunteers contributed regularly. Community Meal: Weekly attendance averaged ￿70 people, including ESOL learners, volunteers, staff, and communty members. The meal has become a vibrant social spaGe fostering connedion arKI wellbeing. Growlng Spaces Three gardening projects supported communty rneMb￿s in accessing gre8n space, developing skills, and building confider￿. 19 adults and 5 chlldrgn volunteered at Growthapel 6 adults participated in the aJopt-&plot schame Community Projects Ukulele class wilh volunteer tutors from Partick Pluckers Knitting group SUFPOrtiTh3 soaal connection ferf women Fitness class irnproving y￿lIbeIng and aC￿$S to exercise Community paeal West supported by GRID funding Art group with Transmission Gallery. indLtsJing an exhibition Bike registration in partnership with Bike for Good Numeracy Project Funded by Glasgow Life. numeracy was integrated into ESOL. cooking, fo(MJ hub. sewing, and vdunteer activities. 96 Multiply evaluation fornis submitted 12 workshops delivered 25 par￿C1partts, 61 total attendances Events and Engagement CIMN delivered or hosted events induding Reftoee Week, Black History Month, Health and Wellbeing Day, St Andrew's Day, Intemational Women's Day. and more. Inf0m￿tion Services Four WhatsApp channels now reach around 880 members, enabling rapid communication. event promolion, and volunteer recruitinent. Volunteer Support Support included one-to-ore guidance. trainirvJ. plaGemerts. and a volurrteer Christmas celebration. Partnerships CWN collaborated vthh a wde range of organisations including NHS teams. GCFN, Waverley Care. Bike for Good. ESOL S¢otland. local wlleges. and multiple community groups. Support for Researchers CWIN assisted ￿stgraduate and PhD researchers fr(xn Glasgow School of Art and the University of Strathclyde.

Funders We gratefully acknowledge support from: Glasgow City Counol- Glasgow Communty Fund National Lottery Communty Fund - Imwoving LNes Glasgow Life- Multiply GCVS - Wellbeing Fund Bank of Scotland Foundation- Enable Trustees Peter Taylor- Chaiman Heidi McLean - VIC8 Chair Ramzan Shah - Treasurer Darinka Asenova - Trustee Priscille Mulheam - Trustee Anne Gasteen - Trustee Doha Tahiri - Trustee Awa Ceesay - Trustee Claire Huang - Trustee Cathie Connelly - Trustee Staff and Sesslonal Workers Staff Team: Florence Dioka - Director Vivien Opiolka - Senior Development Officer Roque Bemardes Nelo - Operations Manager Phill Jones- Development O[r￿er Antoinette Premkumar- Outreach Worker Lia Nikolaidou- ESOL Coordinator Willow Rees- Development Offior Firdaus Ahrned - Development Officer (until 30 July 2024) Mosleh Akhgar- Development (JTrer (from 1 October 2024) Sessional Workers: lffat Bhatti- Sthool Hol￿aY Programme Kate Ireland- Chef Christina Kyriakidou - Art Workshops Mohammad Abassi - Exercise Classes Laureen Walker- Walks for Purpose

Financial Revlew and Reserves Pollcy CWIN remains dependent on grarbc funding co susrnin its activities. Earned income alone would not allow the organisation to continue operating. To safeguard againsc funding gaps. the Executive Committee has agreed to maintain resen￿$ sufficient to: Continue core operations for three months Cover redundancy payments if required The current reserves target i& £57.277.79 for three months of operntions £25,770.90 for redundancy cost5 Reservès will be built from unrestricted income and miewed annually. Declaration Signed on beha]f of the charity trustee Nam& k1EIDI NCLEAN M/v De5igna¢ion: CLJ I f4J L I ft 2. Stratsgic Overview CWIN has strengthened its role as a key support orrdnisation for a5￿uM seekers. refugees, and migrant communities in Glasgow. Our work this year has f￿￿ed on: Food security ESOL arKI education Wellbeing and menral health Creative arts Community dEvelopment Volunteer suppor¢ Partnership building 3. Impart Summary 217 ESOL learners 144 a¢ti¥e 6￿75 households weekty at the Food Hub 60-70 attendees weekly at the Convnunity M 880 member5 on WhatsApp channels 61 attendances at numeracy workshops 19 adults + 5 chlldren in gardening proieas 12 major community events delivered

1. Financial Revlew Income Toral InC￿le.. £271.733 Income was primarily fronL' Glasgow City Council National Lottery Community Fund Glasgow Life Gcrfs Bank of Scodand Foundation Partner con¢ribuuons Earned income from Fo￿j Hub and activiues Expendlttsre TO￿ expendicure." £258.659 Major costs included- Sfaff salaries Rent and venue hire Food provision Overheads Travel Activiues Reserves Target reserve& £83.048.69 Acrual unresrrictrd reserve5: £59.612

2. Statement of Flnandal Actfvltles (Detslled) Unrestricted Re5tric¢ed Total SO l Donations 14.744 14.744 .S02 Charirable activities 257.989 257.989 S07 Total Income 14.744 257.989 272,733 'S09 Charitable expenditure 25&659 258.659 512 Total expenditure 258.659 258,659 S17 Net movement 14.744 (670) 14,074 '$23 Opening funds &935 53,803 S24 clo￿n8 funds 59.612 8.265 67.877

3. Balance Sheet AS AT 31 Marth 202S Unresrricted Restricted Tornl 809 Cash ac bank 59.612 8.434 67.887 B I I Credicors (169) (169) 816 Net assets 59,612 8.265 67.877

4. Notes to the A(c(￿nts F¢y the year ended 31 March 2025 (SORP FRS 102 comP4um) Note l - Basis of Preparation These accoun￿ have been prepared on the accnAls basis in accordance with: The Charities and Trustee Invesu)Mt (Scorland) Act 21x15 The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2(X)6 (as amended) The Charities SORP {FRS 102) Financial Reporting Standard 102 (FRS 102) The charity is a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The accounts have been prepared under the hiswrical cos¢ convention. There were no comparative figures for the prior year because this 15 the first year of adopting an accrual basi5 <rf accoUnt￿g. Note 2 Accoyntinz Policies Irhcome Recognltlon Income is recognised when: the chariry becomes entitled to the income receipc is probable the amount can be measured relqbty Restricted income is recognised in the fund to wthich 1¢ relatss. Perfor￿Ance-re1ated grants are recognised onty when conditions are meL Donated goods and services are reco￿lSed at fair ￿ue where measurdble. Expendlture Recognltlon Expenditure is recogrtised when a legal ￿ constnJc¢ive obligarion arises. I costs are allocated to charitable acti¥i¢ies unle55 drKtly attributable to governance or fundrnising. Support Costs Support costs indude adminisuative arHI governance fvnttpJns and are allocared based on staff time and usag Tangible Fixed Assets The charity hokls no depreciable fLxed assecs. 10

Debtors and Credltors Debtors are recognised ac settlement value. CrediD)rs are recognised at settlem￿( value and indude accruals for goods and services received Ixrt not ye¢ P￿d. Fund Accountin8 Restrkted (unds: funds subiett to spectfic donor instructions Unrestricted funds: funds available for general tharitable purposes Note 3- Income Analysis Income Source Unrestyic¢ed Restricted Total Food Income £7,2n £7.272 Enable Scodand Fund £30,000 £30.(￿) GCVS Pah4 Work Placement £1627 £2.627 Glasgow Communities Fund £5&800 £58.8IXI GCFN Admin Fund £4.896 £4,896 GCFN Garden MarkEt Fund £2.OCKI £2.OC GRIO Fund £4.475 £4.475 MEARS £i.o £i.(x Mental Health & Wellbeing Fund £10.s(x) £10.51X) Multiply {Pha5e l & 2) £48.886 £48,886 Parcner Contributions £9ixi Paths for All £22,5(Xl £21,500 Scottish Forestry Fund £3,974 £3.974 Strathclyde University Fund £1.51)0 £i.soo National Lottery Improving Lives £65,931 £65.931 Donations oiso £2.150 Employer Nl Rebate £5000 Sewlng Rewrs Income Total Income £14,744 257.989 £272,733

Note 4- Expenditure Analysi$ (Summarised from your ledger totals) Expenditure Category Amount Staff Salaries £189.192 Rent& Venue Hire £30.ni Overheads £100 Actfvities £11713 Trdvel £13.8S9 Food & Refreshrnents £11074 Total Expendlture £258,659 Note S - Staff Costs No emptoyee earned over £60.(M)) No redundancy or temination payments were made No ex.gratya payments were made No trustees received remunerdtion or expenses Note 6- Related Party Transartions There were no rdated party transactions during the year. Note 7- Accruals Accrued Expense Amount VirbTn Media £50 Bin Collection £69 Mobile Phone £50 Total Accrua15 £169 12

Note 8 - Movement in Fund$ (Detsiled) Fund Name Opening Baknce Income Expenditure Unrestricted Fund$ £53.803 £14.744 £670 {absort)ed into expenditur Restrlrted Funds Glasgow Con￿￿nItieS Fund £0 £58.81Y) £5&800 National Lottery Improving Lbves £0 £65.931 £65,931 Multiply (Phase l & 2) £0 £48.886 £4&886 GCFN Admin Fund £0 £4￿96 £4.896 GCFN Garden Market Fund £0 £2.000 GRID Fund £0 £4.475 £4.475 Enable Scodand Fund £0 £30.OIXI £30.0(KI GCVS Paid Work Placemen¢ £0 £1627 £2,627 Mental Health & Wellbwng Fund £0 £10.soo £10.5 Scottish Forestry Fund £3.974 £3.974 Sts7thclyde University Fund £1.5(K) £1,500 £0 £i.( £ I,(K)o Par￿er Contributi¢)ns £900 Paths for All £0 £22.500 £22.51XI Restrlcted Funds~ Carrbed Forward £53.803 £257.989 £257.989 TOTAL FUNDS £07￿77 £271733 £258.659 Explanation of Key Movements l. Restrlrted funds RestricEed fund5 were 5penr in lull. except for. £8,265 remaining unspent at year*nd This matthes your confirnied closing restricted IAknce 2. Unrestrlcted funds Your unrestricced fvnds increased to £59,611 driven by. General income Underspend on unrestrictrd activities 13

Fund Name Opening Balance Income Expenditure No trdnsfers from restricted funds 3. No translers between fvnds Y¢)u confimied no internal transfers- so all resrricted income was spent on its intended purpose. Accrual$ nrte Virgin Medi& 150 Bin Collection: £69 Mobile Phone: £50 Total: £169 Note 9- Reserves Polky Restricted funds represent income received for specific purposes. All re5tritted income was applied to the activities for which it received. At yearond £8.265 of restricted inc¢Jme remained unspent and was carried forwArd to 202￿16. Unrestrictrd fvnds repre$enr income Y4ilable for the charity's genernl purposes. The unrestricted closing balance of £59,612 reflects the tharity's free reserves at year end. No transfers were made between restricred and unrestricted fund5 during the year. Note 10 Golng Concern The trustees consider the cPArity to be a going c¢n¢ern. &ri¥en secured funding through Marth 2027 and active fundraising effort Notell Post Balance Sheet Events There were no pox-balance-sheer events requiring disck*sure. Note 12- Contlngent Lbabllltles None. Note 13- Commltments None. 14

INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT For the yeor ended 31 March 2025 Report of the Independent Examiner to the Trustees of Cen¢ral and West Inteyation NeMrk SCIO kottish Charity Number." SC047341 I report on the charitls accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. whith are set out on pages 13 to 19. Respettive resP￿sIbIlItieS of trustees and examiner The charity's trustees are re¥Jonsible for the preparn0￿ of the accounrs in accordance with rhe Charities and Trustee Investmen¢ (Sco¢land) Act 2005 and the Charities Account5 (Scotiand) Regulation5 2006 {as amended). The trustees consider that the avdir requirement of Regulation 10( l) (d) does not apply. l am appointed to exarnine the accounts under section H( I l (c) of the Acc It is my responsibility to examine the accounts a5 required urmler Reguion I l and to stare whether any matter has c¢me to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs $£ment My examination is carried out in accordance with Rewlati¢)n I l. An exarnination includes a review of the actounting records kept by the charity and a conwrison of the account5 presented with those records. 1¢ also indudes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures and seeking explanations from the cru5tees concerning such ￿0(terS The procedure5 undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit. Consequently. I do not express an audit opinion. Independent examiner's Sratern￿t In the C{￿r$e of My examination. no ma¢w has come ¢¢ my attention: l. Which 8iYe5 me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respett the requiremen¢5: • To keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Att and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Re8ularions. and . To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Kegulations Have not been meL or 2. To which. in my opinion, attenuon should be dr￿n in order ro enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. &gned.- Nam Relevant professional twalification (rf any): Ik( Cer l￿Dv￿ 15