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# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

## Company limited by guarantee

## Company Registration Number:
SC551965 (Scotland)

## Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 5 June 2025

## Period of accounts

## Start date: 6 June 2024

## End date: 5 June 2025

# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

## Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 5 June 2025

Directors report |
Profit and loss |
Balance sheet |
Additional notes |
Community Interest Report |

# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

Directors' report period ended 5 June 2025

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 5 June 2025

Principal activities of the company

Year in Review In this financial year, African Connections CIC was awarded continued Strategic Partnership funding from the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver Edinburgh Multicultural Festival, a multi-cultural event in the northern localities of Edinburgh. This annual grant award of £43,000 was made in principle for the period 2024/25-2026/27. In addition to the annual festival funding, following the receipts of the Council’s Edinburgh900 Civic Fund project grant, the company focused on the development stage of the Edinburgh900 project ‘Living Statues’ exploring the legacies of the slave trade and colonialism through dramatized stories of those whose lives were affected by that chapter in history with the docus on Edinburgh’s role in the slave trade and its abolition. Edinburgh Multicultural Festival, led by the company Artistic Director, Morgan Njobo, and Production Manager, Morgan Withers, engages local audiences through music dance, poetry, storytelling and visual arts that represent Edinburgh’s diverse cultures, including African, Asian and Eastern European. The live and online programme offer hosted at Lauriston Castle on 15 September 2024 was made available to all participants free of charge. Launched on 29 July 2024, the 2024 Edinburgh Multicultural Festival brought an eclectic mix of music, dance, poetry and theatre to Lauriston Castle on Sunday, 15 September. From family cultural experiences at the Edinburgh-Kyoto Friendship Garden, to thought-provoking poetry at the Stewards House to a unique blend of musical genres and influences on the Main Stage, this year's programme featured local diverse performance artists that will entertain and inspire. The Japanese Tea Ceremony with Mio Shudo returned to the Edinburgh-Kyoto Friendship Garden by popular demand. So did Josephine Morton with a Chinese Knotting exhibition and workshop. Live music by the Sitar Project and cultural dance performances featuring the Chinese Community Dance Group and Ahalya Dance Academy harmoniously complimented the experience of the garden. Inga Dale Steyn hosted a poetry reading and performance poetry event that featured local poets capturing their lived experience and reflections in their original verses. Diverse voices of the new generation of poets shared their understating of the past, present and future. The Main Stage shared by an electro-pop and Afrobeat singer-songwriter Fifidiny, an Alternative Latino singer-songwriter Oriana Setz, Celtic-inspired harp-led indie-pop performer Dara Dubh and the household name Samba Sene & Diwan bringing their signature Senegalese rhythms. 25 musicians, 4 poets, 10 dancers and choreographers, 5 cultural engagement facilitators, as well as 2 photographers/videographers contributed to this year's programme at Lauriston Castle. The festival launch and festival event were attended ca 1,000 direct participants/audiences across ethnic backgrounds and age groups offered free of charge to all attendees. Financial Review The company continued delivering the annual contract with the City of Edinburgh Council (£43,000) as well as managing the development stage, including research and music composition, of the Edinbugh900 Living Statues project awarded funding of £14,883.75 towards project delivery in 2024-25 and 2025-26 company financial years. All grant awards were allocated to restricted funds towards the specific project activity agreed with the funders. Additional resources were generated through Library performances that directly supported contributing artists with no commission paid to the company. Plans for Future Periods The company will continue delivering the Edinburgh Multicultural Festival as per extended contract with the City of Edinburgh Council. Further funding is being sought to support additional activities, including commissioning new work and producing events promoting diverse talent and access to arts and culture for all. The company received further funds from The City of Edinburgh Council to deliver its Edinburgh900 project entitled ‘Living Statues’. The project delivery, including public in-person and online engagement, will continue into the next financial year as per project timelines.

Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
6 June 2024 to 5 June 2025

Morgan Njobo
Morgan Withers
Edjamila Withers

The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
3 March 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Morgan Njobo
Status: Director

# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

## Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 5 June 2025

| 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | ---
| £ | £
Turnover: | 60,440 | 57,919
Cost of sales: | ( 56,673 ) | ( 51,294 )
Gross profit(or loss): | 3,767 | 6,625
Administrative expenses: | ( 3,767 ) | ( 6,625 )
Operating profit(or loss): | 0 | 0
Profit(or loss) before tax: | 0 | 0
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: | 0 | 0

# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

## Balance sheet

As at 5 June 2025

| Notes | 2025 | 2024
--- | --- | --- | ---
|  | £ | £
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: |  | 60,440 | 57,919
Total current assets: |  | 60,440 | 57,919
Net current assets (liabilities): |  | 60,440 | 57,919
Total assets less current liabilities: |  | 60,440 | 57,919
Provision for liabilities: |  | ( 60,440 ) | ( 57,919 )
Total net assets (liabilities): |  | 0 | 0
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: |  | 0 | 0
Total members' funds: |  | 0 | 0

The notes form part of these financial statements

# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

## Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 5 June 2025 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 3 March 2026
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Morgan Njobo
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 5 June 2025

- ## 1. Accounting policies

  Basis of measurement and preparation

  These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

# AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

## Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 5 June 2025

- ## 2. Employees

  | 2025 | 2024
  --- | --- | ---
  Average number of employees during the period | 2 | 2

# COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

### AFRICAN CONNECTIONS CIC

### Company Number: SC551965 (Scotland)

### Year Ending: 5 June 2025

Company activities and impact

PART 1 - GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY’S ACTIVITIES AND IMPACT In the space provided below, please insert a general account of the company’s activities in the financial year to which the report relates, including a description of how they have benefited the community. In this financial year, African Connections CIC was awarded continued Strategic Partnership funding from the City of Edinburgh Council to deliver Edinburgh Multicultural Festival, a multi-cultural event in the northern localities of Edinburgh. This annual grant award of £43,000 was made in principle for the period 2024/25-2026/27. In addition to the annual festival funding, following the receipts of the Council’s Edinburgh900 Civic Fund project grant, the company focused on the development stage of the Edinburgh900 project ‘Living Statues’ exploring the legacies of the slave trade and colonialism through dramatized stories of those whose lives were affected by that chapter in history with the docus on Edinburgh’s role in the slave trade and its abolition. Edinburgh Multicultural Festival, led by the company Artistic Director, Morgan Njobo, and Production Manager, Morgan Withers, engages local audiences through music dance, poetry, storytelling and visual arts that represent Edinburgh’s diverse cultures, including African, Asian and Eastern European. The live and online programme offer hosted at Lauriston Castle on 15 September 2024 was made available to all participants free of charge. Launched on 29 July 2024, the 2024 Edinburgh Multicultural Festival brought an eclectic mix of music, dance, poetry and theatre to Lauriston Castle on Sunday, 15 September. From family cultural experiences at the Edinburgh-Kyoto Friendship Garden, to thought-provoking poetry at the Stewards House to a unique blend of musical genres and influences on the Main Stage, this year's programme featured local diverse performance artists that will entertain and inspire. The Japanese Tea Ceremony with Mio Shudo returned to the Edinburgh-Kyoto Friendship Garden by popular demand. So did Josephine Morton with a Chinese Knotting exhibition and workshop. Live music by the Sitar Project and cultural dance performances featuring the Chinese Community Dance Group and Ahalya Dance Academy harmoniously complimented the experience of the garden. Inga Dale Steyn hosted a poetry reading and performance poetry event that featured local poets capturing their lived experience and reflections in their original verses. Diverse voices of the new generation of poets shared their understating of the past, present and future. The Main Stage shared by an electro-pop and Afrobeat singer-songwriter Fifidiny, an Alternative Latino singer-songwriter Oriana Setz, Celtic-inspired harp-led indie-pop performer Dara Dubh and the household name Samba Sene & Diwan bringing their signature Senegalese rhythms. 25 musicians, 4 poets, 10 dancers and choreographers, 5 cultural engagement facilitators, as well as 2 photographers/videographers contributed to this year's programme at Lauriston Castle. The festival launch and festival event were attended ca 1,000 direct participants/audiences across ethnic backgrounds and age groups offered free of charge to all attendees. In addition to delivering the annual contract with the City of Edinburgh Council (£43,000), African Connections was managing the development stage, including research and music composition, of the Edinbugh900 Living Statues project awarded funding of £14,883.75 towards project delivery in 2024-25 and 2025-26 company financial years. All grant awards were allocated to restricted funds towards the specific project activity agreed with the funders. Additional resources were generated through Library performances that directly supported contributing artists with no commission paid to the company.

Consultation with stakeholders

No formal consultations with the stakeholders, including funders, cultural programme contributors and participants, were conducted. Events and participants feedback and comments were collected at the Edinburgh Multicultural Festival and via online channels. Positive comments regarding the programme offer and individual events were welcomed from both audience members and participating artists who found the festival offer a unique platform for engagement. The company will continue investing its resources in promoting diverse talent and narrativizes in Edinburgh and beyond and create opportunities for all communities to share quality and memorable events leading to greater appreciation of multiculturalism, cultures and heritage.

Directors' remuneration

Company Directors Morgan Njobo and Morgan Withers were remunerated for project delivery as per agreements with the City of Edinburgh Council on a contract/self-employment basis. The freelance fees towards project management and festival delivery amounted to £2,800 in total, with £2,150 paid to Morgan Withers, and £3,675 to Morgan Njobo. Further £1,400 was paid to Morgan Njobo for the delivery of performances and workshops as part of community engagement activities and £2,275 towards research, lyrics and music composition as part of the Edinburgh900 project budget. There were no other transactions or arrangements in connection with the remuneration of directors, or compensation for director's loss of office, which require to be disclosed.

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
3 March 2026

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Morgan Njobo
Status: Director