**Charity registration number 1058631** 

**Company registration number 3252691 (England and Wales)** 

**LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022** 



## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **CONTENTS** 

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|Trustees' report|1 - 18|
|Statement of trustees' responsibilities|19|
|Independent auditor's report|20 - 22|
|Statement of financial activities|23 - 24|
|Balance sheet|25|
|Statement of cash flows|26|
|Notes to the financial statements|27 - 46|





## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

**TRUSTEES’ REPORT** 

## **For the year ended 31 March 2022** 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** 

Registered Company Number (England and Wales): 3252691 

Registered Charity Number: 1058631 

Registered Office: 341 Evelyn Street, SE8 5QX 

## **Trustees** 

Claire Morris - Chair Eve Mosley Diana Fawcett Drucilla Namirembe Mike Brooks - Treasurer Vicky Scott – Interim Chair Adam Lake Aferdita Pacrami Rossen Roussanov – left Aug 2022 Jagdev Panesar Hilary Judge – left Nov 2022 Linda Clemett – appointed Oct 2022 Craig Hardaker – appointed Dec 2022 

## **Auditors’ details** 

Warner Wilde Limited 

Chartered Certified Accountants and Registered Auditors Charity and Not for Profit Specialists, Registered in England No. 6923262 4 Marigold Drive, Bisley Surrey GU24 9SF 

Legal and administrative details: The Trustee’s annual report and financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the requirements of the Charitable Company’s governing document and the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) FRS102. 

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## **CONTENTS** 

Welcome from Chair and CEO 

1. Structure, Governance and Management 

2. Public Benefit 

3. Advocating for People’s Rights 

4. Campaigning for Change 

5. Improving Well Being 

6. Community 

7. Emergency Support 

8. Behind our Services 

9. Financial Overview 

10. Acknowledgements 

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## **Message from the Chair** 

It has been almost two years since I became LRMN’s Chair of Trustees in 2021. During this time, I have been impressed by LRMN’s resilience and tenacity in supporting sanctuary seekers and reinvigorating services after the pandemic. 

However, over the course of these two years, I’ve also witnessed a shift in our national environment towards people from sanctuary seeking backgrounds and a more acute need for our services. The Hostile Environment policies that have now been around for a decade, have worsened. Of course, we are proud of the warmth and welcome embedded in our home Borough, Lewisham. This was never more apparent in the joyful welcome that Little Amal, the puppet who travelled from Syria to the UK representing a perilous journey that unaccompanied minors take, received when she visited Lewisham. We want to ensure that this attitude of celebration, support, and warmth is one that all sanctuary seekers are able to experience when rebuilding their lives here. 

At LRMN, we have also been making the most of opportunities to work with like-minded organisations, including partnering with Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich Mind and others in the Lewisham Community Wellbeing project for people with mental health needs; with Lewisham Council and the Refugee Council to support refugee resettlement; and joining with the UK Association of Women Judges to assist women judges who fled Afghanistan since last August. 

As we approach the end of the year, I am proud to be able to say that we are on track to achieve our strategic goals. One of the highlights for me includes LRMN’s role in coordinating support for those fleeing the emergency in Ukraine as part of the Lewisham Community Coordination project. I would also like to put a spotlight on our progress in measuring the outcomes of our services with the support of the Lloyds Foundation last year, which had a particular focus on our Immigration service.  Given the successes of the last year, and the renewed energy and strength generated by national campaigns, I am excited about drawing up plans for the next three years at LRMN, and confident that our services will continue to strengthen and support more people across London. 

As always, at LRMN we are profoundly grateful for the support of the entire LRMN community: our funders, our volunteers, our staff, my fellow trustees and, of course, our clients, whose resilience and hope continue to be an example to us all. 

## **Dr Claire Morris, Chair of Trustees** 

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## **Message from the CEO** 

As we have moved out of the pandemic this year, the team at LRMN has experienced a year of growth, motivated by the acute need to support people seeking sanctuary. We have recruited 11 more staff, as well as introducing new services to continue responding to the needs of sanctuary seekers. These include our new Access to Healthcare work, our Building People, Changing Minds volunteer scheme, our Holistic Services project, and the Greater London Authority Hotel project. We’ve also expanded our resettlement work and our immigration advice service, as well as re-starting more of our community services, including ESOL classes and gardening. It has been a pleasure to see LRMN go from strength to strength this year as we move forward towards achieving our strategic goals. I am particularly proud of our advice services. Under increased demand and pressure, we have been able to help over a thousand people across London on their housing, immigration, welfare and benefits cases. Of course, LRMN is made up of its community. I am proud to see many of our clients getting more involved in our work at LRMN, through activities, campaigning and decision making. A highlight for me was when six of our community of sanctuary seekers stood up and campaigned for change during the local elections, speaking directly to Lewisham and Greenwich Council candidates. 

This campaigning work is imperative given the new Nationality and Borders Act and Rwanda plan, dubbed the Anti-Refugee Laws, which are a real threat to those fleeing violence and persecution. LRMN has contributed to national campaigns seeking to repeal these harmful laws, working in solidarity with our clients and being an active member of national coalitions. Through grassroots efforts, we contribute to a national movement of welcome and support for everyone - our roots may be local, but our mission is national. 

Next year, we will focus on securing a Legal Aid contract, increasing our capacity to manage demand, expanding our rights-based services, opposing the hostile environment through our Sanctuary work, and supporting our clients to navigate the cost of living crisis. In all of this, we aim to be an anchor for refugees, migrants and asylum seekers - a place they know they can turn to for safety, support, and sanctuary on their journey to rebuilding their lives. 

Finally, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Diana Fawcett, my previous longstanding Chair who is now stepping down as LRMN trustee after nine years on the Board, LRMN wouldn’t be enjoying this success without her enormous support. 

## **Rosario Guimba-Stewart, LRMN CEO** 

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## **1. Structure, Governance and Management** 

## **Constitution** 

Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (LRMN) was formed in 1991/92 and was incorporated and became a registered charity and a company limited by guarantee in 1996. It was established under a Memorandum and Articles of Association and is governed under its objects and powers. New updated Articles were adopted on 14[th] April 2016. 

## **Recruitment and Appointment of Board of Trustees** 

The management of LRMN is the responsibility of the Board of Trustees who are elected and co-opted under the terms of its Articles of Association. 

Under the requirement of the Articles of Association, each Trustee shall be appointed for a fixed term of office. Each fixed term may not exceed three years. Each director whose term of office comes to an end at the end of a fixed term in accordance with these articles is eligible for re-appointment as a director unless he or she has ceased to be eligible for such re-appointment by reason of another provision of these articles. Provided that no director shall be re-appointed for a term which would cause his or her aggregate term of office to exceed 9 years. New Trustees are selected following a formal selection process. 

The board aims to ensure that it is diverse, includes service user experience and reflects the communities we serve. 

## **Induction and Training of Board of Trustees** 

Newly elected Board of Trustees are formally welcomed and provided with a structured induction programme and LRMN information (Welcome Pack). Arrangements are made to meet with staff and current Trustees. On-going training is available to existing and new members. 

## **Risk Management** 

LRMN regularly carries out detailed risk assessments and addresses every area that is likely to pose a threat to the organisation, Board of Trustees, staff, visitors and users. Risks are divided in two: Strategic Risks which the Board of Trustees regularly review in meetings and Operational Risks which the staff, led by the CEO, examine in managers and staff meetings. Any significant Operational risks are escalated to the Strategic risk register. 

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## **Organisational structure and the decision making process** 

The Board of Trustees meets every quarter and is responsible for the strategic direction of LRMN. Each Trustee is a member of at least one sub-committee namely Finance, Risk and Compliance (FRC), Organisational Development (OD), and Fundraising and Marketing (F&M). Each sub-committee develops a plan for the activities within their remit and these form part of the Board annual plan, progress against which is monitored regularly. 

LRMN employs a CEO who works closely with the Board of Trustees and is responsible for the day to day management of the organisation. We empower refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants facing destitution and vulnerable situations by advocating for their rights, campaigning for change, supporting their wellbeing and offering emergency assistance. Supporting the CEO in her management of the organisation is the Head of Operations, who manages administration staff, volunteers and five team managers. Team managers are responsible for immigration, housing and welfare benefits advice, women’s wellbeing, community wellbeing  and mental health and admin and operation. The CEO manages the Finance Manager, Campaigns and Communications Manager and the Fundraising Officer. LRMN also employs a variety of freelance staff, supporting our services. 

The 8 managers of LRMN and the CEO form the management team and meet formally every 4-6 weeks. A staff meeting is held every 6 weeks, managers conduct staff supervision meetings every month and staff performance appraisal is held annually. 

## **Responsibilities of the Board of Trustees** 

Company and charity law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the Trustees (who are also directors of Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network for the purposes of company law) to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give an accurate view of the state of affairs of LRMN and of the surplus or deficit for that period.  In preparing those financial statements the Trustees have: 

- selected suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently 

- observed the methods and principles of charities SORP 

- made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent 

- stated whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject  to any material departures 

- disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and 

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- prepared the financial statements on an on-going concern basis (unless it is inappropriate to assume that LRMN will continue on that basis). 

The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that LRMN has appropriate financial control systems.  They are also responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose, with reasonable accuracy at any time, the financial position of LRMN and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.  It is also responsible for safeguarding the assets of LRMN and hence for taking reasonable steps for the detection and prevention of fraud and other irregularities. 

## **Members of the Board of Trustees** 

Members of the Board of Trustees are directors for the purpose of company law and trustees for the purpose of charity law, who served during the year and up to the date of this report. In so far as the Trustees are aware: 

- there is no relevant information of which LRMN’s Auditor is unaware, and 

- as the directors of LRMN they have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken in order to make themselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that LRMN’s Auditor is aware of that information. 

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on LRMN’s website. 

## **2. Public Benefit** 

## **Our vision** 

To have a fair, just and equal society where all people can live in harmony with each other and in a state of positive wellbeing. 

## **Our mission** 

To empower refugees, asylum seekers and migrants to know and exercise their rights, thrive, make a positive contribution, integrate and take control of their lives. 

## **Our values** 

Collaboration: We work together with the people we serve, our team and partners to design and deliver our services and campaigns. 

Rights-based: Human rights are at the heart of everything we do at LRMN – from how we work, to how we advocate for change. 

Integrity: We operate on the principles of honesty and integrity. 

Inclusion: From our staff, to our clients, we respect and value our differences and harness 

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the power of inclusion to help LRMN and our clients thrive. 

Equality: We are committed to building equity, diversity and inclusion into all aspects of our work, to better reflect the communities we serve, make better decisions and be more innovative. 

## **Strategic vision** 

## **Grow and improve our services** 

We aim to offer joined up and holistic services to our clients that are driven by their needs. Key to this is client feedback and involvement in decision making across LRMN. 

## **Develop effective and relevant partnerships, collaboration and influence** 

We want to work in collaboration with others to offer the best service and advocate for migrant and refugee rights. 

## **Better governance, management, financial and organisational health** 

We are bolstering our leadership and governance to ensure our services are well financed, managed and monitored - underpinned by accountability. 

## **Engaging people with lived experience** 

LRMN is committed to diversity and inclusion, focusing on including our clients and others with lived experience in designing and delivering our services. 

## **Public Benefit Statement** 

The Trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit, ‘Charities and Public Benefit’. 

LRMN’s charitable purpose is enshrined in its objects, which include ‘the advancement of education, the furtherance of health and the relief of poverty, distress and sickness’, especially through advice, support and information given to our clients. 

The Trustees ensure that this purpose is carried out for the public benefit by delivering services that are valued by our refugee, asylum seeking and migrant clients. These enable those with immigration, housing and welfare and other issues to access the right legal advice, those with health issues, both mental and physical to access the right health services for quality treatment, women who have survived gender-based abuse and men to receive counselling and therapeutic support, and those seeking employment or furthering their skills are supported. 

Our services are free, confidential and independent, thanks to the support received from statutory and charitable sources and individual donors. 

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## **3. Advocating for People’s Rights** 

## **Highlights 2021/22** 

1,738 people approached LRMN for support 

£1,582 hardship funds given 

1000+food parcels and vouchers given by LRMN, with 406 of these given at the Migrant Hub 

541 applications made to regularise immigration status 

623 given housing & welfare benefits advice 

188 women & girls supported by women’s project 

132 helped to improve their mental health and well-being 

## **Advice** 

## **Immigration** 

We want everyone who uses the immigration system to access justice fairly and equally, and get on with their lives. At LRMN, we helped clients make 541 applications to regularise immigration status in 2021/22. Over 150 of these applications have already been successful, and we continue working tirelessly to secure a positive outcome for all of our ongoing applications. We are confident that the vast majority of these will be successful, and are proud that our work helps sanctuary seekers to avert high Home Office fees, changing conditions attached to their immigration status so that our community can access desperately needed public funds and prevent destitution. 

As we have intensified our focus on the needs of the homeless, we have seen an increase in complex cases. With the impact of the pandemic, lack of access to public funds for many migrants and the recent changes in immigration policy, we expect the number of migrants facing homelessness to keep rising. Altogether, we supported about 165 homeless clients through our partnerships, such as with Depaul UK and Bench Outreach. We still continue to support residents in Lewisham, Bexley and surrounding boroughs. As there is little immigration advice services in these areas, we often support people at a point of crisis. In 2021/22, over 50% of our clients were residents of Lewisham, and Bexley. We will continue to seek legal aid funding next year, and help people in so called ‘advice deserts’ in south east London. 

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Sometimes life can be unpredictable. Cecile came to the UK to look after her ill daughter and her four grandchildren. But within a few months, her daughter sadly passed away. Quickly, Cecile applied for further leave to remain - and was given status but with no access to public funds to look after four children. Soon she fell into rent arrears and was unable to afford basic amenities - let alone the expensive Home Office fees to extend her visa further. 

That is when we met Cecile. We helped her put an urgent change of conditions application, so that she could access public funds and support her family. This was quickly granted, along with a fee waiver, so she could submit her application for Further Leave to Remain. Without our help, Cecile and her family would have been evicted, and she would have been undocumented. Cecile can now access the funds she needs to support her grandchildren without the worry of an expiring immigration status. 

## **Housing & Welfare Benefits** 

We believe that everyone deserves a safe place to call home and access the support they need to rebuild their lives.  Unfortunately, we are still seeing the effects of the pandemic on our clients who have struggled to reconnect with their support networks and access public services. This has meant a rise in complex cases that take longer to resolve, often from previous clients. In 2021/22, we supported 623 people with housing and welfare benefits advice. We work to assist with resolving rent arrears, housing situations, and improving housing situations, among other services. 

“They helped me through everything, my immigration, my housing, my everything, and today, I’m on my feet.” - LRMN Client 

At our Migrant Hub in Greenwich, we bring together other specialist organisations to offer a drop-in service, giving free advice and practical support to refugees, asylum seekers and migrants, on immigration, housing, domestic violence and more. In 2021/22, we provided information and advice to 312 people at the Migrant Hub. As we returned to more face to face services, we held community events at the Migrant Hub, including Refugee Week celebrations and regular meetings with our Community Forum. 

As the UK moves into a period of increased economic difficulty, we are anticipating an increased demand on our services, and will be focusing on continuing to build our capacity. 

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Our focus remains on assisting our clients in an empowering way, also improving knowledge of housing rights and entitlements. 

LRMN often supports people who slip through the cracks of our complex and hostile immigration system. We act as a safety net for people who would otherwise have nothing. This was the case with Liem, a Ukrainian national of Vietnamese descent. While he was visiting the UK for a holiday, a war broke out. He couldn’t return to his home in Odessa, but he was on a visitor’s visa, unable to work and with no recourse to public funds. He soon found himself at risk of homelessness and alone in an unfamiliar country, disconnected from everything he knew. LRMN immediately took steps to support Liem, using our emergency hardship funds to ensure he had somewhere to live. Liem had been failed by a loophole in the system, and the Housing Team were against the clock to find a solution. Against all odds, LRMN finally succeeded in getting the Council to agree they had a duty to give Liem a safe place to live. Meanwhile, the Immigration Team took on Liem’s case. Though he’s not able to return home to his brother and other family yet, Liem now has the right to remain in the country, work, study and apply for benefits. Like Liem, many people end up falling through the cracks of our complex system - that’s where LRMN steps in. 

## **4. Campaigning for Change** 

We campaign to make our neighbourhoods places of sanctuary - where anyone can thrive and get help when they need it, regardless of their immigration status. We campaign to make Lewisham, as well as Greenwich, into Boroughs of Sanctuary. We also participate in national campaigns by collaborating with others to build capacity, produce research and lobby for change. We are committed to this work as well as raising the voice of people with lived experience in our campaigns, through our Community Forum. 

In 2021/22, we spent the first half of the year building our Greenwich Borough of Sanctuary Group and campaigning activities, and focused on deepening Lewisham’s commitment to sanctuary. In Lewisham, we were glad to see Lewisham Hospital take positive steps to overhaul its approach to NHS charges and a total of 27 GP surgeries sign up to the Safe Surgeries scheme. We were also elated to have Little Amal, a large puppet representing the journey of unaccompanied minors from Syria, visit Lewisham, as the first Borough of 

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Sanctuary in London. The welcome she was given is the welcome we hope to see extended to everyone from a sanctuary seeking background. 

Lewisham also extended its resettlement targets to include Afghan and Ukrainian refugees and we worked together to design an appropriate response. The second half of the year was spent focusing on local elections, where we listened to hundreds of our clients to present the issues together to the local candidates. This has led to commitments from both Greenwich and Lewisham leaders to make changes to housing, healthcare and sanctuary into cornerstones of their time in office. 

Next year, we will focus on making these commitments a reality as well campaigning locally on national issues affecting our clients. 

## **5. Improving Wellbeing** 

## **Lewisham Community Wellbeing** 

We provide emotional and culturally specific support for adults living in Lewisham. This is a non-clinical service for refugees, asylum seekers and migrants from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds in partnership with Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich (BLG) MIND and others. 

In 2021/22, we supported over 130 clients - with 33% gaining employment, re-entering education and training, and volunteering. We also set up a culturally specific peer support group for Tamil speaking clients. With a view to welcome new people to our service, we met with 55 different local organisations as part of our community engagement work. 

## **Supporting Women’s* Wellbeing** 

The Women Together project addresses the main barrier migrant survivors face when accessing safety: exclusion from rights and entitlements. Therefore, we offer therapeutic support, including counselling, and a weekly women’s group to help fight isolation. We offer advice, wellbeing support and self-advocacy training to empower survivors of gender-based abuse to lead an independent, happy and financially stable life as they settle in the UK. 

We helped 55 women and girls in 2020/21 receive counselling and 188 women actively attended our women’s group meetings. In 2020/21, we focused on building resilience and independence, so survivors can access the tools for independent, fulfilling lives. This year, we held transition training to foster independence, employability and addressing barriers to inclusion for those who have recently regularised their status. Our members also engaged in art and drama workshops which gave new creative ways of expressing themselves. We also continued to support our Champions programme, which trains and 

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supports survivors to act as peer-advocates. Over the summer of 2021, we ran summer activities for 16 women and their children to provide structure, social contact and engaging activities to mothers coping with the summer break. 

“When no one else accepted me, LRMN accepted me.” 

- LRMN Client 

*Note: Please be aware that LRMN values inclusion. Therefore, when we refer to “women”, we are referring to any person who identifies as a woman. 

## **Men’s Wellbeing** 

We offer a small, dedicated, and clinically powerful counselling service to men at LRMN, engaging with people in precarious situations. Using talking therapy, we have helped 35 men over intensive sessions across 2020/21. Read more about the lives we have changed in our case study below. 

## **Access to Healthcare** 

Before the pandemic, sanctuary seekers faced entrenched barriers to accessing healthcare - from registering with a GP to NHS charges. During the pandemic, these barriers became critical. Accessing healthcare for complex cases was often vital to their wellbeing and financial stability, as many had unresolved health issues and NHS debt. Healthcare was also often key to enabling them to claim their rights and entitlements - forming the basis to accessing housing or settling immigration status. 

In response, we launched an Access to Healthcare pilot in March 2021, with the help of a student volunteer. We soon found that about 150 clients coming to our services since 2019 have stated they’re not registered with a GP. We supported 100 new clients, helping them find emergency free dental treatment, registering with GPs and advocating around NHS charges. We were even able to have one client write off £2,366 in NHS debt. 

We also held healthcare rights training facilitated by Doctors of The World for about 30 people and also recruited about 20 Covid-19 Vaccine champions in Lewisham to help inform more people about the benefits of the vaccine. We held a Lewisham Migration Forum meeting focused on this issue - bringing in NHS partners, Doctors of the World and other migrant organisations together to coordinate a response. Out of this came our drive to promote the Safer Surgeries initiative, which trains GP practices in registering migrants. We also participated in other healthcare campaigns (see Campaigns). 

When Rakeem met Lara, he thought it was a dream come true. When they got married, 

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he was granted the right to live in the UK and worked to support his wife. 

His dream soon turned into a nightmare. Soon, Lara became abusive, even locking Rakeem outside in his underwear during winter, and neglecting his health needs. After she filed for a legal divorce, Rakeem lost his right to remain in the UK. Traumatised, unwell, and now at risk in the country that had become his home, Rakeem came to LRMN. 

Through our counselling service and mental health support, LRMN helped Rakeem to start finding himself and his confidence again. Our housing team supported him out of homelessness, and he was connected to health services that empowered him to manage his own health. 

After many years of accompanying Rakeem on his journey, LRMN helped him with his application for the right to remain in the UK. He was granted permission to remain this year, allowing him to finally start living again. Unfortunately, many migrants and asylum seekers continue to live in this nightmare. 

## **6. Community** 

We provide a number of services that help people from migrant, refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds to rebuild their lives – such as gardening sessions and English language classes. We also deliver life-changing support to resettled refugees. 

In partnership with Lewisham Council and Refugee Council, we deliver life-changing support to 13 resettled refugee families from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries. In 2021/22, we helped resolve 96 cases on everything from accessing welfare support to helping children access education. We were also glad to see 10 people start training, volunteering and ESOL classes. 

We provided 35 people across our services a supportive, friendly and informal environment for students to improve their English level and build their confidence. 

In 2021/22, we introduced a new community-based service. Building People, Changing Minds works in partnership with Lewisham Local and Lewisham Speaking Up to connect members of the LRMN community with volunteering placements across Lewisham. 

## **7. Emergency support** 

Despite the easing of restrictions, the pandemic continued to affect our clients as they struggled to make ends meet. During these challenging times, we made sure to create provisions for support. We provided over 1,000 food parcels and vouchers to those in need 

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of help, and also gave away £1,582 in hardship funds to those in the most urgent situations in 2021/22. Knowing how important connection is, we also provided data and digital support, giving 50 smartphones to our clients. 

When Paula first came to LRMN, it was for help with applying for welfare benefits - but this application was the key to so much more. 

Paula lives with a disability. Unable to work, she found herself in debt. Without any savings, her situation was steadily declining, leaving her unable to afford even the most basic necessities. When she caught Covid, Paula was trapped in her home without any of the help she needed. 

Hearing about this, LRMN arranged for food parcels to be delivered to Paula’s door, ensuring she was able to eat nutritious meals. Though she had previously applied for Personal Independence Payments, LRMN helped Paula to submit a new application, using detailed medical evidence. Not only was Paula’s second application approved, her payments were backdated, helping her pay off her debt and have enough to live on. With all of this in place, Paula was able to unlock her potential, giving her a greater sense of security and independence. 

Often, LRMN works with people exactly like Paula, who face overlapping challenges. LRMN untangles these knotty issues, created deliberately by the hostile environment. 

## **8. Behind our services** 

## **Organisational health** 

We continue to focus on our strategic plan which seeks to develop our financial and organisational health, enhance our governance and management, and grow and improve our services. 

In 2021/22, we launched a new referral system, to make it easier for clients to refer themselves into our services. As we transitioned to hybrid working, we renovated our office and created our very own intranet to help staff stay up to date. We also continued to grow our workforce with 11 new staff. 

This year was also a big year for our brand, as we refreshed the branding and updated our website. Next year we plan to roll out new equity, diversity and inclusion policies and practices as well as strengthen our monitoring and evaluation mechanisms. 

“[LRMN] makes me to know that there’s still hope in life.” 

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LRMN Client 

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## **9. Financial Overview** 

The Trustees have a responsibility for ensuring the financial health of LRMN. A quarterly meeting of the Finance, Risks and Compliance committee provides an opportunity for detailed examination of the management accounts and review of the budget. The committee’s findings and any recommendations are reported to the full Board of Trustees meeting for decision. 

Despite the continuing economic challenges and the pandemic, we are pleased to say that our income streams were maintained at a similar level in 2021/22.  LRMN’s income was £1,082,693 in the year ending 31[st] March 2022 compared to £1,115,019 in the year ending 31[st] March 2021. The total expenditure was £913,179 in the year ended 31[st] March 2022 compared to £718,634 in the year ended 31[st] March 2022. Overall there was a surplus for the year of £169,514 compared with a surplus in the prior year of £396,385. 

LRMN activities in the financial year 2021/22 resulted in a surplus of £19,937 restricted and a surplus £149,577 unrestricted. The total funds at 31 March 2022 were £242,258 restricted and £664,853 unrestricted. The unrestricted funds consist of £489,853 general funds and £175,000 are designated funds £100,000 for staffing, £60,000 for premises costs and £15,000 for equipment updating. 

## **Principal funding sources** 

The principal funding sources were London Borough of Bexley CAB, Trust for London, Bromley Lewisham & Greenwich Mind, Refugee Council, The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington, Ben & Jerry's Foundation Fund - A Tides Foundation Fund, London Borough of Lewisham, Greenwich Council, London Borough of Hackney, Oak Foundation, Henry Smith Charity, City Bridge Trust, Young Londoners Fund, Access to Justice Foundation, AB Charitable Trust, GLA – Rough Sleeping Response, GLA - IARSF, Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales, The National Lottery Community Fund, London Legal Support Trust and Homeless Link with City Bridge Trust and Oak support. 

We are very grateful for all the funding received which has enabled us to continue to support our clients and deliver our services. 

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## **Reserves Policy** 

The Trustees have an amended policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (the free reserves) held by LRMN should be between three and nine months of annual expenditure. At this level, the Trustees feel that they would be able to continue the current activities in the event of a significant drop in funding, providing flexibility in achieving our objectives or covering our liabilities if LRMN is to be closed down. The current level of £664,853 free reserves is in the range of the above policy. 

The Trustees recognise that this year, the designated reserves levels provide for redundancy costs to meet contractual obligations, and premises costs in the event of a wind down and a further reserve for equipment updating. The £489,853 of general unrestricted funds provides a sensible buffer against any short term funding for a strategically important service while we continue to look for replacement funding. 

The Trustees review this policy in accordance with the Charity Commission’s guidelines on a regular basis, at least once a year. 

## **10. Acknowledgements** 

Without the support of so many important people and organisations, we would not be the organisation that we are today. We would like to extend a special thank you to the following: 

- To all our funders and corporate donors for your continued support and trust placed in us 

- Ades Cash & Carry, Fareshare, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Greggs and Perry Rise Baptist Church for their regular food donations 

- Bench Outreach for letting us use their training room free of charge for our meetings. 

## **THANK YOU** 

LRMN is extremely grateful for the support to our funders, volunteers, staff, trustees and clients for supporting us as we provide vital services. It is the generosity, hard work, and commitment of our community that allows us to respond to the needs of refugees, migrants and sanctuary seekers across London. 

The Trustees are satisfied that Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network is well placed to fulfil these and its overall purposes. 

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Each of the trustees has confirmed that there is no information of which they are aware which is relevant to the audit, but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirmed that they have taken appropriate steps to identify such relevant information and to establish that the auditor is aware of such information. 

The auditor, Warner Wilde, is deemed to be reappointed under section 487(2) of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Declaration** 

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees Report above. 


22 December 2022 

Signed on behalf of the Trustees 

V Scott 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

The trustees, who are also the directors of Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network for the purpose of company law, are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Company Law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that year. 

In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; 

- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;  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 adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements  comply with the Companies Act 2006. 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. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT** 

## **TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **Opinion** 

We have audited the financial statements of Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2022 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 _The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland_ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) . 

In our opinion, the financial statements: 

- give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2022 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, for the year then ended; 

- have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and 

- have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. 

## **Basis for opinion** 

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the _Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements_ section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and the provisions available for small entities, in the circumstances set out in note 23 to the financial statements, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 

## **Conclusions relating to going concern** 

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. 

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. 

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. 

## **Other information** 

The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. 

We have nothing to report in this regard. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** 

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion: 

- the information given in the financial statements is inconsistent in any material respect with the trustees' r eport; or 

- sufficient accounting records have not been kept; or 

- the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records; or 

- we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit. 

## **Responsibilities of trustees** 

As explained more fully in the  s tatement of trustees'  r esponsibilities, the trustees, who are also the directors of the charity for the purpose of company law, are  responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the  trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are  responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 

## **Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements** 

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with the Act and relevant regulations made or having effect thereunder. 

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. 

The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud, is detailed below . 

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows: 

the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate competence, capabilities and skills to identify or recognise non-compliance with applicable laws and regulations; 

we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the charity through discussions with trustees and other management, and from our knowledge and experience of the charity and faith sector; 

we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the charity, the Charities Act 2011, taxation legislation, data protection, employment, environmental and health and safety legislation; 

we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management; and 

identified laws and regulations were communicated within the audit team regularly and the team remained alert to instances of non-compliance throughout the audit. 

We assessed the susceptibility of the company’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by: 

making enquiries of management as to where they considered there was susceptibility to fraud, their knowledge of actual, suspected and alleged fraud; 

considering the internal controls in place to mitigate risks of fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations; and 

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LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NEfwoRK
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (coKfiNUED)
TO THE TRUSTEES OF LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK
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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

|**Current financial year**<br>**Unrestricted Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**general d esignated**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**3**<br>148,439<br>-<br>915,744<br>Charitable activities<br>**4**<br>14,742<br>-<br>-<br>Other trading activities<br>**5**<br>1,415<br>-<br>-<br>Investments<br>**6**<br>2,353<br>-<br>-<br>**Total income**<br>166,949<br>-<br>915,744<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>Immigration<br>**7**<br>3,624<br>-<br>299,190<br>Campaign and Advocacy<br>**7**<br>566<br>-<br>124,098<br>Refugee Resettlement<br>**7**<br>1,416<br>-<br>102,994<br>Mental Health<br>**7**<br>1,699<br>-<br>99,912<br>Housing and Welfare<br>**7**<br>1,132<br>-<br>53,920<br>Women Together<br>**7**<br>1,036<br>-<br>76,355<br>Other projects<br>**7**<br>4,019<br>-<br>141,053<br>**Total charitable expenditure**<br>13,492<br>-<br>897,522<br>Other<br>**12**<br>2,165<br>-<br>-<br>**Total expenditure**<br>15,657<br>-<br>897,522<br>**Net incoming resources before transfers**<br>151,292<br>-<br>18,222<br>Gross transfers between funds<br>(1,715)<br>-<br>1,715<br>**Net income for the year/**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>149,577<br>-<br>19,937<br>Fund balances at 1 April 2021<br>340,276<br>175,000<br>222,321<br>**Fund balances at 31 March 2022**<br>489,853<br>175,000<br>242,258|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>1,064,183<br>14,742<br>1,415<br>2,353<br>1,082,693<br>302,814<br>124,664<br>104,410<br>101,611<br>55,052<br>77,391<br>145,072<br>911,014<br>2,165<br>913,179<br>169,514<br>-<br>169,514<br>737,597<br>907,111|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>1,077,891<br>33,635<br>-<br>3,493<br>1,115,019<br>152,823<br>115,608<br>22,068<br>68,229<br>42,175<br>112,773<br>204,958<br>718,634<br>-<br>718,634<br>396,385<br>-<br>396,385<br>341,212<br>737,597|
|---|---|---|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. 

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

The statement of financial activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (CONTINUED) INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **Prior financial year** 

|**Unrestricted Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**general d esignated**<br>**2021**<br>**2021**<br>**2021**<br>**Notes**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>**3**<br>171,952<br>-<br>905,939<br>Charitable activities<br>**4**<br>33,635<br>-<br>-<br>Investments<br>**6**<br>3,493<br>-<br>-<br>**Total income**<br>209,080<br>-<br>905,939<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Charitable activities<br>Immigration<br>**7**<br>13,904<br>-<br>138,919<br>Campaign and Advocacy<br>**7**<br>10,504<br>-<br>105,104<br>Refugee Resettlement<br>**7**<br>2,005<br>-<br>20,063<br>Mental Health<br>**7**<br>6,199<br>-<br>62,030<br>Housing and Welfare<br>**7**<br>3,832<br>-<br>38,343<br>Women Together<br>**7**<br>10,247<br>-<br>102,526<br>Other projects<br>**7**<br>18,622<br>-<br>186,336<br>**Total charitable expenditure**<br>65,313<br>-<br>653,321<br>**Total expenditure**<br>65,313<br>-<br>653,321<br>**Net incoming resources before transfers**<br>143,767<br>-<br>252,618<br>Gross transfers between funds<br>50,328<br>80,000<br>(130,328)<br>**Net income for the year/**<br>**Net movement in funds**<br>194,095<br>80,000<br>122,290<br>Fund balances at 1 April 2020<br>146,181<br>95,000<br>100,031<br>**Fund balances at 31 March 2021**<br>340,276<br>175,000<br>222,321|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>1,077,891<br>33,635<br>3,493<br>1,115,019<br>152,823<br>115,608<br>22,068<br>68,229<br>42,175<br>112,773<br>204,958<br>718,634<br>718,634<br>396,385<br>-<br>396,385<br>341,212<br>737,597|
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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **BALANCE SHEET** 

## _**AS AT 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

|**Notes**<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>**13**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>**14**<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within**<br>**one year**<br>**15**<br>Net current assets<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Income funds**<br>Restricted funds<br>**17**<br>Unrestricted funds<br>Designated funds<br>**18**<br>General unrestricted funds|**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>18,980<br>94,965<br>915,662<br>1,010,627<br>(122,496)<br>888,131<br>907,111<br>242,258<br>175,000<br>489,853<br>664,853<br>907,111|**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>20,106<br>166,483<br>736,664<br>903,147<br>(185,656)<br>717,491<br>737,597<br>222,321<br>175,000<br>340,276<br>515,276<br>737,597|**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>20,106<br>166,483<br>736,664<br>903,147<br>(185,656)<br>717,491<br>737,597<br>222,321<br>175,000<br>340,276<br>515,276<br>737,597|
|---|---|---|---|
||1,010,627<br>(122,496)|903,147<br>(185,656)||
||175,000<br>489,853|175,000<br>340,276||
||||737,597|
||||222,321<br>515,276|
|||||
||||737,597|



The company is entitled to the exemption from the audit requirement contained in section 477 of the Companies Act 2006, for the year ended 31 March 2022, although an audit has been carried out under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011. 

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements under the requirements of the Companies Act 2006, for the year in question in accordance with section 476. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. 

The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 22 December 2022 

.............................. V Scott **Trustee** 

**Company registration number 3252691** 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

|**Notes**<br>**Cash flows from operating activities**<br>Cash generated from operations<br>**21**<br>**Investing activities**<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>Investment income received<br>**Net cash used in investing activities**<br>**Net cash used in financing activities**<br>**Net increase in cash and cash equivalents**<br>Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at end of year**|**2022**<br>**£**<br>(5,485)<br>2,353|**£**<br>182,130<br>(3,132)<br>-<br>178,998<br>736,664<br>915,662|**2021**<br>**£**<br>(17,574)<br>3,493|**£**<br>301,323<br>(14,081)<br>-<br>287,242<br>449,422<br>736,664|
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**LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **Charity information** 

Lewisham Refugee and Migrant Network is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 341 Evelyn Street, London, SE8 5QX. 

## **1.1 Accounting convention** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document,  the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. 

The  financial statements are prepared in sterling , which is the functional currency of the  charity .  Monetary a mounts  in these financial statements are  rounded to the nearest £. 

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below. 

## **1.2 Going concern** 

At the time of approving the financial statements, the  trustees have  a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees  continue  to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements. 

## **1.3 Charitable funds** 

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives. 

Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements. 

Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity. 

## **1.4 Income** 

Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received. 

Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount.  Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under  Gift Aid or  deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation. 

Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

**(Continued)** 

## **1.5 Expenditure** 

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. 

Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. 

## **1.6 Tangible fixed assets** 

Tangible fixed assets  are initially measured at cost and subsequently measured at cost or valuation, net of depreciation and any impairment losses. 

Depreciation is recognised so as to write off the cost or valuation of assets less their residual values over their useful lives on the following bases: 

Fixtures, fittings and equipment 

20% Reducing Balance 

The gain or loss arising on the disposal of an asset is determined as the difference between the sale proceeds and the carrying value of the asset, and is recognised in the statement of financial activities . 

## **1.7 Impairment of fixed assets** 

At each reporting end date, the  charity  reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if any ) . 

## **1.8 Cash and cash equivalents** 

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities. 

## **1.9 Financial instruments** 

The  charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments. 

Financial instruments are recognised in the  charity 's  balance sheet  when the  charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. 

Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously. 

## _**Basic financial assets**_ 

Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

## **(Continued)** 

## _**Basic financial liabilities**_ 

Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future p aymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised. 

Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method. 

Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of  operations  from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method. 

## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_ 

Financial liabilities are derecognised when the  charity ’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled. 

## **1.10 Employee benefits** 

The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received. 

Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the  charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits. 

## **1.11 Retirement benefits** 

Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due. 

## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements** 

In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates. 

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **3 Donations and legacies** 

|**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**general**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Donations and gifts<br>14,663<br>-<br>Grants<br>133,776<br>915,744<br>148,439<br>915,744|**Total**Unrestricted<br>funds<br>general<br>**2022**<br>2021<br>**£**<br>£<br>14,663<br>16,167<br>1,049,520<br>155,785<br>1,064,183<br>171,952|Restricted<br>funds<br>2021<br>£<br>-<br>905,939<br>905,939|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>16,167<br>1,061,724<br>1,077,891|
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|**Donations and legacies**||||||**(Continued)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total**|Unrestricted|Restricted|<br>Total|
||**funds**|**funds**||funds|funds||
||**general**|||general|||
||**2022**|**2022**|**2022**|2021|2021|<br>2021|
||**£**|**£**|**£**|£|£|<br>£|
|**Grants receivable for core**|||||||
|**activities**|||||||
|AB Charitable Trust|24,000|-|24,000|20,000|2,500|<br>22,500|
|Bromley Lewisham|||||||
|Greenwich Mind/Community|||||||
|Wellbeing|-|97,460|97,460|-|132,437|<br>132,437|
|City Bridge Trust|-|42,300|42,300|-|42,300|<br>42,300|
|City Bridge Trust - TNCLF|||||||
|Covid19 Response Fund -|||||||
|Wave 3|-|-|-|-|35,560|<br>35,560|
|City Bridge Trust - TNCLF -|||||||
|Covid 19 Response Fund -|||||||
|Wave 4|-|4,125|4,125|-|4,125|<br>4,125|
|GLA Funding - Covid 19 -|||||||
|Rough Sleeping Response|-|77,237|77,237|-|42,043|<br>42,043|
|GLA - Immigration Advice for|||||||
|Rough Sleepers (IARSF)|-|72,000|72,000|-|-|<br>-|
|The Refugee Council|-|104,467|104,467|-|39,996|<br>39,996|
|Oak Foundation|12,776|86,487|99,263|51,277|67,421|<br>118,698|
|Advice Lewisham/ LBL Core|-|36,000|36,000|-|36,000|<br>36,000|
|The Charity of Sir Richard|||||||
|Whittington|28,000|-|28,000|38,500|-|<br>38,500|
|The Big Lottery|-|71,810|71,810|-|155,158|<br>155,158|
|Trust for London - Housing|||||||
|& Welfare|-|25,000|25,000|-|-|<br>-|
|London Borough Lewisham|35,000|-|35,000|-|31,250|<br>31,250|
|Lloyds Bank Foundation for|||||||
|England & Wales|30,000|-|30,000|20,000|22,500|<br>42,500|
|London Borough Bexley|||||||
|CAB/Trust for London|-|30,000|30,000|-|15,000|<br>15,000|
|Henry Smith Foundation|-|44,025|44,025|-|20,000|<br>20,000|
|London Borough Hackney|-|59,185|59,185|-|-|<br>-|
|Young Londoners Fund|-|29,823|29,823|-|47,714|<br>47,714|
|London Legal Support|-|11,611|11,611|12,400|-|<br>12,400|
|Access to Justice -|||||||
|Community Justice Fund|-|5,439|5,439|-|69,561|<br>69,561|



## **3 Donations and legacies** 

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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

|**3 Donations and legacies**<br>Greenwich Council<br>Phoebe Centre Immigration<br>Advice<br>Ben & Jerry's Foundation<br>Fund - A Fund of Tides<br>Foundation<br>The Barrow Cadbury Trust -<br>Covid 19 Support Fund<br>Responding to the<br>Resilience Link 2 -<br>Homeless Link/CBT/Oak<br>Martin Lewis Coronafund<br>London Community<br>(unrestricted LCF for I.T.)<br>Mrs Smith & Mount<br>Refugee Action - Respond<br>and Adapt Programme<br>UKAWJ - UK Association of<br>Women Judges<br>Other|-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>4,000<br>133,776|20,000<br>6,425<br>29,029<br>-<br>25,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>820<br>10,000<br>27,501<br>915,744|20,000<br>6,425<br>29,029<br>-<br>25,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>10,000<br>27,501<br>1,049,520|-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>9,500<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>4,108<br>155,785|**(Continued)**<br>20,000<br>20,000<br>-<br>-<br>25,233<br>25,233<br>48,284<br>48,284<br>-<br>10,000<br>10,000<br>5,000<br>14,500<br>5,000<br>5,000<br>12,000<br>12,000<br>-<br>-<br>16,857<br>20,965<br>905,939<br>1,061,724|
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'Other' includes: 

2022: Award for All £8,396; NLCF Therapeutic Leadership for Women £7,500; Ben & Jerry's Foundation Fund - Tides Covid-19 support £5,000; Access to Justice - Community Justice - Funder Plus £392; NHS Covid-19 Event Funding £720; London Refugee Churches Fud £1,500; Hack Foundation £250 and Donate for Refugees £361. 

2021: CAF Covid Emergency Fund £5,000; Charity Checkout £1,329; Leathersellers Company Charitable Fund (Emergency Small Grant) £1,500; Anna Kroch Foundation £1,050; London Refugee Churches Fund £1,650, Hack Foundation £200 and Donate for Refugees £1,120. 

## **4 Charitable activities** 

Other income 

|**Charitable**|**Charitable**|
|---|---|
|**Income**|**Income**|
|**2022**|**2021**|
|**£**|**£**|
|14,742|33,635|



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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **5 Other trading activities** 

||**Unrestricted**|Total|
|---|---|---|
||**funds**||
||**general**||
||**2022**|2021|
||**£**|£|
|Fundraising events|1,415|-|
|**Investments**|||
||**Unrestricted**|Unrestricted|
||**funds**|funds|
||**general**|general|
||**2022**|2021|
||**£**|£|
|Interest receivable|2,353|3,493|



## **6 Investments** 

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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **7 Charitable activities** 

|**Immigration**<br>**Campaign**<br>**and Advocacy**<br>**Refugee**<br>**Resettlement**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Staff costs<br>214,360<br>85,478<br>85,048<br>Depreciation and impairment<br>987<br>211<br>528<br>Destitution expenses<br>1<br>-<br>-<br>Project costs<br>40,460<br>22,177<br>1,030<br>Premises<br>3,781<br>4,210<br>273<br>Office costs<br>3,592<br>2,233<br>1,327<br>263,181<br>114,309<br>88,206<br>Grant funding of activities (see note 8)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Share of support costs (see note 9)<br>35,895<br>10,000<br>15,316<br>Share of governance costs (see note 9)<br>3,738<br>355<br>888<br>302,814<br>124,664<br>104,410<br>**Analysis by fund**<br>Unrestricted funds - general<br>3,624<br>566<br>1,416<br>Restricted funds<br>299,190<br>124,098<br>102,994<br>302,814<br>124,664<br>104,410|**Mental**<br>**Health**<br>**Housing**<br>**and Welfare**<br>**Women**<br>**Together**<br>**Other**<br>**projects**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>76,030<br>53,535<br>38,179<br>59,741<br>633<br>422<br>386<br>369<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,385<br>961<br>17,985<br>19,708<br>2,008<br>1,589<br>6,679<br>3,047<br>509<br>924<br>2,512<br>2,209<br>80,565<br>57,431<br>65,741<br>85,074<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>19,980<br>(3,089)<br>11,000<br>59,376<br>1,066<br>710<br>650<br>622<br>101,611<br>55,052<br>77,391<br>145,072<br>1,699<br>1,132<br>1,036<br>4,019<br>99,912<br>53,920<br>76,355<br>141,053<br>101,611<br>55,052<br>77,391<br>145,072|**Total**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>612,371<br>3,536<br>1<br>103,706<br>21,587<br>13,306<br>754,507<br>-<br>148,478<br>8,029<br>911,014<br>13,492<br>897,522<br>911,014|**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>418,844<br>-<br>-<br>112,331<br>18,810<br>15,062<br>565,047<br>1,835<br>148,172<br>3,580<br>718,634<br>65,313<br>653,321<br>718,634|
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"other" includes Destitution & Community; Migrant Hub; Young Londoners Fund and COVID response. Please refer to Restricted Funds note 17 and the Donations and Legacies note 3 for more detailed information regarding income and expenditure relating to these activities. 

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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **7 Charitable activities** 

|**Charitable activities**<br>**For the year ended 31 March 2021**<br>**Immigration Campaign and**<br>**Advocacy**<br>**Refugee**<br>**Resettlement**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Staff costs<br>36,016<br>81,591<br>18,238<br>Project costs<br>14,463<br>17,221<br>545<br>Premises<br>859<br>4,871<br>711<br>Office costs<br>3,221<br>969<br>410<br>54,559<br>104,652<br>19,904<br>Grant funding of activities (see note 8)<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Share of support costs (see note 9)<br>97,487<br>10,383<br>2,055<br>Share of governance costs (see note 9)<br>777<br>573<br>109<br>152,823<br>115,608<br>22,068<br>**Analysis by fund**<br>Unrestricted funds - general<br>13,904<br>10,504<br>2,005<br>Restricted funds<br>138,919<br>105,104<br>20,063<br>152,823<br>115,608<br>22,068|**(Continued)**<br>**Mental**<br>**Health**<br>**Housing**<br>**and Welfare**<br>**Women**<br>**Together**<br>**Other**<br>**projects**<br>**Total**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>57,456<br>38,343<br>80,414<br>106,786<br>418,844<br>1,256<br>-<br>15,934<br>62,912<br>112,331<br>2,230<br>-<br>2,763<br>7,376<br>18,810<br>645<br>-<br>3,042<br>6,775<br>15,062<br>61,587<br>38,343<br>102,153<br>183,849<br>565,047<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>1,835<br>1,835<br>6,304<br>3,623<br>10,061<br>18,259<br>148,172<br>338<br>209<br>559<br>1,015<br>3,580<br>68,229<br>42,175<br>112,773<br>204,958<br>718,634<br>6,199<br>3,832<br>10,247<br>18,622<br>65,313<br>62,030<br>38,343<br>102,526<br>186,336<br>653,321<br>68,229<br>42,175<br>112,773<br>204,958<br>718,634|
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"other" includes Destitution & Community; Migrant Hub; Young Londoners Fund and COVID response. Please refer to Restricted Funds note 17 and the Donations and Legacies note 3 for more detailed information regarding income and expenditure relating to these activities. 

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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **8 Grants payable** 

|Grants to institutions:<br>Other<br>-<br>**Support costs**<br>**Support**<br>**costs**<br>**Governance**<br>**costs**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Staff costs<br>140,308<br>-<br>Finance & admin:<br>Project costs<br>4,708<br>-<br>Finance & admin:<br>Premises<br>1,548<br>-<br>Finance & admin: Office<br>costs<br>326<br>-<br>Finance & admin: Other<br>costs<br>1,003<br>-<br>Sundry expenses<br>585<br>-<br>Audit fees<br>-<br>8,029<br>148,478<br>8,029<br>Analysed between<br>Charitable activities<br>148,478<br>8,029|**2022**<br>**£**<br>140,308<br>4,709<br>1,548<br>326<br>1,003<br>585<br>8,029<br>156,508<br>156,507|Support<br>costs<br>Governance<br>costs<br>£<br>£<br>133,010<br>-<br>4,063<br>-<br>399<br>-<br>2,219<br>-<br>5,026<br>-<br>3,455<br>-<br>-<br>3,580<br>148,172<br>3,580<br>148,172<br>3,580|Other<br>projects<br>2021<br>£<br>1,835<br>2021<br>£<br>133,010<br>4,063<br>399<br>2,219<br>5,026<br>3,455<br>3,580<br>151,752<br>151,752|
|---|---|---|---|



## **9 Support costs** 

Governance costs includes payments to the auditors of £ 3,613 for the audit fees for the 31 March 2021 accounts and an accrual of £6745 plus VAT for the preparation of the accounts and audit thereon of the 31 March 2022 accounts. 

## **10 Trustees** 

None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year. 

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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **11 Employees** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was: 

|Management<br>Immigration<br>Advisory<br>Finance and Administration<br>Other<br>Total<br>**Employment costs**<br>Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Other pension costs|**2022**<br>**Number**<br>2<br>10<br>10<br>3<br>-<br>25<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>675,345<br>62,774<br>14,560<br>752,679|**2021**<br>**Number**<br>2<br>5<br>5<br>2<br>4<br>18<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>500,280<br>41,404<br>10,170<br>551,854|
|---|---|---|



The total cost to the charity of Key Management Personnel (which is defined as the Senior Leadership Team), is £106,282. This includes gross salaries, employer's national insurance and employer's pension contributions. 

The number of employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000 is as follows: 

|**2022**<br>**Number**<br>60,001 - 70,000<br>1<br>**12**<br>**Other**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**general**<br>**2022**<br>Net loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets<br>2,165<br>2,165|**2021**<br>**Number**<br>-<br>Total<br>£<br>2021<br>-<br>-|
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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

|**13**<br>**Tangible fixed assets**<br>**Fixtures, fittings and equipment**<br>**£**<br>**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>60,352<br>Additions<br>5,485<br>Disposals<br>(34,081)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>31,756<br>**Depreciation and impairment**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>40,245<br>Depreciation charged in the year<br>4,447<br>Eliminated in respect of disposals<br>(31,916)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>12,776<br>**Carrying amount**<br>At 31 March 2022<br>18,980<br>At 31 March 2021<br>20,106<br>**14**<br>**Debtors**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**Amounts falling due within one year:**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Other debtors<br>88,616<br>160,742<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>6,349<br>5,741<br>94,965<br>166,483<br>**15**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|**13**<br>**Tangible fixed assets**<br>**Fixtures, fittings and equipment**<br>**£**<br>**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>60,352<br>Additions<br>5,485<br>Disposals<br>(34,081)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>31,756<br>**Depreciation and impairment**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>40,245<br>Depreciation charged in the year<br>4,447<br>Eliminated in respect of disposals<br>(31,916)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>12,776<br>**Carrying amount**<br>At 31 March 2022<br>18,980<br>At 31 March 2021<br>20,106<br>**14**<br>**Debtors**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**Amounts falling due within one year:**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Other debtors<br>88,616<br>160,742<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>6,349<br>5,741<br>94,965<br>166,483<br>**15**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|**13**<br>**Tangible fixed assets**<br>**Fixtures, fittings and equipment**<br>**£**<br>**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>60,352<br>Additions<br>5,485<br>Disposals<br>(34,081)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>31,756<br>**Depreciation and impairment**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>40,245<br>Depreciation charged in the year<br>4,447<br>Eliminated in respect of disposals<br>(31,916)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>12,776<br>**Carrying amount**<br>At 31 March 2022<br>18,980<br>At 31 March 2021<br>20,106<br>**14**<br>**Debtors**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**Amounts falling due within one year:**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Other debtors<br>88,616<br>160,742<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>6,349<br>5,741<br>94,965<br>166,483<br>**15**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|**13**<br>**Tangible fixed assets**<br>**Fixtures, fittings and equipment**<br>**£**<br>**Cost**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>60,352<br>Additions<br>5,485<br>Disposals<br>(34,081)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>31,756<br>**Depreciation and impairment**<br>At 1 April 2021<br>40,245<br>Depreciation charged in the year<br>4,447<br>Eliminated in respect of disposals<br>(31,916)<br>At 31 March 2022<br>12,776<br>**Carrying amount**<br>At 31 March 2022<br>18,980<br>At 31 March 2021<br>20,106<br>**14**<br>**Debtors**<br>**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**Amounts falling due within one year:**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Other debtors<br>88,616<br>160,742<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>6,349<br>5,741<br>94,965<br>166,483<br>**15**<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**<br>Other taxation and social security<br>Deferred income<br>**16**<br>Trade creditors<br>Other creditors<br>Accruals|**2022**<br>**£**<br>-<br>80,174<br>8,857<br>17,727<br>15,738<br>122,496|**2021**<br>**£**<br>12,914<br>148,394<br>-<br>-<br>24,348<br>185,656|



|||**2022**|**2021**|
|---|---|---|---|
||**Notes**|**£**|**£**|
|Other taxation and social security||-|12,914|
|Deferred income|**16**|80,174|148,394|
|Trade creditors||8,857|-|
|Other creditors||17,727|-|
|Accruals||15,738|24,348|
|||122,496|185,656|



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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **16 Deferred income** 

|**2022**<br>**£**<br>Other deferred income<br>80,174<br>Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows:<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>Deferred income is included within:<br>Current liabilities<br>80,174<br>Movements in the year:<br>Deferred income at 1 April 2021<br>148,394<br>Released from previous periods<br>(148,394)<br>Resources deferred in the year<br>80,174<br>Deferred income at 31 March 2022<br>80,174|**2021**<br>**£**<br>148,394<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>148,394<br>79,936<br>(79,936)<br>148,394<br>148,394|
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## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **17 Restricted funds** 

The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes: 

|**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2020**<br>**r**<br>**£**<br>Destitution & Community<br>14,608<br>Immigration<br>16,985<br>Campaign & Advocacy<br>17,188<br>Housing & Welfare<br>(7,555)<br>Mental Health<br>(24,926)<br>Women Together<br>29,924<br>Migrant Hub<br>14,142<br>Refugee Resettlement<br>9,539<br>Young Londoners Fund<br>19,211<br>Covid response fund<br>-<br>Training & Employment<br>10,915<br>100,031|**Movement in funds**<br>**Incoming**<br>**esources**<br>**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2021**<br>**r**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>161,702<br>(127,093)<br>(13,053)<br>26,059<br>185,769<br>(138,919)<br>(34,830)<br>39,110<br>108,080<br>(105,104)<br>(13,000)<br>7,165<br>42,300<br>(38,343)<br>(4,000)<br>(7,598)<br>132,437<br>(62,030)<br>(19,980)<br>25,501<br>124,881<br>(102,526)<br>(21,704)<br>30,575<br>25,000<br>(6,893)<br>(3,500)<br>28,749<br>39,996<br>(20,063)<br>(3,292)<br>26,180<br>47,714<br>(27,945)<br>(5,800)<br>33,180<br>35,560<br>(20,237)<br>(1,922)<br>13,400<br>2,500<br>(4,168)<br>(9,247)<br>-<br>905,939<br>(653,321)<br>(130,328)<br>222,321|**Movement in funds**<br>**Incoming**<br>**esources**<br>**Resources**<br>**expended**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>54,553<br>(37,314)<br>310,561<br>(299,192)<br>137,328<br>(124,098)<br>90,965<br>(53,920)<br>97,461<br>(99,912)<br>64,046<br>(76,354)<br>20,720<br>(26,197)<br>105,287<br>(102,994)<br>29,823<br>(64,110)<br>5,000<br>(13,431)<br>-<br>-<br>915,744<br>(897,522)|**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March 2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>567<br>43,865<br>10<br>50,489<br>-<br>20,395<br>-<br>29,447<br>-<br>23,050<br>-<br>18,267<br>-<br>23,272<br>-<br>28,473<br>1,107<br>-<br>31<br>5,000<br>-<br>-<br>1,715<br>242,258|
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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **17 Restricted funds** 

**(Continued)** 

Notes on 2022 Funds/Projects 

## **Destitution & Community** 

We provided over 1,000 food parcels and vouchers to those in need of help and provided hardship funds and emergency support to those in the most urgent situations in 2021/22.  Principal funders included Access to Justice, Homeless Link, UKAWJ, London Legal Support and Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Fund – Covid 19 support. 

## **Immigration** 

We helped clients make  541 applications to regularise immigration status in 2021/22. Over 150 of these applications have already been successful. Altogether, we supported about 165  homeless clients through our partnerships, such as with Depaul UK and Bench Outreach. Principal funders included GLA IARS, Hackney Council, London Borough of Bexley, London Borough of Lewisham and the Oak Foundation. 

## **Campaign & Advocacy** 

In 2021/22, we spent the first half of the year building our Greenwich Borough of Sanctuary Group. The second half of the year was spent focusing on local elections, which led to commitments from both Greenwich and Lewisham leaders to make changes to housing, healthcare, and sanctuary into cornerstones of their time in office. Principal funders were Big Lottery Advice, Ben & Jerry’s Fund Foundation and Oak Foundation. 

## **Housing & Welfare** 

In 2021/22, we supported  623  people with housing and welfare benefits advice.  Principal funders were City Bridge Trust, Trust for London and Oak Foundation. 

## **Mental Health** 

In 2021/22, we supported over 130 clients - with 33% gaining employment, re-entering education and training, and volunteering.  We offer a small, dedicated, and clinically powerful counselling service to men at LRMN, we have helped 35 men over intensive sessions across 2020/21. Funding is through the Lewisham Mental Health Project. 

## **Women Together** 

We helped 55 women and girls receive counselling and 188 women  actively attended our women’s group meetings. Over the summer of 2021, we ran summer activities for 16 women and their children.  Principal funders are the Henry Smith Foundation. 

## **Migrant Hub** 

At our Migrant Hub in Greenwich we provided information and advice to  312 people . The principal funders are Greenwich Council. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **17 Restricted funds** 

**(Continued)** 

## **Refugee Resettlement** 

In partnership with Le wisham Council and Refugee Council, we deliver life-changing support to 13 resettled refugee families from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and other countries. In 2021/22, we helped resolve 96 cases on everything from accessing welfare support to helping children access education. We were also glad to see 10 people start training, volunteering and ESOL classes.  We provided  35  people across our services a supportive, friendly, and informal environment for students to improve their English level and build their confidence.  The principal funder is the Refugee Council. 

Notes on 2021 Funds/Projects 

## **Destitution – Emergency support /Covid Response Fund** 

We transformed our Migrant Hub into a food bank each week handing out food to over 30 families We also partnered with Pepy’s Social Supermarket to offer clients 150 free memberships to Pepy’s supermarket. We also provided £38,391 in hardship funds and provided data and digital support to our digitally excluded clients, giving 53 devices to our clients across our services.  The principal funders were Oak Foundation, The Lloyds Bank Foundation for England & Wales – DCMS/Covid 19 recovery, The Barrow Cadbury Trust – Covid 19 Fund, The London Community Fund (For I.T.), The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington, Martin Lewis Coronafund, Refugee Action – Respond & Adapt and City Bridge Trust. 

## **Immigration** 

We provided advice and casework support to 652 people in 2020/21 and assisted 183 people to regularise their immigration status, helped 65 people avoid high Home Office fees and helped 29 people change the conditions attached to their immigration status’ to help them access public funds in 2020/21. To support the government’s ‘Everyone In’ policy of housing rough sleepers during the pandemic, we gave immigration advice to 81 people temporarily housed in London hotels. The principal funders were Big Lottery, Access to Justice - Community Justice Fund, GLA Funding- Covid 19 – Rough Sleeping Response, Lewisham Council and Oak Foundation. 

## **Campaign & Advocacy** 

We are campaigning to make Lewisham, Greenwich, and Southwark into boroughs of sanctuary - building our councils, schools, universities, hospitals and more into havens for sanctuary seekers. 

Our campaigning is driven by local forums in Greenwich and Lewisham, LRMN chairs these forums and partners closely with the Southwark forum. Lewisham Council became the first Council of Sanctuary in the UK. Principal funders were the Oak Foundation, Big Lottery and Ben & Jerry’s Foundation Fund – A Tides Foundation Fund. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** 

## _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **17 Restricted funds** 

**(Continued)** 

## **Housing & Welfare** 

We supported clients to navigate online public services and gave them devices and data provision where needed. In 2020/21, we helped 405 people access better housing and welfare benefits - where about 218 were either assisted with resolving their rent arrears, housing situation, or improving their housing conditions. **31 families** accessed emergency housing (Section 17) 

- **50 people** prevented from becoming homeless 

- **100% success rate** in housing tribunals 

Our principal funders were City Bridge Trust, Refugee Council, TNCLF – Wave 3 and Big Lottery. 

## **Mental Health/ Training & Employment** 

We helped over 175 clients manage their wellbeing through the pandemic and supported them in building digital and employability skills. 

Overall, 11 gained employment, 54 re-entered education and training, 22 started volunteering. Principal funders were Bromley, Lewisham & Greenwich Mind – Community Wellbeing. 

## **Women Together** 

We supported over 225 women and girls from  refugee, asylum seeker and migrant backgrounds who have experienced trauma due to gender-based violence in 2020/21. To meet the rising need, we recruited  about 103 members to our women’s group and  introduced a Championship programme that trained about 17 women on their rights, building self-esteem, offering peer support and how to refer others to LRMN. Since working with the Champion volunteers, most of the referrals into our women’s group have been through them - reaching people we would have never reached before.  The principal funders were Big Lottery and Henry Smith Foundation. 

## **Migrant Hub** 

We continued to support 161 referrals with immigration support and signposted to our Hub partners. Our principal funders were Greenwich Council. 

## **Refugee Resettlement** 

We support over 14 families under the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme and Vulnerable Children’s Resettlement Scheme. We helped resolve 88 cases on everything from accessing welfare support to helping children access education. The principal funder was the Refugee Council 

## **The Young Londoners Fund** 

We gave advice to 58 young people without regular immigration status and helped 40% to gain immigration status.  The funder was the Young Londoner’s Fund. 

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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **18 Designated funds** 

The income funds of the charity include the following designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes: 

|**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2020**<br>**£**<br>Staffing<br>65,000<br>Equipment updates<br>-<br>Premises<br>30,000<br>95,000|**Movement**<br>**in funds**<br>**Transfers**<br>**Balance at**<br>**1 April 2021**<br>**Incoming**<br>**resources**<br>**Balance at**<br>**31 March 2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>35,000<br>100,000<br>-<br>100,000<br>15,000<br>15,000<br>-<br>15,000<br>30,000<br>60,000<br>-<br>60,000<br>80,000<br>175,000<br>-<br>175,000|
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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

|**19**<br>**Analysis of net assets between funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Designated**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**2022**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>Fund balances at 31 March 2022 are represented<br>by:<br>Tangible assets<br>18,980<br>-<br>-<br>Current assets/(liabilities)<br>470,873<br>175,000<br>242,258<br>489,853<br>175,000<br>242,258|**Total**Unrestricted<br>funds<br>Designated<br>funds<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>**2022**<br>2021<br>2021<br>2021<br>**£**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>18,980<br>20,106<br>-<br>-<br>888,131<br>320,170<br>175,000<br>222,321<br>907,111<br>340,276<br>175,000<br>222,321|Total<br>2021<br>£<br>20,106<br>717,491<br>737,597|
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## **LEWISHAM REFUGEE AND MIGRANT NETWORK** 

## **NOTES TO THE  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022**_ 

## **20 Related party transactions** 

There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2021  - none) . 

|**21**<br>**Cash generated from operations**<br>Surplus for the year<br>Adjustments for:<br>Investment income recognised in statement of financial activities<br>Loss on disposal of tangible fixed assets<br>Depreciation and impairment of tangible fixed assets<br>Movements in working capital:<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>(Decrease)/increase in deferred income<br>**Cash generated from operations**|**2022**<br>**2021**<br>**£**<br>**£**<br>169,514<br>396,385<br>(2,353)<br>(3,493)<br>2,165<br>-<br>4,446<br>5,026<br>71,518<br>(153,316)<br>5,060<br>(11,737)<br>(68,220)<br>68,458<br>182,130<br>301,323|
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## **22 Analysis of changes in net funds** 

The charity had no debt during the year. 

## **23 Non-audit services provided by auditor** 

In common with many businesses of our size and nature we use our auditor to assist with the preparation of the financial statements. 

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