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sign Envelope ID: F253B110_D6584962_A1ABE9g1FB6s469 Avail Trustees Annual Report OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES We adhered to our aims and objectives during the year. Coming through this unscathed has been a delight and wè are thankful. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE We continue to be pleased and thankful in the charity growth, we have been in the throes of preparinE a new and exciting website though it has challenged us to check all our documents and policies. We have changed the name of our accountability policy to Member Care which better describes one of our core principles to serve those who Serve. voluntp.ers continue to be dedicated though we are approaching the time when we will need extra help. Tlstees continue to be fully involved and we continue to search for new people but so many we have approached say the same thing sorry, l am fully committed. The work in foreign13nd5 continues to increase but we have noticed Christianity is seriously opposed even to the point of harassment and for some country's threat5 of violence. This is a concern and we conti-, to review our Crisis Management Policy. All in all, we are pleased and continue to reali5e the Lord is richly blessing us all. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. Statement of trustees, responsibilities in relation to the financial statements The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a trustees, annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generallv Accepted Accounting Praciice). The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities IAccounts and Reports) Regulations, and thp provisions of the Trust deed. The Trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the asset5 of the cb11 Ity and hence taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Chris French Trustee 07 October 2024 Page 3

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Charity Commission Annual Return 2024

AVAIL Charity registration number: 1017386

Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.

This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2024.

PART A - Charity information

Financial period

Financial period start date 01/04/2023

Financial period end date 31/03/2024

Income and spending

Income £

£ 671,599

Spending £ £ 640,790

Number of contracts from government

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return? 0

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

Corporate donations

What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a corporate donor during the financial period of this return? £ 671,599

Donations from individuals

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What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from an individual during the financial period of this return? £ 28,288

Donations from related parties

What was the value of your charity’s single highest value donation received from a related party during the financial period of this return?

£ 0

Grantmaking

Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?

Recipients of grants

Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals

£ 0

Other charities

£ 0

Other organisations that are not charities

£ 0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

e. None of the trustees have been paid

Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Yes

Australia

Governments or quasi government bodies outside of the United Kingdom (including European Union) £ 0
Charities, Non-Government Organisations or Not for Profits outside of the United Kingdom £ 7,260 Private Companies outside of the United Kingdom⊠ £ 0 Individual donors resident outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Unknown £ 0

Canada

Governments or quasi government bodies outside of the United Kingdom (including European Union) £ 0

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Charities, Non-Government Organisations or Not for Profits outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Private Companies outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Individual donors resident outside of the United Kingdom £ 524 Unknown £ 0 Poland Governments or quasi government bodies outside of the United Kingdom (including European Union) £ 0 Charities, Non-Government Organisations or Not for Profits outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Private Companies outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Individual donors resident outside of the United Kingdom £ 174,180 Unknown £ 0

Switzerland

Governments or quasi government bodies outside of the United Kingdom (including European Union)

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£ 0 Charities, Non-Government Organisations or Not for Profits outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Private Companies outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Individual donors resident outside of the United Kingdom £ 440 Unknown £ 0

United States

Governments or quasi government bodies outside of the United Kingdom (including European Union) £ 0 Charities, Non-Government Organisations or Not for Profits outside of the United Kingdom £ 6,326 Private Companies outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Individual donors resident outside of the United Kingdom £ 0 Unknown £ 0

Methods of overseas funding

How was income from outside of the United Kingdom received by your charity in the financial period of this return? (Tick all that apply)

Other

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Yes

Select the countries your charity delivered charitable activities outside the United Kingdom Albania,Bhutan,Bolivia,Burma,Canada,China,Estonia,France,Germany,Ireland,Israel,Kenya,Malawi,Moldova,Mozambiq ~~Africa Tanzania Thailand Uganda Ukraine United States Zambia Zimbabwe~~

Written agreements with partners outside UK

Does your charity have formal written agreements in place with any partners delivering charitable activities on its behalf outside of the United Kingdom? No

Spending outside England & Wales

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Yes

Select countries/territories your charity operated in during the financial period covered by this annual return

Albania

Australia Bhutan Bolivia

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Burma

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China Estonia France Germany Israel Malawi Mozambique Peru Philippines Romania Tanzania Thailand Uganda Zimbabwe

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£ 6,900 Albania £ 0 Australia £ 5,700 Bhutan £ 76,900 Bolivia Bosnia And £ 1,000 Herzegovina £ 53,100 Burma £ 10,500 China £ 1,000 Estonia £ 1,600 France £ 0 Germany £ 10,900 Israel £ 11,100 Malawi £ 7,600 Mozambique £ 10,100 Peru £ 600 Philippines £ 3,700 Romania £ 12,100 Tanzania £ 42,300 Thailand £ 57,770 Uganda £ 700 Zimbabwe Total Spending outside England & Wales £ 313,570

Methods of money transfer

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How much money did your charity send in total outside of the United Kingdom using a method other than the regulated banking system in the financial period for this return? £ 0

Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?

Charity contact details correct

Is the contact address displayed from the Register of Charities, correct?

Yes

Charity headquarters details correct

Is this the same address that you use as your charity's administrative headquarters? Yes

Charity contact address

Address Line 1

62 HOLBORN APPROACH

Address Line 2 LEEDS

Address Line 3

Address Line 4

Address Line 5

Postcode LS6 2PD

Country

Charity Headquarters address

Address Line 1

62 HOLBORN APPROACH

Address Line 2 LEEDS

Address Line 3

Address Line 4

Address Line 5

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Postcode

LS6 2PD

Country

Property

Were any of your charity's properties held by holding or custodian trustees on behalf of your charity (excluding the Official Custodian) during the financial period for this return? No

Membership type

Is your charity part of a wider group structure with a parent body and subsidiary bodies? no, the charity is not part of a wider group structure

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity

People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity

Self-employed people were working for your charity

Governance policies

Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures No

Safeguarding policy and procedures Yes

Financial reserves policy and procedures No

Complaints policy and procedures No

Serious incident reporting policy and procedures No

Internal risk management policy and procedures No

Trustee expenses policy and procedures No

Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures No Investing charity funds policy and procedures No

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Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures No

Social media policy and procedures No

Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures No

Safeguarding

Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return?

Serious Incidents

Has your charity reported all Serious Incidents (including any historical incidents) that the charity became aware of during the financial period of this return? There were no incidents to report

External risk and impact

Donations

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - grants Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - contracts

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Other income - investment

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on charitable activities Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Expenditure on overheads

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of volunteers

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of employees

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Number of trustees

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Fundraising activities

Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Capacity to deliver services Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Total service demand

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Unknown/No Change/Not Applicable

Volunteers

Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return?

PART B - Financial information

Account type

Does your charity prepare:

Charity only accounts

Assets

Of the total fixed assets Total fixed assets what value is Fixed asset investments £ 1,726 £ 0 Of the total current assets what value is Current asset Total current assets investments £ 429,479 £ 0 Of the total current assets what value is Cash at bank and in hand £ 411,724

Liabilities

Creditors due within 1 year	Creditors due within 1 year		Creditors falling due after one year and provisions
£ 1,800			£ 0
Defined benefit pension scheme asset/ (liability) This figure should be prefixed with a minus symbol if it is a negative value £ 0

Total net assets/(liabilities) £ 429,405

Funds

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Endowment funds Restricted funds £ 0 £ 121,564 Unrestricted funds £ 307,841 Total Funds £ 429,405

Additional information

Support costs Depreciation charge for the year £ 12,158 £ 305 Level of reserves Average number of employees £ 307,841 0

Income and endowments

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Of the total donations & legacies
Donations & legacies what amount is Legacies
£ 671,599 £ 0
Of the total donations & legacies
what amount is Endowments received Other trading activities
£ 0 £ 0
Investment income Income from charitable activities
£ 0 £ 0
Other income
£ 0
Total Income and endowments
£ 671,599
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Expenditure

Of the total expenditure on raising funds what value is Investment Expenditure on raising funds management costs £ 0 £ 0

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Other expenditure	Other expenditure		Expenditure on charitable activities
£ 20,836			£ 619,954
Of the total expenditure on charitable activities what value is Grants to institutions			Of the total expenditure on charitable activities what value is Governance costs
£ 0			£ 5,663
Total Expenditure
£ 640,790

Gains/(losses)

Actuarial gains/(losses) on defined benefit Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assets pension schemes This figure should be prefixed with the minus This figure should be prefixed with the minus symbol if it is a negative value. symbol if it is a negative value. £ 30,776 £ 0 Net gains/(losses) on investments Other gains/(losses) This figure should be prefixed with the minus This figure should be prefixed with the minus symbol if it is a negative value. symbol if it is a negative value. £ 0 £ 0

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sign Envelope ID.. F253B110-06584962-A1A9-BE991 FB65469 Avail Independent Examiners Report Independent Examlner's Report to the trustees of Avail I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Avail for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responsibilitie5 and basis of report As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act'}. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement As the charity's gros5 income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of ACCA. I have completed my examination. I can confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or the fin3ncial statements do not accord with those record5,' or the fin3ncial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of financial statement5 set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the financial statements to be reached. Hassan Khan ACCA HCA Group First Floor Unit 7 Northside Business Park Leeds L57 2BB 07 October 2024 Page 4