Company registration number: 03894990 Charity registration number: 1078794
Suffolk Refugee Support
(A company limited by guarantee)
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
Suffolk Refugee Support
Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
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| Trustees' Report | 2 to 7 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 to 10 |
| Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 12 to 20 |
Suffolk Refugee Support
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees Gerry Toplis Felicity Szesnat Keith Faull William Atkins Amelia Whitworth Stuart Gordon Paul Reeves Senior Management Team Rebecca Crerar, Charity Manager Charity Registration Number 1078794 Company Registration Number 03894990 Registered Office 38 St Matthews Street Ipswich Suffolk IP1 3EP Independent Examiner John O'Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
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Trustees' Report
The trustees, who are directors for the purposes of company law, present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Gerry Toplis Felicity Szesnat Keith Faull Mary Engleheart (resigned 20 July 2023) William Atkins Amelia Whitworth Christina Sweet-Escott (resigned 1 March 2023) Kevin Clements (resigned 4 April 2022) Gregory Dodds (resigned 5 October 2022) Stuart Gordon (appointed 5 October 2022) Paul Reeves (appointed 5 October 2022)
Structure, governance and management
Nature of governing document
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and registered charity. It is operated under the rules of its memorandum and articles of association dated 7/10/1999 and most recently amended 11/10/2012. It has no share capital and the liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £1.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law. One third of all trustees must be re-elected at the Annual General Meeting. The trustees received no benefits from the charity.
The position of Chair of the Board changed in 2022, with Dr Felicity Szesnat taking over from Gerry Toplis in July 2022, Mr Toplis having led the Trustees through this period of rapid change and rising demand with energy and professionalism.
Six Trustees were voted onto the Board at the AGM in October 2022: three were re-elected, and three were voted onto the Board for the first time. This meant that there were nine Trustees in total from October 2022.
There are regular recruitment drives with a view to increasing this number to ten: the Board feels that this is the ideal number of members given responsibilities and workload, although the Articles of Association permit a maximum of 12 members.
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Trustees' Report
Induction and training of trustees
Interested potential trustees complete an application form and are considered for interview. Successful potential new trustees then attend a Board meeting and, if the other trustees feel it appropriate, and they themselves remain willing, they are co-opted until the next AGM. They are given a formal induction and receive a Trustees Handbook, which gives a history of the charity, its funding arrangements, its activities, and the responsibilities of trustees, as well as a copy of the Memorandum and Articles. They are sign-posted to the Charity Commission’s “The essential trustee”.
Many of the trustees are already, or become, volunteers with the charity, meeting and helping the service users and staff.
Objectives and activities
Objects and aims
Our charitable objectives require us to provide services to asylum seekers and refugees to support them in the process of having their legal right to protection recognised, and in having access to the same life opportunities as do other people living in the UK. Our activities, taken as a whole, deliver public benefit by supporting vulnerable new arrivals to successfully integrate into the Suffolk community, and lead a life they consider worthwhile.
Our client database, which records every advice contact made with clients, revealed that SRS helped a record 1,505 clients in 2022/23. This is double the number of the previous year, and reflects the huge increase in demand for our services in Suffolk. In addition, this figure does not include family members of the individuals helped.
The Strategic Aims of Suffolk Refugee Support are:
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To ensure that refugees’ & asylum seekers’ basic needs for immigration status, housing, literacy, education, physical and mental health, employment and personal safety are met.
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To work in ways that lead SRS’ clients into independence from SRS services.
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Through advocacy, lobbying and other means, ensure that statutory and other bodies meet their obligations to asylum seekers and refugees.
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To continue to mobilise volunteers’ involvement in supporting the work of SRS, and further develop the volunteering contribution to the organisation.
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To continue to raise awareness and promote understanding of the refugee experience in the community.
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To ensure that Suffolk Refugee Support is effectively governed, led, managed and funded in order to maximise its impact, and that its work is informed by ‘voices of lived experience’.
Public benefit
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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Trustees' Report
Achievements and performance
2022-23 has seen the greatest change in Suffolk Refugee Support’s (SRS) 23-year history. The organisation has been required to grow rapidly in response to the Afghan Resettlement Schemes (ARAP & ACRS), the war in the Ukraine (which has brought over 1,200 Ukrainians to Suffolk under the Homes for Ukraine and Ukraine Families’ Schemes), and the accommodation by the Home Office of 400 newly arrived asylum seekers in two local "contingency" hotels. This has led to an increase in the number of SRS staff members from 22 in 2021-22 to 32 in 2022-23. The overall budget for the year increased by 21% as a result, in the main due to salary costs. In addition, the increases in the cost-of-living also impacted the organisation's expenditure in most areas.
Changes to refugee demographic and numbers in Suffolk
There are two asylum hotels in the Ipswich area housing 400 clients, all of whom have made an application for asylum in the UK. Many clients are very lost and vulnerable, after traumatic journeys on small boats to the UK, and there are families, as well as singles, living in the hotels. For many months people, housed in the hotels, have received little contact with the Home Office and are experiencing downward spiralling mental health issues. More recently the Home Office has moved some of these people out of hotels and into "dispersal" housing (believed to be the step before a decision is made on the asylum claim) and these spaces have then been quickly filled with new arrivals. This high turnover of clients has increased our work dramatically and in the main, this work is not funded by any public bodies so we must rely on independent funders to support this work.
Additionally, this year, we have worked with 376 Ukrainian nationals under The Homes for Ukraine and Ukraine Family Schemes. These new UK arrivals are allowed to work (unlike the asylum seekers in hotels) so much effort is being made by SRS to ensure that they have the best opportunities to become as independent as possible.
Alongside these rapid movements of refugees and asylum seekers to Suffolk, we continue to provide support to Afghan and (mainly) Syrian families arriving under the Home Office's Resettlement schemes. The remit is for three years' support, but the reality is that many of these families struggle to integrate fully during this time and need our on-going involvement for many more years.
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Trustees' Report
Strategic plan 2022-25 and operating principles
SRS continues to work to its Strategic Plan for 2022-25, which includes six main strategic aims. Alongside these aims are several operating principles:
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We are driven by a recognition that each person is unique, that every individual has intrinsic value and has a
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constructive role to play in UK society;
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We are always open, friendly, and welcoming;
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We are respectful, reliable, honest and transparent in all our dealings with one another and with others;
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We direct all of our efforts towards self-determination and ultimate independence for our clients;
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Our work is always led by the needs and interests of our clients;
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At all times we work in ways that ensure the all-round safety and security of our clients and everyone who
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works for SRS;
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We always work to the highest standards, keeping ourselves fully informed and knowledgeable about every
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sphere of our work.
These aims and operating principles, which the Board reviews and develops on a regular basis, are foundational to shaping SRS’ overall action plan for the coming and future years.
Financial review
Our finances this year have been stable, and we have been working to improve our income/expenditure balance to ensure that our reserves do not go significantly above or below 50% of our annual running costs.
To deliver the above services we continued to work with a wide range of funders, and we are grateful to them for supporting us for the year. We especially appreciate multiple year grants as they allow us to plan our work more securely.
We have had to recruit staff very quickly, using increased funding from Suffolk County Council, to respond to sudden and high demand for casework support for Afghan and Ukrainian refugees and our salary bill has risen accordingly. We monitor this to ensure that the income matches the costs we are incurring for this additional work, but the wider impact on the organisational resources is still an area of concern and scrutiny. There is also a question of retaining independence as a charity and avoiding over-reliance on one or two large income streams only.
Another concern is the inequality in funding availability for different "classes" of asylum seeker/refugee. The organised programmes for resettlement are generally well-funded by central government. This contrasts hugely with the lack of public funding for anyone classed as having arrived illegally in the UK. This reflects the desire of the government to put an end to small boat crossings as means of escaping to seek safety. It means SRS has to seek alternative sources of funding (in the main) to provide services to the growing number of asylum seekers housed in hotels Suffolk whilst they wait for a decision on their asylum applications.
We expect our services to continue to be very much in demand. To date, we are on track to remain financially secure for the current year (2023-24) and are now beginning to focus on the task of securing funding for 2024-25 at current levels.
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Trustees' Report
Policy on reserves
We have a Reserves Policy as advised by the Charity Commission which aims to ensure that we can continue to deliver our services at their current level for six months, leaving a balance for the orderly and full winding down of some or all commitments if necessary.
Our unrestricted funds at the end of 2022-23 stand at £571,688. Of this, we have agreed with specific funders, as part of our grant agreements, that £55,660 will be used to cover costs of delivering the services in 2023-24. This therefore leaves an unrestricted reserve of £516,022, which is just over 6 months’ running costs for 2023-24.
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Trustees' Report
Small companies provision statement
This report has been prepared in accordance with the small companies regime under the Companies Act 2006.
Statement of Responsibilities
The trustees (who are also the directors of Suffolk Refugee Support for the purposes 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), including FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland". The report and accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions in the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they 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 its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that can 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 governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Gerry Toplis Trustee
......................................... Felicity Szesnat Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Suffolk Refugee Support ('the Company')
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Suffolk Refugee Support ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s 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 charity’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
Since the Company's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member and Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners, which is one of the listed bodies. 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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act 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; or
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the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].
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.
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John O'Brien MSc, FAIA, FCCA, FCIE, employee of Community Accounting Plus Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners
Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
Date:.............................
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 11 |
Unrestricted funds £ 129,849 330,547 460,396 (356,508) (356,508) 103,888 103,888 467,800 571,688 |
Restricted funds £ - 288,604 288,604 (348,654) (348,654) (60,050) (60,050) 95,158 35,108 |
Total 2023 £ 129,849 619,151 749,000 (705,162) (705,162) 43,838 43,838 562,958 606,796 |
Total 2022 £ 229,160 411,775 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 640,935 | ||||
| (520,274) | ||||
| (520,274) | ||||
| 120,661 | ||||
| 120,661 442,297 |
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| 562,958 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for the period is shown in note 11.
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2023 (Including Income and Expenditure Account and Statement of Total Recognised Gains and Losses)
These are the figures for the previous accounting period 2021/22 and are included for comparative purposes
| purposes | |||
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| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Total income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total expenditure Net income/(expenditure) Transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 11 |
Unrestricted funds £ 229,160 6,090 235,250 (106,756) (106,756) 128,494 17,505 145,999 321,801 467,800 |
Restricted funds £ - 405,685 405,685 (413,518) (413,518) (7,833) (17,505) (25,338) 120,496 95,158 |
Total 2022 £ 229,160 411,775 |
| 640,935 | |||
| (520,274) | |||
| (520,274) | |||
| 120,661 - |
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| 120,661 442,297 |
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| 562,958 |
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10
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(Registration number: 03894990) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2023
| Note Current assets Debtors 7 Cash at bank and in hand 8 Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year 9 Net assets Funds of the charity: Restricted income funds Restricted funds 11 Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 11 |
2023 £ 91,766 520,114 611,880 (5,084) 606,796 35,108 571,688 606,796 |
2022 £ 139,927 473,404 |
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| 613,331 (50,373) |
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| 562,958 | ||
| 95,158 467,800 |
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| 562,958 |
For the financial year ending 31 March 2023 the charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Directors' responsibilities:
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The members have not required the charity to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476; and
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The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The financial statements on pages 9 to 20 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Felicity Szesnat Trustee
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 11
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
1 Accounting policies
Summary of significant accounting policies and key accounting estimates
The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Statement of compliance
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)) (issued in October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Basis of preparation
Suffolk Refugee Support meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement
The charity opted to early adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements.
Income and endowments
Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Donations and legacies
Donations are recognised when the charity has been notified in writing of both the amount and settlement date. In the event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charity is entitled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until either those conditions are fully met, or the fulfilment of those conditions is wholly within the control of the charity and it is probable that these conditions will be fulfilled in the reporting period.
Grants receivable
Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Government grants
Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.
Taxation
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Depreciation and amortisation
Depreciation is provided on tangible fixed assets costing over £500 so as to write off the cost or valuation, less any estimated residual value, over their expected useful economic life as follows:
Asset class Depreciation method and rate Furniture & equipment 20% straight line
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
Trade creditors
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of business from suppliers. Accounts payable are classified as current liabilities if the charity does not have an unconditional right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement of the creditor for at least twelve months after the reporting date. If there is an unconditional right to defer settlement for at least twelve months after the reporting date, they are presented as non-current liabilities.
Trade creditors are recognised initially at the transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income funds are those grants for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
Pensions and other post retirement obligations
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the charity has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
2 Income from donations and legacies
| Donations and legacies; Donations from companies, trusts and similar proceeds Donations from individuals Grants, including capital grants; Government grants Grants from other charities |
Unrestricted funds General £ 85,030 42,319 2,500 - 129,849 |
Total 2023 £ 85,030 42,319 2,500 - 129,849 |
Total 2022 £ - 56,374 22,667 150,119 |
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| 229,160 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
3 Income from charitable activities
| Unrestricted funds General £ Grants & donations - Fees 2,761 Sundry income - Contracts (Suffolk County Council) 327,786 330,547 4 Grants & donations General donations AB Charitable Trust Ipswich Borough Council Lloyds Bank Foundation Royal Warrant Holders Association Tudor Trust University of Suffolk Mulberry Trust Annie Tranmer Charitable Trust BBC Children in Need Building Better Opportunities Community Ambition Fund East of England Local Government Association Lovel Foundation Suffolk County Council Suffolk Community Foundation Frank Jackson Foundation Suffolk Community Foundation Household Fund Soroptimist International |
Restricted funds £ 288,604 - - - 288,604 Unrestricted funds £ 42,319 16,500 2,500 24,930 3,000 40,000 600 - - - - - - - - - - - 129,849 |
Total 2023 £ 288,604 2,761 - 327,786 619,151 Restricted funds £ - - 10,000 2,250 - - - 6,856 8,000 28,902 23,335 10,247 32,327 6,000 145,289 5,000 10,000 398 288,604 |
Total 2022 £ 405,685 740 5,350 - |
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| 411,775 | |||
| Total £ 42,319 16,500 12,500 27,180 3,000 40,000 600 6,856 8,000 28,902 23,335 10,247 32,327 6,000 145,289 5,000 10,000 398 |
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| 418,453 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
5 Expenditure on charitable activities
| Communications IT support & data base Legal & professional fees Office supplies Printing & copying Subscriptions Client destitution Client IT Client (other support) Client travel English tuition Health activities Health workshops Other client activities Resettlement support Skills exchange Staff & volunteer expenses Translations Volunteer costs Activities Sundry expenses Premises costs Salaries & pensions Recruitment Training & supervision Women's group YP's group |
Unrestricted funds General £ 9,204 11,511 8,815 3,958 3,566 794 2,518 640 31,859 10,216 - - - - 4,437 20 1,190 7,669 317 - 4,485 10,827 237,502 999 3,590 2,391 - 356,508 |
Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - 2,000 - - 524 447 2,252 - - 1,846 - - 65 - - - 332,530 - - 3,500 5,490 348,654 |
Total 2023 £ 9,204 11,511 8,815 3,958 3,566 794 2,518 2,640 31,859 10,216 524 447 2,252 - 4,437 1,866 1,190 7,669 382 - 4,485 10,827 570,032 999 3,590 5,891 5,490 705,162 |
Total 2022 £ 8,588 1,481 6,301 5,380 1,675 3 1,946 2,423 35,557 5,960 715 494 1,005 13,153 2,922 114 2,424 1,344 20 87 2,220 24,388 397,454 750 3,870 - - |
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| 520,274 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
6 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
| Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2023 £ 507,585 37,795 24,652 570,032 |
2022 £ 359,096 26,048 12,310 |
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| 397,454 |
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:
| Average number of employees | 2023 No 32 |
2022 No 22 |
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19 (2022 - 19) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.
Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the year totalled £24,652 (2022 - £12,310).
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.
The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £34,470 (2022 - £33,610).
7 Debtors
| Other debtors 8 Cash and cash equivalents Cash on hand Cash at bank |
2023 £ 91,766 2023 £ 813 519,301 520,114 |
2022 £ 139,927 |
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| 2022 £ 558 472,846 |
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| 473,404 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
9 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
| Trade creditors Other creditors Accruals |
2023 £ 591 4,493 - 5,084 |
2022 £ 2,614 37,547 10,212 |
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| 50,373 |
10 Charity status
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and consequently does not have share capital. Each of the trustees is liable to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 towards the assets of the charity in the event of liquidation.
11 Funds
| Unrestricted funds General General fund Restricted funds Health Activities Ukraine Fund Youth Activities Housing Advice Employment Support Womens Groups Advice Work Hotels Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2022 £ 467,800 10,000 1,000 12,000 31,491 20,000 3,500 17,167 - 95,158 562,958 |
Incoming resources £ 460,396 - 27,500 28,902 - 55,662 - 99,203 77,336 288,603 748,999 |
Resources expended £ (356,508) (10,000) (28,500) (33,802) (22,233) (75,662) (3,500) (112,620) (62,336) (348,653) (705,161) |
Balance at 31 March 2023 £ 571,688 - - 7,100 9,258 - - 3,750 15,000 |
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| 35,108 | ||||
| 606,796 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
| Unrestricted funds General General fund Restricted Afghan Resettlement Resettlement Work AMIF BBO Health Activities IT Support Ukraine Fund Youth Activities Housing Advice Covid Support Employment Support Womens Groups Sundry restricted funds Advice Work Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2021 £ 321,801 - - - - 3,083 - - 9,176 44,391 7,838 24,503 6,000 17,505 8,000 120,496 442,297 |
Incoming resources £ 235,250 147,809 59,040 16,414 18,333 16,000 2,000 1,000 57,808 - 5,150 20,000 6,000 - 56,131 405,685 640,935 |
Resources expended £ (106,756) (147,809) (59,040) (16,414) (18,333) (9,083) (2,000) - (54,984) (12,900) (12,988) (24,503) (8,500) - (46,964) (413,518) (520,274) |
Transfers £ 17,505 - - - - - - - - - - - - (17,505) - (17,505) - |
Balance at 31 March 2022 £ 467,800 - - - - 10,000 - 1,000 12,000 31,491 - 20,000 3,500 - 17,167 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95,158 | |||||
| 562,958 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2023
12 Analysis of net assets between funds
| Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
Unrestricted funds General £ 576,772 (5,084) 571,688 Unrestricted funds General £ 518,173 (50,373) 467,800 |
Restricted funds £ 35,108 - 35,108 Restricted funds £ 95,158 - 95,158 |
Total funds at 31 March 2023 £ 611,880 (5,084) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 606,796 | |||
| Total funds at 31 March 2022 £ 613,331 (50,373) |
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| 562,958 |
13 Fees payable to independent examiner
During the period, the fees payable (excluding VAT) to the charity’s independent examiner Community Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:
| Independent examination | 2023 £ 1,155 1,155 |
2022 £ 1,100 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,100 |
14 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
15 Trustees remuneration and expenses
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.
16 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the year.
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