REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 02824400 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1090336
Report of the Trustees and
Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
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Advice On Individual Rights in Europe (A company limited by guarantee)
Advice On Individual Rights in Europe (A company limited by guarantee)
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
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| Report of the Trustees | 1 to 8 |
| Report of the Independent Auditors | 9 to 10 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 11 |
| Balance Sheet | 12 |
| Cash Flow Statement | 13 |
| Notes to the Cash Flow Statement | 14 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 15 to 25 |
Advice On Individual Rights in Europe (A company limited by guarantee)
Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
The trustees are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2021, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a directors’ report and Companies Act purposes.
The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statements 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).
OUR PURPOSE AND ACTIVITIES
Our vision:
All people should be able to enjoy their fundamental rights under European law.
Our values:
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We believe in deploying our unique expertise in European law in the most impactful way.
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• We believe in collaboration with other organisations.
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We believe in maintaining our independence.
Our mission
We use the power of European law to protect fundamental rights.
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providing expert advice on European law,
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conducting litigation in cases where fundamental European rights are at stake,
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undertaking policy work, training and technical assistance to promote standard setting and the sound development of the law, and
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operating a well-resourced and purposeful organisation for the benefit of those seeking to enjoy their fundamental European rights.
Strategic goals 2019-24
Following consultation with external stakeholders and staff, the AIRE Centre produced a 5-year Strategic Plan (201924). The Strategic Plan contains 4 overarching goals.
Goal 1: Increasing and focusing provision of quality advice Goal 2: Tackling breaches of fundamental European rights through litigation Goal 3: Defend and develop fundamental European rights through policy work Goal 4: To operate a well-resourced and purposeful organisation
Under each of these goals, we have more specific targets, which feed into an operational workplan. This framework is used by the trustees for assessing the performance of the AIRE Centre.
Our Work
Between 2020 and 2021, a particular priority has been the prospective and potential legal ramifications of Brexit on the rights of EU citizens in the UK and to UK citizens in the EU.
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Goal 1: Increasing and focusing provision of quality advice
In 2020-21, the AIRE Centre provided advice to over 1,007 individuals and/or 2nd tier agencies (an increase of around 25% from last year). This has been done by providing advice directly, by sending a letter of advice or an email, by providing advice through our advice line, or through provision of our range of information sheets and online resources. This figure takes account of our work advising vulnerable EEA nationals and their family members in the UK, as well as our advice for UK nationals in Europe.
For example, the bulk of our work with victims of domestic violence is done through the advice line. In the period between 1st April 2020 and 31st March 2021 we provided written advice and assistance in 68 cases concerning victims of domestic violence and/or their children.
The AIRE Centre remains concerned about the lack of protection accorded to vulnerable individuals in light of Brexit, in particular the situation of children who risk having their position affected by Brexit.
We have run a project to assist vulnerable/at risk EU nationals and their family members apply under the EU Settlement Scheme. This includes 1-2-1 help, capacity building in the voluntary sector, and the creation of various online tools. During this reporting year, over 10000 people accessed our services, including our online resources (the tree tool, settlement guide, info sheets, training materials etc.) and attended our training sessions. Applicants have been supported under the project to apply for settled status. Over 1200 people were supported to make an application under the EU settlement scheme either through end-to-end virtual support or written advice/representations. A similar project assists UK national who wish to register and maintain their status in Bulgaria, Iceland, Norway and Greece. Various tools and information sheets have been developed to assist with this, as well as working with local embassies and lawyers in these countries.
Our policy work in the area of victims of abuse continues to focus on the Domestic Abuse Bill and the UK Government’s ratification of the Istanbul Convention. Submissions were made to the Government Consultations on the bill and for the Joint Government Committee’s scrutiny of the bill.
Goal 2: Tackling breaches of fundamental European rights through litigation
The AIRE Centre conducts litigation work in a number of jurisdictions.
In the European Courts (the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) the particular focus of the AIRE Centre has remained on the rights of asylum seekers. We submitted a number of third-party interventions and have continued to act jointly in third-party interventions with other specialised organisations such as International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersexual Association (ILGA), European Council on Refugees and Exiles, (ECRE), the Dutch Council for Refugees, the International Commission of Jurists, and the European Network on Statelessness. Examples of our third-party interventions include: Assaad and Others v the Netherlands (No. 31007/20) with ECRE and the Dutch Council for Refugees, a case regarding the return of a single mother and her two children to Greece which they argued exposed them to a real risk of ill-treatment; V.P v France (No. 21825/20) together with Dr. Claire Fenton Glynn, concerning the placement of an 11-year old child in a Children’s Social Welfare home to remove her from conflict between her parents; R.Y v Russia (No. 21977/20), regarding the administrative removal of an HIV-positive homosexual man to Uzbekistan; V.D v Russia (No. 57893/19) alongside UKLGIG, ILGA-Europe and ICJ, regarding the risk of ill-treatment in Belarussian detention facilities due to the applicant’s sexual orientation; and S.B v Croatia (No. 18810/19), together with ECRE, International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), Dutch Council for Refugees (DRC), and Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), regarding a collective expulsion measure to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Other third-party interventions include Abdi Ibrahim v Norway (No. 15379/16); Muhammed Asif Hafeez v the UK (No. 14198/20); H.T v Germany (No. 13337/19); Lapunov v Russia (No. 28834/19); and A.M v Norway (No. 30254/18).
We have continued to work with the European Implementation Network (EIN) on the execution of Strasbourg judgments in 2020 and 2021. As part of our cooperation partnership contract with ENS, we submitted a third-party intervention in the case of Pham v UK (No. 37478/20), concerning the obligations of Contracting States to prevent statelessness.
In terms of domestic litigation in the UK courts, the AIRE Centre intervened in several cases before the Court of Appeal and the UK Supreme Court (UKSC).
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In Fratila v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2020] EWCA Civ 1741, the Court of Appeal found that EU nationals with pre-settled status (under the UK’s new scheme for EU nationals’ resident before the transition period ended on the 31st of December 2020) were entitled to equal treatment with UK nationals. The UKSC has granted the government permission to appeal this decision.
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R (MN & IXU) v SSHD [2020] EWCA Civ 1746, the Court of Appeal handed down a significant judgment concerning the correct approach to determining whether an individual is a victim of human trafficking under the National Referral Mechanism. In allowing the appeals, the Court accepted that the Competent Authority (‘CA’), a unit within the Home Office that considers and determines claims to be victims of trafficking, had made significant errors in its approach to the expert evidence submitted in support of the Appellants’ claims and in its assessment of the Appellants’ credibility.
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In AM (Zimbabwe) v SSHD [2020] UKSC 17, the UKSC considered the applicable test for when removal of seriously ill people to their country of origin raises an issue under Article 3 of the ECHR (prohibition on inhuman or degrading treatment). The court gave authoritative guidance on how Paposhvili v Belgium , decided last year by the Grand Chamber of the European Court, should be applied by English courts. In doing so they also departed from the restrictive interpretation given by the House of Lords in such case from 15 years ago (N v UK) and expanded the types of cases where an Article 3 breach might occur.
The AIRE Centre also provided direct representation to over 20 individuals in the Immigration and Social Security Tribunals and the Upper Tribunals. The cases taken on reflect the AIRE Centre’s aims and mission, and where a decision is likely to have a wider impact than on the individual concerned.
Goal 3: Defend and develop fundamental European rights through policy work
The AIRE Centre continues to undertake extensive technical assistance and rule of law programs in the Western Balkans. These promote standard setting and the sound development of the law in the region and beyond. The COVID19 crisis, the measures imposed by the governments in the region, and their potential impact on enjoyment of human rights became key focus across our programmes. Activities were adapted to respond to this, and working methods adjusted in line with limitations imposed by the crises. Key activities in 2020/21 included:
1. Rule of Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Our programme in BIH continued to focus on strengthening judicial dialogue amongst highest courts, capacity building and training for judges of lower courts in over 10 seminars and setting up a database of the jurisprudence of the highest courts in BIH. We reached out to wider audiences, and organised briefing sessions for the MPs, government officials and COVID crisis headquarters staff on relevant ECHR standards in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. We also monitored and published report on the work of judiciary, and the transparency of this work, in initial months of COVID-19.
2. Rule of Law in Montenegro
The project brings together the leadership of Montenegro's judiciary and Montenegrin Ministry of Justice with British, European and regional legal experts to strengthen the rule of law in the country. Due to the change of Government in Montenegro in August 2020, our work on codification of civil law has been put on hold, so resources were redirected to supporting judiciary in particular on challenges posed by COVID-19 and government measures.
3. Regional work in Western Balkans
a) Anti-Corruption in SE Europe
A two-year regional work project to strengthen effective asset recovery and regional cooperation in the fight against organised crime and corruption in line with European legal and human rights standards. In the last year of the project, we focused on continuing trainings in online/hybrid formats, monitoring and reporting on procurement of COVID-19 related equipment and supplies across the region, and a comprehensive report on progress made and outstanding issues to tackle. A follow up project is currently being finalised with the support of the UK Home Office.
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b) The Regional Rule of Law Forum
On 15/16 October 2020 we held a regional forum ‘COVID-19 and Human Rights’ which attracted wide attention in the region and beyond. The forum was attended by the President of the ECtHR Robert Spano, Commissioner for Human Rights Dunja Mijatovic, and 250 ECtHR and domestic judges who joined 8 city hubs. A further 350 participants followed the event online. Comprehensive forum guide has been translated to BCMS, Macedonian, Albanian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish. More information about the Forum is available at www.rolplatform.org
c) The Human Rights Legal Bulletin
This continues to be the only up-to-date source of Strasbourg and Luxembourg case law published in Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian for domestic lawyers and judges. Three editions of the Bulletin were prepared in 2020/21.
d) The Human Rights Database
The European Human Rights database (www.ehrdatabase.org) is the only comprehensive online resource of ECHR jurisprudence available fully in the local languages of the region. It is available free of charge.
- Goal 4: To operate a well resourced and purposeful organisation
We have established a series of sub committees to take forward the implementation of our 5-year strategic plan and to ensure our governance is aligned to our strategic plan, through the re-structuring of the reports to the Board and the development of an operational work plan.
This year, we have begun the process of upgrading our IT systems and to migrate our data and systems onto iCloud.
With the help of Allen and Overy LLP we registered the AIRE Centre logo as a trademark and are in the process of developing several Memorandum of Understandings with AIRE Ireland and AIRE USA.
Our volunteers / interns
The AIRE Centre has been grateful to have had the assistance of 34 legal interns this year including interns from American universities such as Columbia, Michigan and Syracuse. The interns’ work is vital to the work of the AIRE Centre, and they continue to be fundamental to the organisation’s success
Our pro bono support
We are very grateful to the law firms and barristers who have supported our work on a pro bono basis, including Allen & Overy LLP, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Reed Smith LLP and Ashurst LLP. We have not included a financial value for these services in our accounts since this is not work which the charity would have been able to pay for.
Public Benefit statement
In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘public benefit: running a charity (PD2). The achievements and activities above demonstrate the public benefit arising from the charity’s activities.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The Statement of Financial Activities showed a net surplus for the year of £243,219 (2020: £119,177) and total reserves stand at £548,506 (2020: £305,287).
The accounts show the organisation has made a significant improvement to its finances during the year, as in response to the pandemic, the Charity actively sought and secured Covid-response grants that provided support to staff remote working and to cover core costs.
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The increase in reserves has allowed us to create a designated fund of £100,000 in preparation of gaining a UK Government Legal Aid Contract within the next 36 months to maintain a level of unrestricted income from voluntary sources to ensure we can continue to develop planned activities and respond to emergencies.
Principal Funding Sources
Funding is obtained from grants from various organisations and supporters.
Investment policy and performance
Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association, the charity has the power to make any investment which the trustees see fit. The trustees have considered the most appropriate policy for investing funds and have found that cash deposits meet their requirements to generate income.
Reserves policy
As at the year-end accounts showed reserves of £548,506, of which £152,999 was restricted. The unrestricted funds not designated or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity are a balance of £295,507 (2020 - £229,680).
The Boar ~~d h~~ as an agreed reserves policy for the AIRE Centre through a risk-analysis exercise that assess the financial impact of a variety of risks the organisation might be susceptible to, including the inability to raise voluntary funds, delays in receiving funding and future investment in IT infrastructure, The target level for unrestricted reserves is £162,400 for the financial year, therefore, during 2020/21 we are operating above this target level.
FUTURE ACTIVITIES
In the coming year our key focuses will be to:
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✓ Deliver on our EU Settlement Scheme project and our project assisting UK nationals abroad regularise their immigration status in light of Brexit,
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✓ Develop our litigation and policy strategy priorities in line with our strategic and work plans, looking at the areas of retained EU law which still remain relevant to our work, as well the UK’s requirement to comply with, or to take into account, its obligations under internal human rights instruments.
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✓ Retain sufficient liquid funds to enable the charity to meet its sort-term obligations and to respond to any unplanned opportunities and/or crisis that may arise.
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✓ Progress AIRE Ireland and developing work priorities that AIRE UK is unable to do as a result of Brexit (for example, entering into projects for which only EU entities can be funded, or intervening in domestic cases with CJEU referral)
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✓ Obtain a Legal Aid Contract
STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Governing document
Advice on Individual Rights in Europe (The AIRE Centre) is a company limited by guarantee and not having a capital divided by shares. The company was incorporated on 29 May 1993 and is a registered charity (registered 30 January 2002) constituted as a Limited Company under the Memorandum and Articles of Association. The charity registration number is 1090336 and the company registration number is 02824400
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Recruitment and appointment of Trustees
We endeavour to recruit trustees from our stakeholder and client groups, ensuring that the management committee has the necessary skills to properly govern the AIRE Centre.
Trustee induction and training
The AIRE Centre has a trustee induction process which aims to ensure that all trustees understand the organisation, its purposes, beneficiaries and its values, which include:
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Roles and nature of the organisation and their role / responsibilities within it.
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Full understanding of the spirit / aim of AIRE’s Equal Opportunities / Diversity commitment.
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Understanding of the practical day-to-day implications of what is expected of all workers.
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• Contents of the AIRE Staff Handbook.
Organisation
The AIRE Centre’s work is led by a Board who serve as trustees and company directors. They work closely with the Director, governing the work and approving decisions on strategic direction. The management committee is responsible for ensuring that the AIRE Centre operates within its charitable objectives as stated in the governing documents. The charity operates a line management structure with the Director overseeing the work of the charity.
Matthew Evans has been the Director since October 2013. He qualified as a Solicitor in 1995 and has extensive management experience in the voluntary sector. The role of Director combines responsibility for the organisation’s overall management and its legal work and strategy.
AIRE Centre staff, and consultants’ team is as follows: one senior lawyer (Nuala Mole, the founder of the AIRE Centre), four UK qualified lawyers; two consultants who run the Balkans work; one finance and administration coordinator and a business & finance manager.
Related parties
During the year there were no related party transactions.
Pay policy for senior management staff
The board of directors, who are the Charity’s trustees, and the senior management team comprise the key management personnel of the charity in charge of directing, controlling, running and operating the Charity on a day-to-day basis.
All directors give of their time freely and no director received remuneration in the year. Details of directors’ expenses are related party transactions are disclosed in note 9 to the accounts.
This year the AIRE Centre undertook a major pay review of staff. Pay levels were benchmarked with other legal NGOs of a similar size run on a voluntary basis and annual pay reviews are now ~~con~~ sidered in accordance with the National Joint Council for Local Government Services (NCJ) pay scales.
Risk management
The AIRE Centre has an effective risk management process. The Director ensures that at each quarterly meeting the management committee receives and reviews a copy of the updated risk register. The risk management process has focused on discussing and agreeing action to be taken regarding the high-level risks and new risks that have been identified during the course of the year. In addition, high-level risks have also formed part of the broader discussions at Board meetings.
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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Company Number: 02824400
Charity Number: 1090336
Directors / Trustees
Paul Yates (Chair) Duncan Price (Treasurer) Josephine Shaw Emma Mockford Michael Quayle Jason Pobjoy Francesca Cooney Kehinde Oluwo Jago Russell
Senior Management Team: Matthew Evans – Director
Nuala Mole – Senior Lawyer Yvonne Williams– Business & Finance Manager
Registered Office: 17 Russell Square, Charles Clore House, London WC1B 5DR Auditors : James Foskett, SKS Audit LLP, 3 Sheen Road, Richmond, TW9 1AD
Bankers: Barclays Bank plc, Dulwich Area Branches, London SE15 4TY
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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES' RESPONSIBILITIES
The trustees (who are also directors of Advice on individual Rights in Europe for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulation.
Company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors have elected to prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Directors 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 company and of its income and expenditure for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Directors are required to:
select suitable accounting policies and then 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 UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the
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charitable company will continue in business.
The Directors are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the 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 company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
STATEMENT OF DISCLOSURE TO AUDITOR
So far as the trustees are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s auditors are unaware. Additionally, the trustees have taken all the necessary steps that we ought to have taken as trustees in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charity’s auditors are aware of that information.
AUDITORS
A resolution was proposed and agreed at the Annual General Meeting that SKS Audit LLP be re-appointed as auditors of the Charity for the ensuing year.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
APPROVAL
This report was approved by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
PAUL YATES CHAIR
16[th] December 2021
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Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Advice On Individual Rights in Europe (A company limited by guarantee) (the 'charitable company') for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
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In our opinion the financial statements:
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give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2021 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;
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have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
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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 Auditors' responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company 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 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 charitable company'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 trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report, other than the financial statements and our Report of the Independent Auditors thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, 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 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.
Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006
In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:
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the information given in the Report of the Trustees for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and
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the Report of the Trustees has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
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Matters on which we are required to report by exception
In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Report of the Trustees.
We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters where the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:
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adequate accounting records have not been kept or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or
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the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or
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certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or
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we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit.
Responsibilities of trustees
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes 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 charitable company'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.
Our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements
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 a Report of the Independent Auditors 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.
Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:
A further description of our responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financial Reporting Council's website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our Report of the Independent Auditors.
Use of our report
This report is made solely to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditors' report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.
James Foskett (Senior Statutory Auditor) For and on behalf of SKS Audit LLP 3 Sheen Road, Richmond TW9 1AD
Date: 26 January 2022
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
| Notes INCOME Donations 2 Charitable Activities 4 Charitable Activities Investment income 3 Total EXPENDITURE Raising funds 5 Charitable activities 5 Advice, information & training Total NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
Unrestricted funds £ 182,785 25,601 163 208,549 39,647 3,075 42,722 165,827 229,680 395,507 |
Restricted fund £ - 1,336,045 - 1,336,045 - 1,258,653 1,258,653 77,392 75,607 152,999 |
2021 Total funds £ 182,785 1,361,646 163 1,544,594 39,647 1,261,728 1,301,375 243,219 305,287 548,506 |
2020 Total funds £ 198,929 1,105,538 185 1,304,652 37,127 1,148,348 1,185,475 119,177 186,110 305,287 |
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The Statement of Financial Activities also complies with the requirements for an income and expenditure account under the Companies Act 2006.
CONTINUING OPERATIONS
None of the charity’s activities were acquired or discontinued during the above financial periods.
TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the above movement in funds for the above financial periods.
The notes on pages 15 to 25 form part of these accounts.
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| Balance Sheet 31 March 2021 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible Asset 10 CURRENT ASSETS Debtors 11 Cash at bank and in hand CREDITORS Amounts falling due within one year 12 NET CURRENT ASSETS TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES NET ASSETS/(LIABILITIES) FUNDS 14 Unrestricted funds: General funds Designated funds Restricted funds TOTAL FUNDS |
2021 £ - 384,616 521,549 906,165 (357,659) 548,506 548,506 548,506 295,507 100,000 152,999 548,506 |
2020 £ - 333,059 283,742 616,801 (311,514) 305,287 305,287 305,287 229,680 - 75,607 305,287 |
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The trustees have prepared accounts in accordance with Section 398 of the Companies Act 2006 and Section 138 of the Charities Act 2011. These accounts are prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act relating to small companies and constitute the annual accounts required by the Companies Act 2006 and are for circulation to members of the company.
These accounts were approved by the Board of Trustees on 16[th] December 2021 and were signed on its behalf by:
............................................. Duncan Price - Treasurer
The notes on pages 15 to 25 form part of these accounts.
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| Cash flows from operating activities Cash generated from operations Net cash provided by operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Interest Income Net cash provided by investing activities Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period |
Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2021 2021 Notes £ 1 237,644 237,644 163 163 237,807 283,742 521,549 |
2020 £ 262,977 262,977 185 185 263,162 20,580 283,742 |
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The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Cash Flow Statement for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
1. RECONCILIATION OF NET INCOME TO NET CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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| Net income for the reporting period (as per the Statement of Financial Activities) Adjustments for: Interest Income Decrease / (increase) in debtors Decrease / (increase) creditors Net cash provided by operations |
2021 £ 243,219 (163) (51,557) 46,145 237,644 |
2020 £ 119,177 (185) 46,267 97,718 |
| 262,977 |
2. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN NET FUNDS
| At 1.4.20 | Cash flow | At 31.3.21 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | £ | |
| Net cash | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 283,742 | 237,807 | 521,549 |
| Total | 283,742 | 237,807 | 521,549 |
The notes form part of these financial statements
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2021
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 Basis of preparing the financial statements
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) (effective 1 January 2019), The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.
Advice on Individual Rights in Europe meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest pound.
The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
1.2 Preparation of accounts on a going concern basis
The charity's Financial Statements show a net surplus of £243,219 (2020 - £119,177) for the year, total reserves of £548,506 (2020 - £305,287) and free reserves of £295,507 (2020 - £229,680). The trustees are of the view that these results and fundraising plans for the future, have secured the immediate future of the charity for the next 12 months and on this basis the charity is a going concern.
1.3 Income
All income is included in the consolidated SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to it, receipt is probable, and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grant Income
Grants are credited to the SOFA when the charity is entitled to the funds. Income is only deferred where there are time constraints imposed by the donor or if the funding is performance related.
Where entitlement to grants receivable is dependent upon fulfilment of conditions within the charity's control, the income is recognised when there is sufficient evidence that conditions will be met.
Grants supporting the core activities of the charity and with no specie restrictions placed upon their use are included within donations and legacies. Grants that have specific restrictions placed upon their use are included within income from charitable activities,
Capital grants for the purchase of fixed assets are credited to restricted incoming resources on the earlier date of when they are received or receivable, Deprecation on the related fixed assets are charged against the restricted fund.
Donations and legacies
Donations are recognised in the period in which they are received. Legacy income is recognised when the charity's entitlement is judged to be probable and where the amount can be reliably measured.
Contract income
Income from charitable activities include income recognised as earned (as the related goods and services are provided) under contract.
Investment income
Investment income is included when receivable,
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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
1.4 Volunteers and donated services and facilities
Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), time contributed by volunteers and pro bono legal support are not recognised. More information about their contribution is included in the trustees' annual report.
On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the charity which is the amount the charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt.
1.5 Expenditure recognition and irrecoverable VAT
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:
(a) Cost of raising funds comprises the cost of seeking grants and donations by direct approach and other fundraising activities and their associated support costs.
(b) Expenditure on charitable activities include expenditure associated with the main objectives of the charity and include both the direct costs and support costs relating to these activities and their associated support costs.
Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.
1.6 Allocation of support costs
Support costs relate to those functions that assist the work of the charity but do not directly undertake charitable activities. Support costs include back-office costs, finance and administration personnel, payroll and governance costs which support the charity's programmes and activities.
These costs have been allocated between cost of raising funds and expenditure on charitable activities. The basis on which support costs have been allocated are set out in note 6.
1.7 Funds structure
The general fund comprises those monies, which may be used toward meeting the charitable objectives of the charity at the discretion of the Board.
The restricted funds are monies raised for, and their use restricted to, a specific purpose or donations subject to donor-imposed conditions.
1.8 Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets are stated at cost less depreciation. individual fixed assets costing £1,000 or more are capitalised at cost.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost or valuation of fixed assets, less their estimated residual value, over their expected useful lives on the following bases
Furniture and equipment - 33.33% straight line
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1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES - continued
1.9 Cash at bank and In hand
Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short-term cash deposits.
1.10 Creditors and provisions
Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.
1.11 Financial instruments
The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value with the exception of bank loans which are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
1.12 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and, therefore, is not liable for Income Tax or Corporation Tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it fails within the various exemptions available to registered charities.
1.13 Judgement and key sources of estimation uncertainty
In the application of the company's accounting policies, the charity is required to make judgments, 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.
1.14 Pension costs
Contributions are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period in which they are payable. The assets of the defined contribution schemes are held separately from those of the company in independently administered funds.
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2. DONATIONS
| Unrestricted Fund £ The A B Charitable Trust - Allen & Overy Foundation - Esmee Fairbairn Foundation 85,022 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 10,000 The Law Society 5,000 Ptarmigan Trust 17,000 London Legal Support Trust 11,115 The Tudor Trust 42,000 Anonymous individual donations - Donations < £5,000 12,648 Total 182,785 |
2021 £ - - 85,022 10,000 5,000 17,000 11,115 42,000 - 12,648 182,785 |
2020 £ 20,000 25,000 55,935 10,000 - 15,000 10,000 40,000 10,928 12,066 198,929 |
|---|---|---|
The donations in 2020, totalling £198,929, were attributed all to unrestricted funds.
3. INVESTMENT INCOME
| INVESTMENT INCOME | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Interest Income | 163 | 185 |
The investment income in 2020, totalling £185, was attributed to unrestricted funds
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4. INCOME FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES
| Unrestricted Fund Restricted Fund £ £ Advice, information and training: Grants & Donations: EEA Women in Prison (R009) - 10,000 East European Resource Centre (R028) - - British Embassy Podgorica (R043) - 248,470 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R046) - 237,043 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R048) - 412,238 The Home Office (R1001) - 150,309 Joseph King Charitable Trust (R1002) - - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R1003) - 177,930 Greater London Authority (R1004) - - Access to Justise (R1005) - 68,951 Paul Hamlyn Foundation (R1006) - 15,000 AT&T (R1007) - 8,104 Greater London Authority (R1008) - 8,000 Consultancy and other income 20,157 - Training income 5,444 - Total 25,601 1,336,045 |
2021 £ 10,000 - 248,470 237,043 412,238 150,309 - 177,930 - 68,951 15,000 8,104 8,000 20,157 5,444 1,361,646 |
2020 £ - 6,760 272,102 297,643 277,325 163,267 35,000 21,827 5,000 - - - - 20,544 6,070 1,105,538 |
|---|---|---|
The Income from charitable activities in 2020, totalling £1,105,538, was attributed to £26,614 unrestricted funds and £1,078,924 restricted funds.
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5. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
| Raising Funds Advice, information and training £ £ Direct staff costs 27,788 200,334 Volunteer and intern expenses - 6,032 Staff training costs - 292 Travel costs - 29,268 Other direct project costs - 921,950 Fundraising costs 720 - Support costs (Note 6) 10,468 94,207 Governance costs (Note 6) 671 9,645 Total 39,647 1,261,728 |
2021 £ 228,122 6,032 292 29,268 921,950 720 104,675 10,316 1,301,375 |
2020 £ 205,439 13,610 - 50,470 818,705 1,548 89,151 6,552 1,185,475 |
|---|---|---|
Of the £1,301,375 expenditure in 2021 (2020 - £1,185,475), £42,722 was charged to unrestricted funds (2020 - £131,029) and £1,258,653 to restricted funds (2020 - £1,054,446)
6. SUPPORT COSTS
The charity initially identifies the costs of its support functions. It then identifies those costs which relate to the governance function. Governance costs and other support costs are apportioned separately between the charity's key activities undertaken (see note 5) in the year. All the general support and governance costs have been apportioned to the various charitable activities on the basis of staff time allocated to each activity.
| General Support Governance Function £ £ Finance and administration staff 53,235 - Staff travel and welfare 7,570 - Premises and equipment costs 19,672 - Communications and IT costs 13,448 - Legal and professional fees 2,263 - Insurance 2,719 - Other office expenses 6,304 - Foreign exchange differences (536) - Auditors’ remuneration - 10,316 Total 104,675 10,316 |
2021 £ 53,235 7,570 19,672 13,448 2,263 2,719 6,304 (536) 10,316 114,991 |
2020 £ 46,997 6,500 21,216 5,878 1,345 2,452 4,522 241 6,552 95,703 |
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7. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| £ | £ | |
| Auditors' remuneration | 10,316 | 6,552 |
Auditors’ remuneration includes £3,600 for the project report fee.
8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.
TRUSTEES' EXPENSES
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2021 nor for the year ended 31 March 2020.
9. STAFF COSTS
| Salaries National Insurance Pension |
2021 £ 259,280 17,035 5,042 281,357 |
2020 £ 228,695 20,326 3,415 252,436 |
|---|---|---|
There were no employees who earned in excess of £60,000
The key management personnel of the charity comprise of the Chief Executive and senior management reporting directly to the Chief Executive were the Senior Lawyer, Chief Financial Officer and Business & Finance Manager, the total wages of the key management personnel of the charity were £138,959 (2020 - £137,087)
The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:
2021 2020
Direct staff 6 4.5 Finance and administration 1 1.5 7 6
The average monthly number of persons employed by the charity during the year was 9 (2020-8)
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10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
| COST At 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 DEPRECIATION At 1 April 2020 and 31 March 2021 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2021 At 31 March 2020 DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade debtors Other debtors Prepayments and accrued income CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade creditors Social security and other taxes Other creditors Accruals and deferred income |
2021 £ 371,154 630 12,832 384,616 2021 £ 269,186 6,459 895 81,119 357,659 |
Fixtures and fittings £ 13,613 13,613 - - 2020 £ 291,359 550 41,150 333,059 2020 £ 256,540 6,800 757 47,417 311,514 |
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11. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
12. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
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13. ANALYSIS OF FUND BALANCES BETWEEN NET ASSETS
| Unrestricted Funds Designated Funds Restricted Funds £ £ Tangible Fixed Assets - - - Net Current Assets 295,507 100,000 152,999 295,507 100,000 152,999 Analysis of net assets between funds - previous year Unrestricted Funds Restricted Funds £ £ Tangible Fixed Asset - - Net Current Asset 229,680 75,607 229,680 75,607 |
2021 £ - 548,506 548,506 2020 £ - 305,287 305,287 |
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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
| Balance as at 01.04.20 £ Restricted funds: EEA Women in Prison (R009) 1,648 Operation Nexus (R018) 2,257 British Embassy Podgorica (R043) 53,631 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R046) 2,834 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R048) 10,003 The Home Office (R1001) 28 Joseph King Charitable Trust (R1002) 206 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R1003) - Greater London Authority (R1004) 5,000 Access to Justice (R1005) - Paul Hamlyn Foundation (R1006) - AT&T (R1007) - Greater London Authority (R1008) - Total restricted funds 75,607 Unrestricted funds: Designated funds - General funds 229,680 Total unrestricted funds 229,680 Total funds 305,287 |
Income Expenditure Transfer Balance as at 31.03.21 £ £ £ £ 10,000 - - 11,648 - 2,257 - - 248,470 256,838 - 45,263 237,043 219,964 19,913 412,238 377,064 - 45,177 150,309 150,337 - - - - 206 177,930 155,426 - 22,504 - 5,000 - - 68,951 68,951 - - 15,000 15,000 - - 8,104 2,754 - 5,350 8,000 5,062 - 2,938 1,336,045 1,258,653 - 152,999 - - 100,000 100,000 208,549 42,722 (100,000) 295,507 208,549 42,722 - 395,507 1,544,594 1,301,375 - 548,506 |
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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS – continued
Analysis of movement in funds - previous year
| Balance as at 01.04.19 £ Restricted funds: EEA Women in Prison (R009) 1,891 Operation Nexus (R018) 5,402 Trust for London (R024) 33,324 East European Resource Centre (R028) 1,060 British Embassy Podgorica (R043) 6,053 International Organisation for Migration (R044) 1,000 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R046) 2,399 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R048) - The Home Office (R1001) - Joseph King Charitable Trust (R1002) - Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R1003) - Greater London Authority (R1004) - Total restricted funds 51,129 Unrestricted funds: General funds 134,981 Total funds 186,110 |
Income Expenditure Balance as at 31.03.20 £ £ £ - 243 1,648 - 3,145 2,257 - 33,324 - 6,760 7,820 - 272,102 224,524 53,631 - 1,000 - 297,643 297,208 2,834 277,325 267,322 10,003 163,267 163,239 28 35,000 34,794 206 21,827 21,827 - 5,000 5,000 1,078,924 1,054,446 75,607 225,728 131,029 229,680 1,304,652 1,185,475 305,287 |
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Description, nature and purpose of restricted funds:
EEA Women In Prison (R009) - The AIRE Centre's 3-tiered approach to engage with our beneficiaries, and the overarching issues facing EEA migrants, in a holistic way, making a lasting impact on both the individual level and on a national and international scale.
Operation Nexus (R018) - Research into the implementation of Operation Nexus, collecting further data on the impact on EU EEA nationals and their families.
Trust for London (R024) - Legal empowerment and capacity building of frontline service providers on the rights and entitlement of EU migrants.
East European Resource Centre (R028) - Working with Eastern European victims of modern slavery, human trafficking and exploitation at work, offering specialised and personalised support with, reporting crimes to the police, liaising with the National Referral Mechanism and applying for benefits.
British Embassy Podgorica (R043) - Building public confidence in the legal system and the principle of equality before the law by improving the domestic implementation of the European legal and human rights standards and through legislative reforms to address systemic weaknesses.
International Organisation for Migration (R044) - Production and promotion of a handbook and comprehensive on-line course on rights to asylum for the use by domestic practitioners
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14. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS – continued
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R046) - Ensuring compliance and implementation of key standards and reforms within Western Balkans jurisdictions.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R048) - Increasing Bosnia and Herzegovina judicial capacity to harmonises domestic case law and align it with European legal standards.
The Home Office (R1001) - Delivering practical support to vulnerable EU Citizens and their family members to help them make their EU Settlement Scheme application.
Phillip King Charitable Trust (R1002) - Supporting plans linked to the AIRE Centre's 25th Anniversary event.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (R1003) - Delivering practical support to UK Nationals and their family members ("UKNs) to help them complete the process of registering/applying for a new residence status in their host EU / EFTA state in the context of EU Exit.
Greater London Authority (R1004) - European outreach activities to support groups at risk of marginalization to register under the EU Settlement Scheme.
Access to Justice (R1005) - Providing specialist advice services throughout COVID-19 by procuring equipment and training to enable remote delivery of services, adapt operations accordingly and increase capacity to meet the significant rising demand for advice services
Paul Hamlyn Foundation (R1006) - COVID-19 Emergency fund
AT&T (R1007) - To support frontline workers in the coal front of the migratory crisis in selected European countries by providing them with expert training enabling them to identify and support victims of human trafficking and domestic violence, separated children, and other vulnerable groups.
Greater London Authority (R1008) - Reaching and engaging European Londoners with information about their rights and entitlements in the UK after the Brexit transition period, in relation to issues such as their immigration status, their employment and anti-discrimination.
Description, nature and purpose of unrestricted funds:
Designated funds – To gain a UK Government Legal Aid Contract.
General funds - General fund represents funds available to spend at the discretion of the trustees.
15. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
Details of transactions with trustees and senior management are in note 8. Income totalling £177.90 (2020 - £244.08) was donated by trustees.
16. PENSION
The pension cost charge represents contributions payable by the charity to the fund and amounted to £5,042 (2020 - £3,415)
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