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United Nations Association International Service Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 March 2025

Contents

INTRODUCTION TO OUR 2024-25 ANNUAL REPORT ............................................................................................... 3 TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS’ REPORT AND STRATEGIC REPORT) ....................................... 5 OUR VISION, MISSION AND VALUES......................................................................................................................................... 5 OUR PLANS FOR 2025-26 ................................................................................................................................................. 6 FINANCIAL REVIEW ............................................................................................................................................................... 6 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT ........................................................................................................................ 7 STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................. 8 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ............................................. 9 STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY 2024 2025....................................................................................................10 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31[ST] MARCH 2025 ..............................................................................................................11 NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS ...................................................................................................................................12

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Introduction to our 2024-25 Annual Report

As indicated in our reports for the last three years, trustees have decided that we should close the charity and redistribute our remaining funds in a way consistent with our charitable aims and objectives. We have concluded that, once a small number of financial and administrative matters have been resolved, our remaining funds should be given to the University of York St John to create a UNAIS Legacy Fund. The objectives of this fund are set out below in Our Plans for 202526.

Brian Rockliffe, OBE

Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Charity Reference and Administrative Details

Registered name United Nations Association International Service
Working names International Service
UNAIS
Charity registration number 1069182
Company registration number 03467284
Trustees Mr. B Rockliffe OBE (Chair)
Ms. N Redpath (Treasurer)
Mr. B Dignen
Professor P Gready
Ms. N Passman
Registered office 1 Spring Hill
Leeds
LS16 8EA
Independent Examiner Mrs S Duxbury
Bank HSBC
13 Parliament Street
York
YO1 8XS

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Trustees’ Annual Report (Including Directors’ Report and Strategic Report)

The Trustees present their report and the independently examined financial statements of the charity for the year ended on 31 March 2025. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities:

Statement of Recommended Practice’ (SORP FRS 102) in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and ‘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.

The Trustees ensure that the activities of the charity are consistent with its charitable aims and objectives and in agreeing our annual plans, the Trustees have due regard for public benefit as set out in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit.

Our Vision, Mission and Values

International Service was founded in 1953 under a Memorandum of Association which established our objects and powers and is governed under the Articles of Association. International Service’s mission as specified in the Memorandum of Association is ‘the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and other such regions as the Trustees from time to time shall decide’.

What we want

is a world where people living in any form of poverty have the tools to challenge injustice and change their lives for the better.

What we do

is work alongside change-makers to end poverty and discrimination in communities across the world.

What we value

Lasting change: because change is only real if it stays that way. Local solutions: because one size does not fit all. Human rights: because there is no hierarchy of human worth. People: because they are at the heart of everything we do.

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Our Plans for 2025-26

As indicated in the introduction to this report, our only objective for 2025-26 is to close the charity and transfer our residual funds to the University of York St John to establish a UNAIS Legacy Fund which will be managed entirely by the university. The fund will have 3 objectives:

  1. Provide British students from poor socio-economic backgrounds with educational and volunteering experiences in West Africa. This should include remote immersive digital experiences for those that are unable to travel overseas.

  2. Enable West African students from poor socio-economic backgrounds to study for a UK degree in York.

  3. Support specific education projects in Ghana which combine volunteering and resource-based support in Schools.

IS will employ no paid staff during this year and will be run by the Board of Trustees who, between them, have the necessary financial, legal and management backgrounds to deliver on our commitments.

Financial Review

2024-25 Financial Summary

During the year, £25,548 was raised in unrestricted funds, £548 of this was voluntary income and £25,000 was a legacy donation. Expenditure totalled £4,342 all of which was unrestricted. The total funds brought forward at 1 April 2024 amounted to £289,584, which when added to the surplus in year of £21,206 results in a carried forward surplus in reserves of £310,790 (total funds), all of which was unrestricted at 31 March 2025.

Reserves Policy

Reserves are unrestricted income funds which are freely available to spend on any of the charity’s purposes. The Board of Trustees determines the desired level of reserves according to prevailing circumstances and relevant factors and this forms part of risk management.

A level of reserves has been agreed that at minimum will allow the organisation to continue to operate without funding for six months whilst further funding is sought, or to allow the Charity to wind up satisfying all its obligations, whichever is greater. Based on these requirements, we have estimated that free reserves in the amount of £80,000 are required. Actual free reserves on 31 March 2025, excluding amounts represented by fixed assets, totalled £310,790 exceeding the pre-determined level of reserves.

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Structure, Governance and Management

Governing Documents

International Service is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 18 November 1997 and registered as a charity on 20 April 1998. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up, members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.

Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees is responsible for providing leadership and for overseeing the governance and strategic direction of International Service. They make sure that the organisation spends money wisely in furtherance of its purpose with a focus on public benefit and is legally compliant. In doing so the Board are required to be transparent, accountable and demonstrate integrity. Trustees are also Directors for the purposes of company law, appointed under requirement of the Memorandum and Articles of Association and the organisation’s own internal processes. The Board work to the standards contained in the Charity Governance Code for Larger Charities.

Considering the context of this last year, the Board of Trustees has met on an ad hoc basis to review our financial situation and to consider options for the future. Trustees have approved this full Trustees Annual Report and Accounts.

The Trustees have a legal obligation to act in the best interest of International Service and, in accordance with the Memorandum of Association, avoid situations where there may be potential conflict of interest or loyalty. The Charity has a Conflict-of-Interest Policy and Procedure and a register of any conflicts of interest is maintained. New Trustees are asked to declare any conflicts of interest during recruitment. Additionally, Trustees are asked to declare any new, or changes to, declarations for further consideration at the beginning of every Board Meeting. There were no Conflicts of Interest recorded. Trustees are unpaid. Details of expenses and any related party transactions are disclosed in notes 10 and 21 to the accounts. There are no Persons of Significant Control (PSC).

The Charity maintains a Risk Register covering governance, operational, safety and security, funding, financial, compliance and external risks and detailing the degree of risk before and after mitigation. Risks and progress against related actions are updated and presented at Board Meetings

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Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The Trustees (who are also Directors of United Nations Association International Service for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual 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 charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company 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 charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

In approving the Trustees' Annual Report, we also approve the Strategic Report included therein, in our capacity as Company Directors.

On behalf of the board

Brian Rockliffe Brian Rockliffe (Dec 31, 2025 16:36:25 GMT)

Brian Rockliffe Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Independent Examiner’s Report to the Members of International Service

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 11 to 19.

This report is made solely to the company's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the company's Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the company and the company's Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your company’s accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  2. the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Susan Duxbury

Susan Duxbury (Dec 31, 2025 15:22:06 GMT)

Susan Duxbury ACMA Sandhurst Ten Thorn Lane Knapton York YO26 6PN

Statement of Financial Activity 2024 2025

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Other
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net (expenditure)/income
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
13
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward
13
Total funds carried forward
13		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Total
2025
£
£
£
25,548
-
25,548
-
-
-
-
-
-
25,548
-
25,548
-
-
-
(4,342)
-
(4,342)
(4,342)
-
(4,342)
21,206
-
21,206
-
-
-
21,206
-
21,206
289,584
-
289,584
310,790
-
310,790		 Total
2024
£
95,500
-
-
95,500
-
(3,082)
(3,082)
92,418
-
92,418
197,166
289,584

The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses recognised during the year.

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Balance Sheet as at 31[st] March 2025

Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
11
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
12
Net current assets
Total assets less current liabilities
Net assets
Charity Funds
Restricted funds
13
Unrestricted funds
13
Total charity funds
13		 2025
£
-
-
25,000
285,790
310,790
(-)
310,790
310,790
310,790
-
310,790
310,790		 2024
£
-
-
65,000
224,605
289,605
(21)
289,584
289,584
289,584
-
289,584
289,584

For the year ending 31 March 2025 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to

the small companies’ regime.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board on 31 December 2025

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees

Brian Rockliffe Brian Rockliffe Brian Rockliffe (Dec 31, 2025 16:36:25 GMT) Chair

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Notes to the accounts

1 Summary of significant accounting policies

(a) General information and basis of preparation

United Nations Association International Service is a company limited by guarantee registered in the United Kingdom. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity. The address of the registered office is:

1 Spring Hill Leeds LS16 8EA

The nature of the charity’s operations and principal activities are set out in the Trustees’ Annual Report.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) (second edition – October 2019), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice.

The financial statements are prepared on a basis other than that of the going concern basis, under the historical cost convention, modified to include certain items at fair value. The financial statements are prepared in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £1.

The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all years presented unless otherwise stated.

(b) Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been set aside by the Trustees for particular purposes. The aim and use of each designated fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.

(c) Income recognition

All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when the charity is legally entitled to the income after any performance conditions have been met, the amount can be measured reliably and it is probable that the income will be received.

For donations to be recognised the charity will have been notified of the amounts and the settlement date in writing. If there are conditions attached to the donation and this requires a level of performance before entitlement can be obtained then income is deferred until those conditions are fully met or the fulfilment of those conditions is within the control of the charity and it is probable that they will be fulfilled.

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Donated facilities and donated professional services are recognised in income at their fair value when their economic benefit is probable, it can be measured reliably and the charity has control over the item. Fair value is determined on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity. A corresponding amount is recognised in expenditure.

No amount is included in the financial statements for volunteer time in line with the SORP (FRS 102).

Fixed asset gifts in kind are recognised when receivable and are included at fair value. They are not deferred over the life of the asset.

Income from government and other grants is recognised at fair value when the charity has entitlement after any performance conditions have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. If entitlement is not met, then these amounts are deferred.

Income tax recoverable in relation to investment income under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.

(d) Expenditure recognition

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Expenditure is recognised where there is a legal or constructive obligation to make payments to third parties, it is probable that the settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. It is categorised under the following headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as an expense against the activity for which expenditure arose.

(e) Support costs allocation

Support costs are those that assist the work of the charity but do not directly represent charitable activities and include office costs, governance costs and administrative payroll costs. They are incurred directly in support of expenditure on the objects of the charity and include project management carried out at headquarters. Where support costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.

(f) Governance costs

These represent costs incurred by finance, human resources, audit and directorate departments, attributable to the management of the charity’s assets, organisational administration and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

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(g) Tangible fixed assets

Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses. Cost includes costs directly attributable to making the asset capable of operating as intended.

Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets, at rates calculated to write off the cost, less estimated residual value, of each asset on a systematic basis over its expected useful life as follows:

Fixtures and fittings over 3 years straight line Motor vehicles over 3 years straight line

(h) Debtors and creditors receivable / payable within one year

Debtors and creditors with no stated interest rate and receivable or payable within one year are recorded at transaction price. Any losses arising from impairment are recognised in expenditure.

(i) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening the deposit or similar account.

(j) Concessionary loans

Concessionary loans include those payable to a third party which are interest free or below market interest rates and are made to advance charitable purposes. Where the loan is repayable on demand within one year, the loan is measured at cost, less impairment. Where the loan is repayable after more than one year the charity has opted, in accordance with section 21.26 of the SORP (FRS 102), to initially recognise and measure the loans at the amount received, with the carrying amount adjusted in subsequent years to reflect repayments and any accrued interest outstanding.

(k) Impairment

Assets not measured at fair value are reviewed for any indication that the asset may be impaired at each balance sheet date. If such indication exists, the recoverable amount of the asset, or the asset’s cash generating unit, is estimated and compared to the carrying amount. Where the carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount, an impairment loss is recognised in profit or loss unless the asset is carried at a revalued amount where the impairment loss is a revaluation decrease.

(l) Foreign currency

Foreign currency transactions are initially recognised by applying to the foreign currency amount the spot exchange rate between the functional currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction.

Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency at the balance sheet date are translated using the closing rate.

(m) Employee benefits

When employees have rendered service to the charity, short-term employee benefits to which the employees are entitled are recognised at the undiscounted amount expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

The charity operates a defined contribution plan for the benefit of its employees. Contributions are expensed as they become payable.

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(n) Tax

The charity is an exempt charity within the meaning of schedule 3 of the Charities Act 2011 and is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes.

(o) Going concern

As explained in the introduction, the charity will close within 12 months from the reporting date of these accounts, therefore these accounts have not been prepared on a going concern basis.

Having reviewed the forecast information, the Directors are confident that the organisation can pay its debts as they fall due over the next 12 months. The residual funds will be distributed in line with our charitable aims and objectives.

(p) Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year include:

2 Income from donations and legacies

Legacy
Other donations		 2025
£
25,000
548
25,548		 2024
£
95,000
500
95,500

Income from donations and legacies was £25,548 (2024 - £95,500) of which £Nil (2024 Nil) was attributable to restricted funds and £25,548 (2024 - £95,500) was attributable to unrestricted funds.

3 Income from charitable activities

2025
£
-
-		 2024
£
-
-

Income from charitable activities was £Nil (2024 - £Nil) of which £Nil (2024 - £Nil ) was attributable to restricted and £Nil (2024 - £Nil) was attributable to unrestricted funds.

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4 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Total
2025
Total
2024		 Total
2025
Total
2024		 Total
2025
Total
2024
£ £
Direct expenditure
Other costs - -
Support costs(note 7) 4,341 3,082
______ _
4,341 3,082

Expenditure on charitable activities was £4,341 (2024 - £3,082) of which £Nil (2024 - £Nil) was attributable to restricted and £4,341 (2024 - £3,082) was attributable to unrestricted funds.

5 Allocation of support costs

Support costs Total
2025		 Total
2025		 Total
2024
£
2,250
832
_____
3,082
2024
£
-
832
£ £
Other costs 2,757 2,250
Governance (note 8) 1,584 832
______ _ _____
Total 4,341 3,082
6
Governance costs
Board expenses
Legal and professional expenses		 2025
£
215
1,369
1,584
832

7 Independent examination

Independent examination
2025 2024
£ £
Fees payable to the charities independent examiner (and its associates)
relating to these charity’s annual accounts - -

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8 Trustees' and key management personnel remuneration and expenses

The Trustees neither received nor waived any remuneration during the year (2024 - £Nil).

There were no employees in the year ending 31 March 2025. The total amount of employee benefits received by key management personnel was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).

Expenses are paid on behalf of the Trustees and members of the management committee in respect of attendance at head office meetings. Total expenses amounted to £215 (2024 - £Nil).

9 Staff costs and employee benefits

The total staff costs and employee’s benefits was as follows:

Wages and salaries
Social security
Defined contribution pension costs		 2025
£
-
-
-
-		 2024
£
-
-
-
-

There was an average of 0 (2024 – 0 ) employees at the head office and 0 overseas worker during the year (2024 – 0).

10 Debtors

Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
1
Cash at bank and in hand
Cash in hand
UK account balances
Field account balance		 2025
£
-
-
25,000
25,000
2025
£
-
285,790
-
285,790		 2024
£
-
-
65,000
65,000
2024
£
-
224,605
-
224,605

11 Cash at bank and in hand

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12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

2
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Trade creditors
Other tax and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 2025
£
-
-
-
-
-		 2024
£
21
-
-
-
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13 Fund reconciliation

Unrestricted funds

General fund
Designated funds		 Balance
at 1 April
2024
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
Balance at
31 March
2025
£
£
£
£
£
289,584
25,548
(4,341)
-
310,790
-
-
-
-
-
289,584
25,548
(4,341)
-
310,790

14 Pensions and other post-retirement benefits

Defined contribution pension plans

The charity operated a defined contribution pension plan for its employees. The amount recognised as an expense in the period was £Nil (2024 - £Nil).

15 Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions made during the period (2024 - £Nil).

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Annual Report 2024-25 (1)

Final Audit Report

2025-12-31

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"Annual Report 2024-25 (1)" History

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