Asylum Welcome A Company Limited by Guarantee Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended 31 March 2023 Charity no: 1092265 ' Company no: 4361627 Iiiiiiw,niin A(A8ZZ(B A12 1￿0P￿2023 COMPAMES HOUSE #142 CoDtents Legal and administrative information Report of the Trustees Independent auditor's report 31 Statement of financial activities 36 Balance sh¢¢t 37 Statement of Cash Flows .38 Notes forniing.part of the financial statement 3945 P•&e12 Asylum Welcome Annual Rep)rt Yeario Ji Marth 2023 Comp•ny No.. 4361627 1 Charity No: 1092265 1421 and administrative infom2tion Charity P4ame and Nllmber Asylum Welcome Registered Charity number.. 1092265 RegisteTed as a Company Limited by Guarante4 number: 04361627 Trustees Litnyaa Ali Alison Baxter (cfropted January 2023). Linda Bond Susan Ni Chriodain (resigned at AGM Sept 2022) Abdoul Ma Diallo (resigned June 2022) Thomas Espley (resigned at AGM Sept 2022)) Valerie JobJ)son (Co-chair) Lucy Keating Dr Tina Leonard Dr David Levy Humphrey Lloyd (Treasurer) Clare Miller Tony Samuel (Co-chair) . Chief EyetutiYÈlDire¢tor Mark Goldring CBE Registered Office Unil 7. Newiec Plac< Magdalen Road. Oxford OX4 1 RE Audi¢orsllndependent Examiners Critchleys Audit LLP. Beaver House, 23-28 Hythe Bridge SL. Oxford OXI 2EP Bankers The co0￿ratiVe Bank plc, PO Box 250, Skelmersdalc WN8 6wfcAF Bamk Ltd.. Kings Hill. West Malling. Kent ME19 4TA P*Be13 Asylurn Welcome Annual Rcport Year to 31 Mgrch 2023 Compgny No.. 4361627 Icharity No: 1092265 Report of the Trustees For the ye2r ended 31 Marcb 2023 The TnJste¢s are pleased to present their rewrt togctber with the f￿anciaI statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2023. The legaj and administrative infomulion set out on kwge 3. above. fonns part of this report. The fuwicial ststements comply with CUTrent statutory requirement5. tbe Articles of Association. and the Statement of Recommended PraCtice-AcWu￿t1llg and Reporting by Charities. Aims and Objects The charity's objects are to provide charitable as5i5tance. operating principally from Oxfordshire. for the Telief of poverty. sickness, and distress and for educational purposes. for the benefit of asylum seekers. refugees aTMI vulnerable migrants who have a bumallitsrian need for assistance in the UK iocluding tIK)se detained within the legal or penal system. Th¢ cljarity expresses itsvision. Missiou and Values as follow5: Our VisioD Asylum sccken, refugees and vuinerdble rnigrdnts who have a hurnanitarian need for assistance in the UK. including those detaitied within the legal QT penal system. feel welcome. safe. and confident as membets of a caring community. They live in dignity with hope for the futyre.. Ihey can exercise their r￿lts have tbeir c&ses fairly Considered. they can acces5 services to meet their needs. and they have opportunities to share their tslents and achieve theiraspirations. Ourmission Asylum Welcome welcomes, advises and ernw)wers asylum seekers. refi4ees. and migrants so that they find safety and ¢anthTive in Oxford Oxfordshire. Our Values Common humaDity: We are all one people. part of a local and a global community. Sotiai justice.. A fair and cotnpassionale soci¢ty provide5 rjghts and opportunities for all people. Voluntary aetion.. By enabling volunteers to give their time generously to belp otheTS, much can be achieved. P¥14 Atylum Welcome Annual R¢port Y¢arto 31 March 2023 Comp*Dy No.. 4361627 1 Charity No.. 1092265 Structur< Governanee and Management -Asylum Welcome is a company limited by guarJntee and a ￿gistered ¢E￿Ity governed by its Articles ofAssociation." The dirertors of the chaTitablc colljpany ('Ihe charity") a￿ its Trnstees for the Purposes of charity law, and throughout this report are collectively referred to as tbe "Trustees" As set out in the Articles of Association. the mernbers of the charitable company who attend theAnnual General Mecting elect the Tnthes. The Board of Trls￿eS ('fthe Board'j governs the charity and consists of not less th-an 5 and not more tlwi 13 Tnsstee4 elect>1 nonnally for a three-year terni, by the Members at the Annual General Meeting ("AG￿￿). In addRtion to the elected Trustee& the Board may Co-opt up to three more between AGMs' A Trnstre co-opted by the Tn￿tee$ may only serve office until the nextAGM, at which pint they must retire. and Members have th¢ opportuwty to appoint them 8s a Trustcc. A DIr￿tOr is aP￿1￿1¢d by the Board to mwe the day-to-day oF￿ation of the charity and to lead the staff team and the voluntcets. The Diiector h&$ delegated"author&ty, within the ternis of the delegation appointed by the Board. for 0￿rational matters including fu]attce. ernploymeoL and 8sylutDlrefugee-relatrd i&sues. Thc Director leads a team of stsff who In turn work with volunteers to deliver the services of the charity. In 2022123 staff numbers increased markedly from 28 (23 FfE) at the end of 2021122 to 45 (30 FTE) at the end of 2022123 10 meet the needs of a growing number of clients. This reflected the continued Afghanistan and Ukraine crises and the rapid rise of new asylutn seekers dispersed by the Horne Office to hotels in Oxfordshire (more details in our overview on pag¢ 9). In 2022r23 the Board saw the resignation of three valued Tn￿s. Susan Ni Chriodain left to fo¢￿ more on her expanding bu5ine55 ¢aTeer and Torn Espley because he moved out of the area to take up a new job. Tom was our Treasurer"for three years and Susan chaired our People and Governance committee for threc years. During the yeaT we also said farewell to AEKlou] Ma Dia]lo. a Tnth for two years. whoalso acied bricfly as Cotnpany Secretary. Abdoul had to return to his home county of Senegal when his work visa expired. We ihank alL three fonner TTUStees for their valuable contributions. Page15 Asylurn Welcomc Annual RepOrtY￿ to 31 Marth ￿2) C05npany No.. 4361627 Icharity No: lo￿1265 We then welwmed Joanna Steele a5 our nevi Cornpany Secretary. Jo is a volunteer who bring5 many years of Company Secretary exwience EK•th in the commercial and charity sectors. . During 2022123 we also co-opted a new Tn￿. Alison Baxter, fomierly a Trustee of Sancbjary Hosting. which merged with Asylum Welcome in December 2022. Alison w&% Chair of Sanctuary Hosting from 2018 to 2022 aud brings with her enornious knowledge . (and peTsonal experience) of hosting (see more about Sanctuary Hosting in our section on SeTYices . ."ftt¢ th¢ end of 2022Q3, we had 10 Trnstee4 many of whom have been in post for 24 . years.with two Tr￿￿tees now with seven years on the Board. This has provided valuable continuity at a lin)e when many new"staff have jolned (he Cbarity. At the end of 2022r23. we also cojllpleted a Skills Audit amongst TNstees. to identify strengths and weaknesses in the skills and expeTi¢nce within our current Board aThl to identify areas where wc would welcome additional expertise. We continue to seek peopl¢ with a range o.f skills and eX￿rience utK)n which we can draw. In particul￿, we are looking for people who have some knowledge and experience of the realiiy of refugee experien￿5 in the UK &$y1￿ imtnigtation or resettl¢m¢Dt policy and practice, researc￿ or progratnming in relevant field5. This may have been gained in many ways, including.. Lived experience of being a refug￿ or rnigrant- meaning that someon¢ bas come to the UK as a refijgee or &sylum seeker or has lived with or grown up alongside people who dAd and they want Io use their experien¢¢ to help Asylum Welcome help others. Through their work. paid or voluntary. in a role that h&$ given them relevant knowledge and insight tbat can belp steerAsYl￿ll Welcome's work going fonvard. We welcome expressions of interest from peopl¢ of all ages and background5. However, &$ we haye many youth clients and want io broaden the rdng¢ of ￿rSpectiveS on our Board, we particularly wdnt totncourdge applications from people under the age of 30. The Board appx)int5 a Finanee Committee of 34 TnLStee4 chaiTed by the Treasurer. witb the Director and Finance Manager in attendance. A similar People and Governance Committee oversees p)licy d¢veloprnent and human resources. Other 'ad hoc," gTOUPS of Tr￿teeS meet to advise the Board or Director on governance issues. depending on 1heir skills and experience."These committees are geDerdlly delegated to deliberate and fonnulate proposals to be agreed upon by the Board. The Ditector nomiaily attends Board meetings in an executivejadvisory Gapacity. The activities of the charity are guided by the Strntegic Plan (2020-2023) agreed by Tn￿te¢s. Howcvcr. during those three years, Asylum Welcome's work was significantly shaped by the most dramatic and unpredictsble global issues. PaBe16 Asylum W¢l¢OmeAr￿ud Report Ye8rto 31 March 2023 'Comp3ny No.. 4361627 1 Charity No: 1092265 Thankfully, the Covid-19 pandemic was not a major issue during 2022123. although its effects on our clients and volunte¢TS continued, as many feared attending in-person meetings and events. But this past year saw th¢ full effect of Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine. resulting in the UK'S Hom&s for Ukraine scheme. and Th¥0 other noteworthy events: "a) the ongoing difficulties facing Afghans given 8 se¢11￿ rouie to the UL and housed in two hotels in Oxfordshire. b) the new asylum seekers who crossed the Channel in small Ix)ats. dispersed by the Homè Office into Oxfordshire (attd across the UK). maDy from thc overcrowded Manston n)i8TaDt pr(xessing centre in KcM.and ho￿ in four hotels acr0&8 the county. A8y.lum.Wel¢om¢ h&s provided a range of.services_to_ty to ameliorate the ditTicult and traumatic situations that so many facel and contitLU¢ to face. This is detailed more fully in the reports below. The situation facing thousands of new &sylum seekers wlx) crossed the Channel during 2022123 h&5 been well-documented in the media. Iftde￿ at many times it h&$ been the leadillg media story &s the Home Office has overseen a shame￿1 rise in the backlog of asylum claims as well as introducing the lllegal Migration Bill to l)olster Home Office wers over and beyond the Nationality and Borders A￿ itself only passed into law in April 2022. The Government's 'hostile environtnent, lla5 taken on a new and even harsh¢r feel, as it demonises &5ylum seekets and refugee5 with even greater fer(￿lty. These multiple challenges are more fully explored in the rerA)rts on our Progrdmme and Services ￿lOw. The Board rewgnis¢s arLd applauds the fact that the charity has boosted its advocacy programme as a result. 1¢ is important to note that the work to develop a new Strategic Plan for the peri￿￿ of 2023 to 2026 Cornn￿nCed this year and is currendy in progress. On a 51rdtegic matter, the Board welcomes the merger with Sanctuary Hosting in the last year. Sanciuary Hosting works mainly in OxfordlOxfor(LshiTe but also has activtLies inthe wider Thames Valley. PTillwily Reading and Milton Keynes. In 2021. Sanctuary Hosting initi￿ed a dialogue with Asylum Welcome to explore the potential benefits of a merger for tbe people it exists to serve. Their board recognised that having three directors in the previo￿$ two years had been challenging for, and demanding of Sanctuary Hosting's tn￿ttes. but the primary driver for both organisatiorjs in explorinE future relations was in valuing what Sanctuary H05ting does and the desir¢ to run a relevant and appropriately-si7£d servicc that effectively meets clients. needs. Pag¢17 Asylum W¢k(xne Annua] Rep)rt Yeario 31 MaT¢h 2023 Complny No". 4361627 1 Charity No: IOY2265 Discussions continued throughout 2022 and resulted in a full merger of Sancti]ary Hosting into Asylum Welcome in DecemEer 2022, retaiuing the name 'SanctL Hosting, as a dedicat¢d s￿VICe provided by Asylum Welcome. Income and reserves from Sanctuary Hosting have boosted what was already a strong fjnancial position at the end of 2022f23- but rnOTe imtK)rtantly. ii allows Asylum Welcome io inCory￿rate a valuable s￿Vice into its existing 5eTvice provision. enabling n￿re clients to access more comprehensive support through" one organisatioD. Finally. we completed one of most slrategiolty imw)rtant projeets of the last year. which was the Volunteer Review. It took many months of meetings and discussions with volunteers who deliver vitsl servi¢¢s to our clients. Thereview identified many arw for development. These were broken down into short-, medium- and long-t¢nn . a¢tiOlJs and include- cross.service meetings with volunteers and stsff. opporfunities for volunteers and staff to shadow ￿[055 s¢ryices' improving infomjation provision and induction plan for volunteers and staff. staudardising seTvice-5pecific training and supervision within and across teams: Setting ￿P peer support and buddying syst¢ms' reviewiDg and developinE infOrn￿ll0n rnanagement systenL8' reviewing internal communications channels" intwaiing and prioritising volunteer management and 5UPPOrt into staff roles" Systemati￿lY involving and includitjg volu￿teers. Many of these initiative5 commenced in 2022123 and continue with strong participation and support from staff and volunteers. The number of active volunteers rose duTiog 2022123 10 225 by the end of the period. including 31 with lived experience of displacement. We a￿ indebted to their work" without them. we could not deliver the quantity and quality of sUPPOrt that we do. Asylum Welcome seek5 to lead by example: helping re￿geeS to participat¢ in all aspects of running the charity, ac¢ordiDE to their abilities and interests. At the end of 2022123, our 5tsff included 18 people wilh a [￿rSO11a1 refyee or migrdnt background and more with close fatnily connections. We continued to incr¢&se the nurnber of asylum seekers and refugees as volwiteers atMI Jpembers of the Organisatio￿ benefiting gready from their lents. . From the Board's perspective. looking al the period 2022f23"overall. we applaud the incredible eornmitment of staff and volunteers to r¢S￿lld to the rapidly changing series of events that the chaTity has faced during the past year. The tharity always responds quickly and effectively with an impressive 'can do. attitude that many in the s¢ctor (and the wider communiry) recognise as a hallmark of our work. Pagc18 A5ylurn W¢lc¢)m¢ Annual R¢p)rt Ytsrto31 Ma￿h 2023 Compgny No.. 4361627 IChaTity No: 1092265 Our Programmes An Overview As in 2021, the plans we n)ade for the year were overtaken by two major developments for which we had heither plans nor budgets. The f￿st development the atrival of Ukrainians fleeing the war in their country. After a slow start in MarclL caused by the visa process not keeping up with the innovative matching process. tens of thousaThls of ' Ukrainians. mostly women and childw wrived in tILe UK each month. More than two thousand Ukrainians were, and most still are. IN)used by about a tbousaTrJ families acro Oxfordshire iri a unique hosting programme. Asylurn Welcome respK)nded quickly. calling together interested organisations, including councils. ernployu￿ staff. and slwing Inforn￿tiOn and learning with the many comniwiity groups that sptvng up to assASt people arriving. With the availability of public. fund4 our initial support transfornied into a contr&t viith the County Council."This contract allows us to provide a wide range of1nf0m￿t10n and support services to arrivals and their hosts. To enhance otsr services. we have also employed several UhTrinians as part of our Commw)ities team. The government and other fundets were quick to offer fuwKial help to assist Ukrainians: the sarne has not been true for the other tnajor development in the second half of the year. Fify thousand asylum seekers are now hou%d in hotels across the county. partly because .of increased'small Ixjat" arrivals and delays in the Home Office processing of asylum claims. Four of these hotels are in 0xfordshir4.one being on the outskirts of Oxford city. The residents receive board and lodging, but they 8r¢ giv￿ little help in deating wtth their traum4 making their &sylum claims, wsing the modest benefits available, tracing family and belongings. and navigating UK life, irKluding CODDecting with public services (many of which are trying hard to r¢sp)nd). Working with the local public sector and other pathers. Asylum WelcOn￿ has been running regular surgeries to help with these tasks in Oxfotd, Witney. and Banbury. We have inCre￿a staffing and.volunteer numbers, and ￿nted premises close to the h(itels to facilithte tbis woth but have still received no public funds io support IL AJon8side these Unplant￿ developments. we contin1￿1 to support the Afghans wbo vKre evacuated from Kabul in 2021, with additional group of.about 80 arriving in a local hotel in 2022. As of March 2023. there were ￿111 OV￿ 170 Afgl]an ￿OpLe staying in two lo¢al ho*15. and tnore families are vmiting for housing than the number of people who ' have been pemLanently housed so fgr. The few individuals who have been rehoused locajly are now receiving support through our city resettlement progrJmrn¢. . Prcssurc on our regular long-term Servi￿ h&$ CA)ntinued to grow, with all services seeing more clients in 2022123 than the previous year. which itself was on¢ of SI￿1.fICant growth.This reflects our ongoing efforts at outreach as well as the fact that the cK)wity. is now being used as a"dIs￿rSal. a[￿ for asylum seekers to live in while their cases are ' bcing CODsider¢d. Additionally, the CO￿ is also receiving and caring for n)or¢ iinaccompanied children. Page19 Asylum Welcome Anrtuaj ReportYeaTto 31 M8r¢h 2023 Company No.. 4361627 Icharity No: l(P)2265 The small pilot Schools Advocacy progTamme. launched in 2021 to help schoolchildren and.their parents better thJive within the school system, has proved effective: showing both the Val￿ of this new service and the levcl of hidden demand that we have been . able to portly respond to as the service has develop￿. (For more detai15. pleasc refer to page 21 of this report.) A new path]¢rship with three otheT agencies working attoss the Thames Valley area was launched to improve access lo legal asylum and immigration advice. The first year has golle well with over 5(K) ¢&se5 addressed. although acttss lo solicitors offering legal aid to support asylum clairns remains a major ehailenge. On 31 December 2022. the inde￿nden1 charity Sa￿tUary Hosting merged into Asylum Welcome. We have always worked closely together. but the hosting service, which assists people who arc not entitled to housing supwjrt by providing temFK)rary shelier in the homes of volunteer hosts. is now fully integrated into Asylum Welcome. Tania Baldwin- ' Pask has taken on the role of Sancluary Hosting Service Manager. The aim is to offer a more joined-up service to rnore people who need IL and we are eonfIdent that a good start has bc¢n made. We have ple&%ed to be able co continue our Iwo progrdrnmes specifically focu5¢d on vulnerable migranls. One supports Europeans who need help to regulatise their statt￿ in the UK tK)st-Brexit (most of the clients are East Timores¢). The other assists foreign prisoners in Huntercombe Pn"50n. The help they need ranges from contacting families. translating documents. tracing luggage etc.. to helping orgarrise their accommodation on rel¢as¢/repatriation at the end of their s¢ntences. Sometimes it means simply having someone to IAst¢n to tb¢n]. We have added to the raDge and quality of these service5 with improved meeting spaces. moTe training for stsff and volunteers. and new dimensions: for exattLple. trainRDg ' progratntnes for clients to 51t alongside our ever-growing laptops provision. enhanced partnerships with health services and other organisations. and by influencRng and supporting organisations with far greater reach than (sueh universities and councils) to better consider Tefugee inclusion in tbeir work. The meeting$3ve organised Tegarding Ukrainian aTrivals were gtadually tsken over by Ihe six districi councils in the county. These councils have been Working more closely together, with our encouragement, to adopt a more coordinated approach to the various refugee and asylum seeker progrdmmes that have become an integral part of Oxfordshire's landscape. We have made efforts to stay involved and infiuence them, it]cluding ensuring direct client input into City Council planning. We have also worked closely with the University of Oxford on its journey to b¢come a University of Sanctuary. Page 110 Asylum Wel¢omeAnnuaJ Rewrt Year to 31 March 2023 Company No". 4361627 1 Charty No.. l(Y)2265 Our Services in 2022123 Summary of our Maiti Strvices Pnwramm¢ Adult & FAmlly Strvice Des¢rSplioD CO￿ Asylum Welcome 5èThmbe Prison. Complex adv(txy. prncf1c￿ and emotionot ￿Pport. AW 5UPPOrt commEnded a5 ¢xtrern¢ly valuable by HMP Huni¢Teombe Staff as well &8 ￿eriC78r1e5. SgAetuary Wb¢¢]s (forni¢rly Bik¢ Prolett) Free refu￿15￿￿ bike5 (plus helmels lights ZDd lo¢ks} for refiT8ttS. asylum seekus and vulneFabl¢ migrllnt5 throu&hout Oxfordshir. Partnering wilh Active Oxfotdshire. Featured on Bf Sport and B8CITh¢ Orbe Show). Digital loel*slon Projttt (forrntrty Laptop Projttt) Free Tefurbishtd 14ythps8nd devic4 and Wi-Fi passes plu5 per50nalised JTraithittg aod supwt for refvgeu. Project set to expand 2023124. reccivel larg¢ multi-ye8r gr8tTrt &ward atsd employed new coordinator. Sehools Advociey Intensive menroring for n¢wly arrived ttfugtt parents to ehga8e in and widcrswid th¢ English schoDI systein to support gc4Jd educatton￿ out¢ornes for children. including English languw clas5¢5 for Fwtnts. Provides tar8tloJ support for refitg¢G sc¢ker migrant f8milkes to navigate aThJ aJK3ge with the sch￿l5 their childtrn attend. Indudc5 rrydat English language sessior4 educational workshop5 and advice ¢linic. Supporting r¢fvg¢es and miRrants ai risk of homelessne55 with hosi¢d homesws. Merged with Asylum Welcome on 31 t)¢cernber 2022. Guests Also benefrt from Ik Tangc of s¢rvKe5 on offtr at Asylllm Wekom& Inlo a fully-fundcd Second year afte¥ a s￿¢¢t$SfUl pil(A. Sanctuary H05ting The service op2ratrs acro&sOxford5hiie. and i Re&ding and Milto K¢yn#. Health Atte5$ Prnbt¢i Provides guidgn¢e and s¥p¢rvisioD to otheT agencies as well as brIef￿g asylum seekers artd rtfu8ees direLity * hotels. Som¢ of th2 doaors and rnedic￿ Staff in th¢ wup play acrncial role in briefing and r¢gi5tcring asylum seekets with loc&1 medi¢81 ccnlT¢5 and supportin& the rnox vulrrtrnblc by rcfcrring th2m to appropriate healllK•TE providets. The gTOUP worked closely th Oxford Clty Council tn d¢liverin8 a programme io idenlify the impact ofcovid on vulnerable eonimunitits. Seeking to improv¢ natiohal t￿%1 wlicy and FKadicc. Asylum Wel￿me. as a W¢11-e5￿]Ished and rEwte41 service provtder. ow has a regional 4nd nalional online platform to contribute io the immigration dcb*. Establishing • platform for those wiih lived experience is a priority. P•ge112 Asylum Wekome AnnuaJ"R¢FK>rt Y¢ar to31 March 2023 CoTnp¥)y No: 4361627 1 Charity No.. 1092265 We continued with our collaEM)rative approach and worked closely with poltrrs at difterent levels to plan appTopriate resN)nses not only to local and regional events but also lo escalation of the hostil¢ enviroament. A notable recent p￿rtr￿r$bip has been viith O￿n DooE Oxford. a volullteer-run lunch club for ￿fUgeeS and asylum seekers on Thursdays al tbe St Clements Family Centre. Our Adult & Family Service provides an outreach advice ¢liDiC and sign￿Sting at these 'scssions. The NRPF (No Recourse to Public Funds) hO￿81￿g project (a partnership projxl fimded by Oxfordshire Hom¢Lessness Movement) is going well, with over nine residents being granted stattL4 and access to public funds because of our interycntion. We have also managed to assist some of those on tbe waxting list to get status and access to public funds before being accommodate(L Number of Clients Served . We have seen a buge increase in demand for otsr services ftom three main demogrdphics." 200+ refugees frorn Afghanistsn, many of wbom are still in hotels awaiting accomTnodation' 2,OOIF Ukrainian refugees who aTe mostly being bosted An generous people's horiies across the eounty: 701Fk asylum seekers who have iKen moved into hotels around the county on an ¢meTgency dIS￿rSal basts to relieve overerowding elsewhere. In 2020121 we di￿tlY supported 2,300 clients. In 2022r23 this numb¢r has grown to 3,183, an increase of 38/0. But the picbjre is more complicatd and ￿MpleX than can be expressed by a single figure. The table below shows the toral number of recorded users of each of our n￿1n direct services. There is ￿ill some sigDifi¢ant Under-[e￿r11llg. for instance. the figure for Legal Imrnigration Advice describes the nurllber of clients S¢¢D, excluding telepholle enquiries and advice given by pbone. .Som¢ clients are ¥cessing m￿t[ple services and we have allowd for this when calcujating the overall figure above. Most of our laptop and bicycle recipi¢nts are interna]ly referred, but some com¢ to us through our relations with refvgee corornunity organisations. Refugee ReSoU￿e. or other partDers. In addition. family Members and the wider conwnunity often benefit indirectly in ways that are not recorded. for example. when a client receive5 and shares a hardship grau¢ food donation or ChrIstmas￿ld presents, or a refugee community member who is not a registeted client attends a briefin8 or a social event or benefits from our advowy work with local authorities. Pagel 13 Asylum WekomcAnnu3FRcport y￿t0 JI Marth2023 Company No.. 4361627 Icharity No: 1092265 W¢ estimate thaL including our registered clients. we are now serving 4,(Klllk re￿gees. asylum seekers and vulnerable migtants across Oxfordsbire: mainIy (but not exclusively) in Oxfor4 Abiiigdoffj Tham4 DidcoL Witw. and Banixtry. (Sanctuary Hostttig is the only service to operate Iwond Oxfordshire.) Adult & Famity Service (ineludin Youth Service Food Bank Legal Immi ration Advite Education Service Employment S¢rviee UkTriDe Pro r4mme Af hanistaD Resettlement Hotel Euro a Wel¢om¢ UKRS Resettlemeot Project Hllnt¢r¢ombe ProJ￿t Sanctuary Wheels (Bike Projeet) Digitll IDclusion (L8ptop Project) Scbools Advoeaey Sanctuary H05ting Outreach 779 250 88 369 205 122 c.1000 227 526 68 mme 225 240 229. 26 Tbe Political Context and Asylum Weleome's Advocacy Work ThÈs year has seen yet more dramatic change5 in wlum policy. affecting ix)th our clients and the nature of our work. Asylum Welcome has been involved in much eampaigning at both local and national l¢Yels. Nationally, we have contributed to debates arowmj the impact of the Nationality and Borders Aci (NABA). the Illeg￿ Migtation Bill. offshoring . to Rwand4 and the Streamlined Asylun) Qu¢stionnaire. Our local campaigning has iocused on the planned reopeDiDg of Campsfield House'Detention Centre in rnid-2024 and the establishment of emergency asylwn hokl a¢comrnodation acro￿ Oxfordsbire. Asylum Welcome C￿fOunded the Coalition ￿ Keep Campsfield Closed one month after th.è Horne Office announced plaDS to reopen Campsfield House in Ju0¢ 2022. Through this coalition, local charities, communtty groups. trades union bcrtjies and political parties, alongside district councilloTS and the local MP'S offic¢. have organised a range of artivities opposing the reopening of the detention centre. These include COOTdinating dernonstratiorL8,"Stalls, parliamentsry quesiions. Freedom of Infornyalion requests.and letters to fvtPs and local councillors.. Over the y¢ar. we have been supporting both Oxford City Council and the University of . Oxford to pursue their commilment5 to become institutions of sanctuary. Asylum Welcome contributed to these efforts by conducting a Tcwrch reporL helping to ieestablish a Student Action for Refugees (STAR) group, and co-organising'town and gown" events. We contribute to national debates via our relationships p3rtti¢r P￿¢114 Asylum Wejcorne Annual Rep)rtYe4r to31 Marth2023 Company No: 4361627 1 Ch*ity No.. It￿2263 oiganisations and Delworks. including the Thames Valley Immigration Alliance. Together with Refug¢¢8 the Asyluw Reforni Initiativ< ar￿ Detention Fonlln. We are glad that client participation ID our campaigning work has increased thi5 year. and we are committed to expanding the infiuence and reS￿)nsibIlitieS of clients within our adV0￿cY activitie5,and offering the traiwng and support required to make this happen. Some Highlights Ydnd Devetopments in Selected Services Ukraine Progrnmme On the 24th of Febn]8ry 2022. Russian forcu began a full_scale invasion of Ukraine. devastating lives. and displacing millions of inno¢¢nt civilians. The UK responded by setting up the 'Homes for UkraiDe' 5cherne. Under this scbeme, UktaiDians wi live. worL and have awe55 to public ￿ndS in the UK- if a British spnsor agrees" to provide aLLOIIU)Ivdation for a illiDimum of six montlL8. In an outpouring of solidarity. the first 24 hours of the scheme saw a￿Und 100.000 British households signing up to host Ukrainian refvgees. In Oxfordshir4 929 British hosts welcomed 1,956 Ukrainian guesls and one year on from the Invasio￿ Ukrainians have b¢wme a valued part of the Oxfordshxre community. As Ukrainians began arriving in Oxfordshire in Fknh 2022, civil society orgAnisations mobilised to coordinate wraparound supw>rL Asylum Wclwmc contributed to this by organising education and employment supp)rt. ¢onducting English language ¢18SSeS. setting up a hardship fun￿ PToviding laptops, bicycles, a]￿ SIM cards. ronn￿ting community networks. and si8llkX)Sting Ukrainian% to numerous other services. We have been suc¢essful in setting up and nurturing relationships with community groups acTOSS OxforiLshire. through the engagement of the Community Liaison Officers (CLOS) placed in the five districts. CLOS have in turn developed relationship5 with a totaiof 34 community group5, SUPPOrting around 1200 guests and hosts. These oificers share informatioD. guidance and best prdciice, answer enquiries. and signpost clients to ststutory or voluntary serviees regarding finances. benefits. housing. and f(M)d supply. OveTthe year. we bave also developa go(hJ relatioLtships with Oxfordshire councils and were tasked with tsking on rnandats)ry visits to I￿Sted households. We participated in developing a platforni. a format and a script that would guide the CL05 V15its' betwe¢n Deccmbcr and the end of Ma￿h 2023. we wv¢red a total of 541 I￿￿SehOldS. The visits generated valuable infornlation both for councils and our WOTk. including information for the respective district councils on how nwiy hosting arrangements arelikely to lenninate in each of ihe corning montkls. At the same time, talking to the gU￿ts during the visits has helped us better understat client need5 around language and employll￿￿t. We are now seein£ a rcqucst for Pa8¢115 Asylum W¢lMme Annual Re[￿rt Yearto 31 Mar¢h 2023 Company No: 4361627 1(th¥ity No: I¢YW65 differentiated language tuitioo for ¢xampl4 work-based E[￿115￿ advanced Englis￿ or advanced onLine classes. Sirnilarly, while most ukrainians.have found some kind of employm¢nL rnost of them would prefer to do different worK more in line with their qua]ifications and experiences. We have now extended the amount and breadth of English languag¢ classes we offer to Ukrainians iDformaity. On employm¢n¢ suppo¢ we are now offering three different kinds of s¢rvice". a one-to- on¢ coachillg s¢ryi¢e through Asylum Welcome's Education Tearn for those highly qualified Ukrainians who need to identify their transferable skills to move into a different work stream" a pr(wamme to be implemented by Aspite for Ukrainians interested in sp￿lfIe iechnical jobs" and a self-employment WOTksbop progrdmrne facilitated by Oxfordshire Local Enterprise Partwship (OXLEP) for Ukrainians who are keeD to set up their businesses. Over the year. tbe core te8m has responded to a total of 838 individual queTies. A bi- weekly face-to-faee droTrin service for UktainiaDS has now been in*itutd to help with the increasingly complex enquiries we see. "Iye are o marriedcouple who orrived in Englar￿InAu8llsr2o22. We livedin ¢he city ofKharkiv. which is located 30 hnfrom ihe border with Russia. On April 17, 2022, a shell hil our h0ts5e. compleiely destroying ir. AT ihe age of 62. because ofihe war in Ubaine, we lost everything." home, property. business. work friendf andrelaiives (who left all over ihe wor14 fleeingfrom the war). family (parl ofwhich remained in Ukraine), car. garages. books. colleclions ap￿ oiher things rhai made up the worldin which we were happy andfvlfilled We were in a very difficuliprychologicalstaie afier all ihe losse5 thai Triie experienced. Apzd ihe support ofyour organisation tsrned out to be very necessary ondiimely. I wouldsay. as a "lifelinefor a drowning Ma￿ ' We ore happy thai we met such effeciive helpfromyour wonderfyl organisatio Your feam helped to integrate into ihe UK andsolve maprypractical OPMI imporiani issues on.everythingfrom employmeni io ho￿Ing apthl helping wilh English tr4vulatio when I hadio go io ihe Ik)spi¢al by ambulance. lespecially want lo express mygraiiludefor humanity. lindrtess. sincere i￿ereSt. and involvement in ourproblepns toAJylwn Iyelcome team member Tamara Kurzova. This is our GuardianAngel. who $47ved cou￿lesS times andhelped us overcome ihe difficulties ofintegratio PaB¢I 16 Asylum Welcome Annual Rry￿rt Y¢orto 31 March2023 Company No: 4361627 Icharity No: 1092265 Organisations likeAsylum Welcome are esSe￿id[for the WOTldbec¢7use ihey make il kinder and more beaulifyll We needvouj" Adult & Family Advice and the new outreach seThice in asylwm hotels Adult & Famity Advice continues to be our fundametttal enty service for most fffugees and asylum seekers. Most signiflcandy, it offeTS Sup1￿ to the 70&F asylum seekers who are now housed in multiple hotels and hostels across the county. Currently, Asylurn Wclcomc is the only organisation that Is providing this level of wraparound supp)rt io &sylum seekers in Oxfordshire. During this last financial year, client numbers grew from 491 to 779.- a slaggering percentage Incre￿ of 85.680/0 on wbat W&8 al￿dY our busiest year on record. The demand for our help sbows no sign of slowiog, but with few additional resources, no notice of new arrivals and no fijnding frorn local councils or the Home Office for this work, our ability to fully support who need it is CODStantiy being challenged. In re5pon5C to the Home Office suddenly aceommodatiDg hundreds of people in an Oxford hotel. we immediately designed and implefftented briefings at a neigllbouring community centre on the asylum process and people's legaI and health rights. W¢ then started delivering two dtOFFin clinics per week at the same comtnunity centre, seeing between 45 to 70 rKople per session. At our urging, the County Council released funds that allowed us to purthase 74 pairs of shoes to provide adequat¢ winter footwear. We referred around 100 individua]s for legal representation before Turpin & Miller Solicitors became overwhelmed and asked us to stop referring at the end of January. Currently. we have around 40 Ftople on the waiting list for legal representation. We have helped around 60 people apply for asylum supporL When w¢ learned that many would likely be staying at the hotel for longer, we stsrted referring them internally for laplOPS and bicycles. lu early 2023. we secured premises to restart a dropin session in Banbury. following a cl)ange of hotel SUI￿ontraCtor there vknich p￿vented us from visiting tbe prernises. One of . our ca8eworkeTs hLs been a¢¢ompanying an ob￿etrIc1an in the Rose Clinic to provide practical and clinical support to pregnant asylurn-seeking women at the local hospital's maternity ward. This has improved our engagement with vulnerable pregtwlt wornen in hoiels and the community. We have been actively engaged iti multL-agency meetings to addres5 women's conc¢rn5 and advocate for improvements in the conditioD5 of ihe holels with Ready Homes and the Home Office. Pa8el 17 Asylum W¢l¢(xne Annual Reportyearto Jl 2023 cr￿pally No: 43616?7 1 No: 1092265 .. an &sylum seeker from a war-torn country in th¢ Middle Fas( approached us in the cortidor of a hotel in Oxfordshire and showed us a Google-translated message on her phone that detailed her traumatic experiences. N. revealed that she had received no psychological suppo¢ and as a resulL her mental health w&8 rapidly declining" She said she feli lik¢ a shell of Eorself. Identifying N.'s need for urgent mental health suppori we ill]mediatrly refrrred her to a lawyer from a leading firm who helped us to advocate for N. to gei a room of her own, which she was eventually givetL Svcuting mental health support for N. was C￿￿la1 to improving ber extremely fragile well-being. We managed to set up ongoing counsclling at Talking Space and refetTed her to multiple other.SeTvices. Helping her to understand the next steps of her asylum Clai￿ we also contacted a local law fiTrn that allocated N. a solicitoi to supry)rt her Ensuring all her essential n¢¢ts were meL we supplied appropriate clothes and shoes and Provided phone credil to allow N. to contact loved one5 whom she had not spoke with since arriviDg in the UK. To help ber feel like berself again. we gave N. a three- month gym membership at her local leisure cenire so she could reignite her love for fikness and feel some sernblan￿ of norniaiity. N. is eager to learn EDgli5h aDd passionaie about moving forward. so we supplied her with a laptop to enable her to continue wotking with our Education & Employment team, taking English classes, and PTwing for life PO￿-8sY1uM claiDL "In her own words. N. said Asylum Welcome was "like an angel rhot Godplaced in my patk Igoi bellerfrom ihe doy Isow am4talkedtoyou." Asylwn Welcome has had a very oodi clonm Youth Service Youth Service contirues to offer essential frondine supp)rt to unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASCS) in Oxford5hire. In the I￿ financial year, the Youth Serviee supported over 30 young people ivho bad been incorrectly identified as adults and housed in asylum hotels. lo access the support they are entitled to from social services. With some age asse&MDen¢s taking a full day and over 30 young people in need of this. it was an incredibly challenging time but uitimafely a huge swcess with so many people g¢tling the support they n¢thd. We worked closely with social services during this time and built a good relationsbip with them. They coniinue to contact us to act &% appropriale Pasel 18 A5ylurn W¢korn¢ Annual Report.Ye4rto 31 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1 Ch*rity No: 1092265 adults for age asSe￿Ments.artd have fed back that we provide this service with professionalism. flexibility, and compas5iOD: For the young people who were age &ssessed by social services as adults. we worked in partnership with Together for Migrdnt Children and held'an inforn￿tiOrt and advice dro in session at their office for eight young people wbo wanted support to challenge their age assessment. We split the casework with Togethgr with Migrant Children and out of the Four young people we took oo two have DOW been tsken into care and we are continuing. to clj2llenge the decisioL8 regarding the other two young people. Aside from our casework Servi￿ we now nm the following aGtiviti&% for UASCS: Th¢ Refugee Fwtball ProjecL which we Icad in pthnersbip with Oxford UDited in the Community and Refugee Resourc<. The Football Project has now expanded to two sessions a week in r¢sp)ns¢ to demand and we have 43 young ￿0p1¢ engaging with these sessions. We have Iwl four matches to date with I￿al sch(K>ls and bave more planned for the y¢ar abead. Our Venda youth club. with 39 sessions delivered last year and between 20-30 young people attending each week. We have a group of four volunteers siipporting this, OVCTseen by at le&st one staff men￿r F¢r session. Aboxing club for young pwple wbich nms evay Thursday. Extra activities during the s)m]mer holidays and half tetms. These activities have ncluded a sports day, a beach trip, paddI¢ boarding, and trips to Blenheim Palace, Wytham Woods. and Oxford Brookes Climbing Cenire. We have also developed a paTtnerth'p with Cunmor crick￿ Club who have enrolled eight of our young ¢li¢nts into their teams. A. pre5¢nted to the Youth Service after being moved into au asylum hotrl for adult men in Oxford. He had previously kn in foster c8se in Essex but had E¢en age &5sessed as over 18. Conthsed and distress4 he had no p3perwoTk with bitn alld did not understand why he had been move Asylum Welcome's Youth Service contacted authorities in E￿X and obtained a copy of A's full age assessment. We teadthroughthis with him so he ¢outd understandthe areas thal social serVi￿S were unsuTC abouL We then worked with A. to help him gath*r further evidence. Provided an a¢Lx)mpanying letter to support his claimed age, and referred him to a public law ilicitor. Cn￿la[1y, We also supported A. with srKial and ¢ll￿tional Sup￿ during thc evidence athe Asylum W¢l¢om¢ Annual ReFQrt Yearto 31 Mar¢h.in3 Company No.. 4361627 1 Charity Nc* 1092265 P4g¢119 A. joined the Refugee Football Project and Venda youth club. and we also referred him to EMBS Community College so he ￿ll1d begin io move forward with his life again and be around other young people. Following our interventions and refeTrnls. A. was sUcce￿fullY acCep￿d back into foster ate in Essex and is once agaiti being looked after &$ a child. Sanctuary Hosting 'Sancluary Hosting (fornierly an independent tharity) merged with Asylum Welcome on . 31 Decernber 2022. The merger aims to provide wraparound support foT tbe refugees. asylum seekers, and vulnerable migrdnts at risk of homelessnes5 SUPPOrted by Sanctuary Hosling ("guests") ￿ that they can benefit from th¢ range of services offtred at Asylum Welcome. Since ils inception in 2015, Sanduary Hosting has fxilitated over 32,000 nights of hosted accommodation for 159 guests. Over the last year. Sanctuary Hosting provided accommodation for 26 guests by It￿￿hl￿g them with 30 hosting households. The service operated across Oxfordshire. and to a more limited extem in Reading and Milton Keynes. The challenge now is recrnitiDg and indurting more hosts and sUp￿rt workers. Staff and volunteers are engaging in different loca) events to raise the profile of the Sanc Hosting service, as V￿11 &8 making direct approa¢he5 to different faith and eomrnunity groups. More generally. we are reviewing the long-terni viability of providing a servicc which operates Iwond the borders of Oxfordshire. The18ndscape of hosting is changing. and we will also be WTJsideTing other vrnys of providing temporary accommodation for our guests. where we e2Th Continue to provide a safe. supp)rtiv¢. and welcoming ¢nvironmenL ., a vulnerable migrant. was accomM￿ted by Sancftwy Hosting in May 2022 and referred io Asylum Wel¢ome's Adult & Family Serviee for practical supp)rt ￿ the sam¢ time. G. had slept rough for a IoDg period in London and had developed rnertt￿ health issues because of her destitirtIo￿ homelessness. and various immigration refijsals. She had managed to secure a pro bono solicitor wbo was helping her to lodge a 20 ycars long residen￿ application (the only applicatioll sbe was entitled to"after asylum refvsals amd oveTStaying her initial visa). Page120 Asylum Weltome Artntsal Rew)rt YeaTto31 M¥r¢h 2023 Cornpafiy Tr441. 4361627 Icharity No." 1092263 G. bad a supportive GP and other bealth services in Bieesrer and felt the need to ontinue seeing this GP following her D]ove to Oxford. She needed fate5 to travel there every other week, which Asylum Welcome and Sanctuary Hosting jointly fiJnd¢d.. We referred her to Refugee Resource for ¢ounselliDg and support group5. Asylum Welcome also started donatiDg weekly food parcels to G. Furthennore, G. neded help obtsintng a national birth cèrtificate and then a nati07)al passporl to support her in]MI￿ation application. Wc providcd funding for the birth certificate and passwirt and funded travel lo the national ernb&s5y in IA)ndon. G.'s anxiety and depresston made it difficult for her to manage the gathering of documents for the ithmigration application. Our joint interventions were crucial to helping her progress. G. was granted status in De¢emlKr 2022. and we created a plan to klp her movc forward with her life. We supported he.r in applying for a bank accounL welfare benefits and hO￿81n8. G. left hér host's home in Mareh 2023. moving into acwmmodation in Bl￿ter wheTe sbe has a supportive friendship network. She receivcd money from Sanctuary Hosting's "Move On- Fund to purchase some essentials for her new accomtnodation. Schools Advocacy The Schools Advocacy service has grown exponentially since fulfilling its initial CTiteTia to deliveT a core mentoring program and model of support to 12 refugeelasylum seeker and migrant families.across two schools with the aims: _ to improve familiarity and understanding of the UK school system amongst parents and students, to increase parent and student engagement ID schools. to provide greafrr access to school services and wider education supwrt. The service is now supporting 30 families acros5 15 5cho)Is. working with parents and children from seven nationalities in total {)￿lUding Afgh￿s, Syrians, Albanians East Timorese. and Ukrainians). Outcomes have been extremely encouraging with I'OOY• of enrolled parents reporting that Schools Advocacy has enabled th¢m to be more wsitively involved in their children's learning. 80D/o of families report an increased ability to supp)rt cbiidren with hornework and school Issues wbile 750/ts report an improved UDderstanding of the UK school system and curriculum and an incre&8ed Confidence in ¢ommunicating with the school. 80/0 of parents have now attended a school event supw)rted by.their family mentor. Page121 Asylun) Wel¢omeAnnuai Re￿rt Yearto31 MaTth J)23 Company No: 4361627 1 Charity No.. 1092265 Since Januaiy 2023, the S¢hwls Advocacy service has run a weekly Homework Club in thc Afghan Resettlement Hotel in Didcot to support students in Year 6 and aiK•ve, while also supporting parents and students in the Thame hotel. A recently arrived family with very limited English has ken working with their Schools Advocacy rnenlor and an int¢Tpreter for 5 months. The children of th¢ famiLy bave settled well in sthool and report that they love to go to school to make friends and learn. They are engaged in all their le55olls. showin8.keen levels of interegt. and their language acquisiÈion is developing well. School staff were invited to attend Schools Advow sessions and thmugh their involvement reported an increwd understanding of the needs of refugee S￿dents and parenls in thetT school. Prayer spaces. English SuP￿)rt. leamtnE apps. pastoral care, learning support. and p8rent-￿aCh￿ interviews have been acknowledged by staff &$ areas that need to be developed lo provide greater access and engagement for our families. Parents and sNdents continue to n￿et with their mentor and inierpreter at the school each week al￿ although the p￿rtts have a languag¢ barrier. they reFx)rt that because of these meetings they feel involveAJ and val￿d in theiT children's ￿UCatiOn. The interpreter is a Schools Advocacy volunteer with lived experience of the asylum proces5. Through her relationship with the farnily. and by shadowing an eX￿rienced rnentor, she is providing an invaluable servic¢ ￿ Schools Adv(￿acY while also developing her skills and working towards becoming an independeDt Schools Advocacy family mentOT. Our Staff. Our staff numbers continued to grow as we scaled up our existing programmes and introdueed new ones to rneet changing needs. As of.31 March 2023, we had 45 staff on our books. One of our prioriti¢5 in ttcruiliD8 Staff bas been to encourage existing part-time staff or volunteers to apply and where possible ro encourag¢ eandidatrs from a refugee background to apply. We intr(MJuced clinical supervisioD to supp)rt stsff working in frontline services in the autumn of 2022. Staff att¢nding ihese sessions found them 5UPPOrtive, ￿sItIVe, and productive. TheTe is a good channel of commuDication with the clinical supervisoTS. We aim to extend this service to volunteers working with clients in challenging situations as soon as Cap￿lty allows. P4e122 Asylum Welcome Annual Report Ye8fto 31 MaTth 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1 Charity Wo- 1092265 Tamara Kurzova. th¢ Ukrainian Community Liai50D Offiter at Arylum Wtleome", reflects on ber experiences working wiib Oxfordsbire's Ukrainian eommunity. "Afystory as a Ukrainit7n refygee is much like thal ofevery other Ukrainian whofled the war. Iyorkingfor Asylwn Welcome allowed me to difcover ihe ability fo Copu￿Ct people wilh opporlunities idenftfy their needs andpoinl them in rke righi direciion in this counrry. Inow have mony ih(m¥ul clients and¢here is nothing more rewarding. ' Ourvolunteers Asylum Welcome could not provide the range and depth of services offered to refi￿ees. asylum seekers and vulnerable Ini£rants without the incredible SUPWJrt of our dedicated teams of volunteers. Thery are Lurrendy 225 active volunteers have eotittibtsted at least 20,688 hour5 to Ihe Organisation this fllwicia] year. plu5 many n)ore hours not officially recorded. From April 2022 to April 2023, 106 new volunteers were recrui￿. 20 of these volunteers have lived experience of displacemenL , a refvgee from Kuwait, originally came to us requesting a bike and later returned wanting to help others. F. was stnjggling with tra￿ll￿ and his mentsl bealib and needed to be doing somethin& to be kept bwy. to work and learn but also to share his skills and talents supporting others. He now volunteers in our Sanctuary Wheels workshop every day. fixing up and distributing dozens of bikes. F. is currently staying in a botel. where life can be challengtn& so the opp)rtunity to volunteer with us is hugely important for him. Volunt¢¢rR¢view aDd Implementstion Since April 2022. the Volunteer Review task group facilitated seven small-group conversations with 6IF volunteers. in addition to a survey that was fiLled out by 50 volunteers. We organised a workshop with stsff members. volunteers and trustecs. who CO-CTeated recommended actions based on tlje consultations. The Volunteer Review highlighted the Deed for ktter-StructU￿ training. supervision. en£agement, and peer supwrt within ￿S as well ￿ stronger centralised systems to track and support this work. Il a150 highlighted the desire for volunteeTS to feel more Pagc123 Asylum W¢kome Ann￿1 Report Yearto 31 Maffh 2023 Company No: 4361627 Iclwity No.. 1092265 involved and includeAI. Th¢ report was finali5ed and shated in December 2022 with a new group tasked with implemenling the Teview (a priority for the year ahead). We have made positive steps to streamline the volunteer recruitment and induction .process. rnnning inf0m￿tIOn se&sions for prospective voluuteers, wbich ensure ihat polelllial volunteers att provided with tbe full pictUTe of Asylum Welcome before we deteTrnine which role (if any) would best fit. Th¢ new format ensures that volunteers have an opportunity to think through and discuss different volun*eT roles and to gain a berter 'undeTStanding of the context of our work wben dete[min[￿ their future role(s). C￿prodU￿10n. enpEing peopk with lived experience of displaetment The Volunteer Coordinator and Education & Employment Coordinator have eo-facilitated 14 co-production group meetings with clients over the year. These meetings are a mixture of open discussio￿ education and ernploymcnt workshops. and external visits, with staff members joining to explore ideas and gain feedback. Co-production tneetsngs are regularly attellded by the Policy and AdV0￿Y Coordinator and the Communications Coordinator. Out of the 26 clients that we roulin¢ly invite to these rnettiD8S. 14 of them have either volunteered withAsylum Welcome in the currentty volunteer or are in the process of exploring volunteering options with us. These n￿etingS are an opportunity for clients to gd fiuther illvolved inA5ylum Welcorne's work and have strengthened the relationship between our staff and the clients who are volunteering with" us. With a nollceable rise in the number of clients who want to volunteer with Asylurn Welcom¢. many frolly local asylurn hotels. we plan to better lu]k our volunteer recruitment with the Education & Employment"advi¢¢ team. The airn is to ensure that aJ]y &sylum seekers Intere￿¢d in volunteering explore options at AsylutD Welcome as ￿￿11 a5 other organisa¢ions seeking volunte¢r3. The Welcome Celltre Our Welcome Centre 15 the heart of Asylum Welcome: a friendly and SUP￿ttIVe space where enquirers can find sonKone to tslk to and access inforn)ation about our service5. 50Y• of the Welcome Centre volunteers have lived experience of displacement and are crucial in nu￿1ng the Sp￿e. They provide reassurance to vulnerable visitors wbile benefiting from increased confidence as they fijlfil a vitsl r¢>le. The recruilment'of a Welcome Centre CoordinatOT h&8 improved the management of the space and there are now usually two volunteers on shift at a lime. P*g¢124 Asylum Welcome AfinU￿ RepJrt Ycav to 31 Ma￿h 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1 Charity No: 1092265 Engagingwith students and the nniversities Over the year. we have recruited 21 student5 from both universities in Oxford to volunteer with us. 10 of these students have come to us via fomal placements. These placements have generally been with the Welcome Ccntrc and CommuDicalions & Adv4xacy teams. We have established a relationship with Oxford Brookes University and strengthened our existing relationship with the Oxford Pro Bono Group at the University of Oxford. Feedback from an attendee of the new volunteer inforniAtioD sesgions: "Really.very helpftsl and thorough oveniiew ofthe ¢147rity's work andhirlory, and Curre￿ work and how i¢fiis with nan0p￿ttin1£rndl10nal changes & needs. Lovely almosphere too - welcoming guests. andbehveen staff. ' Otrice admin volunteer, Eve: "I love volunteering ￿ASVI￿rn Welcomel Ii s a great organisalion doirtg imporfanr work Evervone is so welcoming and warm. The slaflare hardworking, professional. anddedicWed- bui alwoys have iimefor afriendly woi"d ' Wel¢ome Centre voluoteer, Gallock: "Having moved io Oxford recently anddoing. othing officially ai ihe moment. 15aw ihe need io wfe nry sklts apo experience in volunteering lo contribute io my home emiironmeni. Ichose Arylum Welcome because they were very supportive and inFln4men(al in hflping me setile down [...] Volunleeringfor Asylum Welcopne u very rewarding in many ways. which brings a level ofioy andfvlfilment s¢¢ing a smile on iheface ofsaiisfied cli£nrs [...] li uplifiing lo see the leamwork Ihe joy and enihusiasm wilh which ihe Sfaffandother volunleerspul inlo serving Cl1¢p￿ and.socialising wilh one ano¢her. ' "Welcome Centre and Digital Inclusion volunteer, Jack. "As well helping me. Asylum Ivelcome gave me the chance to klp otherAYople myself ondl lknnje ' volunteered in many differenlfields which helps to reduce stress andCOncer￿ aboul mvfamily back home. P¥e125. Asylum Welcome Attttu￿ Report Yearto 31 March 2￿3 Company No.. 4361627 1 Charity No: s￿)3265 Our Fundraising And Partnerships As already shovnL 2022r23 was an unprccede￿ed year for Asylum Welcome. Our fundr&tsing has been su¢cessfiJ] despite the global but also national and I￿al challenges that we experienced.. including (but not litnitcd to) the Ukraine and Afghanistan crises. the cost-of-living crisis, Oxfor(L8hire becoming a dispersal are and an increasingly hostile political environmenL Our success is the result of excellent teamwork across the organi5ation attd reflects the crucia] work of the fundraising team collaborating effectively with authorities such as the city, districL and county council(s). Additionally. we have built strong partnerships with dcdieated local organisations that supwin our mission and work. Our turnover of £1.8M (excluding reseTves transferred on the merger with Sanctuary H05ting). gteatly exceeded ' our budget of £805,OW. prepared before iK)th the Russian invasion of Ukraine (forcing millioDS of displaced ￿PIe across Europe) and the arrival in Oxfordshire of 700+ n¢w . asylum seekers ho￿￿ed in temw)rary accommodalion. Of our lotal turnaver. 50Yo came from siabjtory contrncts 5UPPOrting the Afghan Hotel ' the Uknainians. the r¢￿tt[ement of re￿ge¢ families in Oxford, our Schools Advoca¢y programtne supporting refugee patents and children in school and our Europa Welcome service supporting vulnerabk¢ Europeans with their"Sertled Statu5 applications. 30tI/o- aboui £543,000- C￿ne from a huge lange of Trusts and Foundations (from 5maEI, lrfal family tnjsts to big [￿tionat foundations). and a remarkable 2￿/￿- aiM)Ut £350.000- . came from our amazing individual supporters, wonderful wnimunity groups and trLdy valuable part￿rShip$... l(KaL. regional and national. Of our income of £1.8￿ £I.OM vns unJe5trieted and £822.11)O restricted. This puts u5 in a strong psitioll &8 we begin 2023r24 (under an extreme set of uncertainties and with the potenlial end of several key programmes) eontributing to our capacity to support flexibly and creatively an unprecedented 4.0(K)+ people across Oxfordth're. Ther¢ w￿e tnaDy succ¢ss¢s across 2022r23. but some examples are given below.. We received an l 8-month Oxford City Council contract to support clients with Employment in partnership with Aspire. EtE￿iC Minority Business Service (EMBS). and Refugee Re￿)￿ree. We saw a big development of our Laptops and Digital Inelusion Programme. now becoming an essential service for our clients. as w¢ received a 3-year £150.000 grant from Santander Foundation allowing us to recruit a Digital Inclusion CoordirAatOT and conunue suptKkrting clients with much-needed IT infraStruC￿Te. hardware. and training" Lloyds Bank Foundation continued to SuP￿rt us with a two-year grant of £50,000 to support our charitable purposes including adth'tional Enhance support to allow us to be resilient. flexiblè, and capable of responding to emerging needs as well as to.help us prepare our strategy and be better placed to resp)nd to new challenges in the years ahead. Page126 Asylum Welcome Annual Report Yeat to 31 March 2023 Company No." 4361627 Ichwiiy N¢: 109r265 We also received a grant of £30.0(Ki from the British and Foreign School Society (BFSS) for us to continue expanding the sUCce&￿ul Schools Advocacy project (funded by th¢ Oxford City Council} wbich will allow to explore sealing up the support that so many refugee parents and their children need to understsnd the school system in the UL engage nwre in sch￿1 activities and thrive across the We continue to receive fantastic support from long-standing donors such as the Tolkien Trusl The Henry Smith Charity, AB Charitable TnLsi the Brornley Tr￿( St Michael's and All Saints. Charities. 29th May 1961 Charity, and rec£ived generous grants from n¢wfundeTS such ls Garfield Weston, CAF Social Equity. The Blue Thr¢a(L and The Maggie Black TrusL Several gratjts allowed us to iticre￿ supw)rt to Ukrainiajts to help theni meet Iheir b&sic needs through an Emergency Fund and more tailored one-oll-one Ernployment SUp￿rt in parinership with Aspire: We continue to strengtb¢n ties with Active Oxfordshire who supwrt¢d our Bike (Sanctuary Wheels) and Football projects with a couple of £10,000 grants for ¢a¢b. provid￿ support aud activities for people in the hot¢ls. and are DOW partnering with us to support our Ukraine programme with more activities to support Uknainians, rnental health and well-being acro&8 th¢ ￿xt two years (mostly women with children)" Likewise. through our j￿tice Together 3-year fimded granL we continu¢ working closely with Refvgee Support Group (Berkshir¢). Slough Refijgee Support and Settled, providing more and better legal itnmigration advice to clients across the Thames Valley ihrough ourThames Valley Immigration Alliance. We also have had a strong year of individual and community fundraising and continue to deepen our community relationships and diversify our income, seeking MO￿ income from across the county and looking for new fundraising opportunities. We have estsblisbed a series of initiatives and relationship5 to InCr￿e outreach ￿ community groups and organisations across ihe county of all sorts (educationaL artistic. m￿S1¢al. sporting and recreational), including deeper engagement with schools and other organisations which will benefit our clients Èn multiple ways. We have val￿d relatiQDships with Somerville and Mansfield Colleges, both (as the first Oxftird colleges lo achieve College of Sanctuary slatus) being incredibly supwrtive of our WO￿ and the uuse. Some of our highlights were: Being chosen as the charity of the year for St" Edward's School and Magdalen College School who raised a fantastic £35.000 combined in aid of Asylum Welcome (of wbich St Edward's School Steeplech￿ raised £22,0￿ alone!), opened their doors to support refug¢es and &5ylurn seekers with English lessons and access to their sports field4 hoS￿d wonderful football ma￿h¢S between their students and our Refijgee Football Group aTid allowed us to host our brilliant P4g¢127 Asylutn Wel¢omeAnnuai Report Yw to 31 M￿1 2023 Company No". 4361627 1 Charty No: 1092265 Refvgee Week 2022 event at the Grand Marquee ofmagdalen College School during the fabulous Oxford Arts Weeks (where IO+ refugee coromunity organisations displayed their crafts. shared their food and together heard from people with lived experience on the key issues affecting them). Taylor & Francis Waik the World" Evetit also raised £21,000 to support our Education and Employment service, gave us 311F laptops to support our LaptOP5 .Project and offered inlernship opportunitie5 for our elienLS to start their employment journey at Taylor &" Frdncis- and this year we intend to replicate it having been chosen &g their C1￿[ty of the year once again. BlackRock not ODLY gave us another grant to support our Educalion & Employment service but also conunitted another big bateh of 50 laptops or so (having previously donated Iaptops) and their employees are now offering one-on-one rnentorit)g to five of our clients wanting to join- or continue working - the finance world including SEK)tLsoring a trip to their London offIces. Oxford High School. through the initiative of a student, also wpported Asylum Welcome aod ha5 50 far given us 3(Ik computers to supwrt our Digital Inclusion Programme with more devices to come in the summer of 2023. Last but not leasL we were genero￿$1Y ehosen by the outgoing Lord Mayor of Oxford, Cllr Dr James Fry. &% one of his three chariues of the year 2022123. and by the Chair of Oxfordshire County Counci]. Susanna Pressel. as her charily of .the year for the same Friod. They both helped us to spread the word. and raise awareness and funds for Asylum Welcome through a range of fun activities including the Lord Mayor's Quiz Night at the Town Hall. We are happy to report that the new Lord Mayor. Cllr Lubna Arshad has atso chos￿ Asylum Welcome as one of her three ¢I￿SerI charities for her mayoral year 2023f24. Last year w&s exceptional, but we need to be aware that 2023-2024 will be more chall¢ngiDg. Currently. 5Wo of our income comes from contracts but we should highlight that 500/0 of our income- a very h￿thy-£9O0,0{K)- comes from a wide range of sources.. Tr￿sts alld Foundations, Individual aod ComttLunity. andPa￿ership income have been steadily growing. This is iniportant because it gives us a solid and di.verse b&5e of income from community suppor¢ ensuring our S￿staInabl11ty and independence. As mentioned above. our Work would not be pL15sible without the support from and partn¢T5hip with so many other charities and organisation5 local and national, (including Refugee Resource. Aspire. EMBS. Ruskin College, Connection Support OFÈn Door. Oxfordshire Hom¢le5s MovemenL M￿siC at Oxford and Oxford Contempordry Music, Starling Sessions. the One World Festival, tbe Oxford Festival of the Arts, The Story Museum, Ihe Pitt Rivers-Mult2ka Projec( Active Oxfordshire and so n]any other fanl&stic local and regioual refugee support organisations. churches. schools across the county etc.). to increase impact and ensure we are not duplicaling VJOTk which will benefit our clients through a rduge of new opltons and activities."healtb. sports. artistic. recreational, ¢dU￿tiOnal. volwiteering and employment opN)rDJDities. P8ge128 A$ylum Welcome An￿￿1 Reprt Yearto 31 March 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1 Chwity No.. 1092265 Our Fin2nee3 Our rwrt¢d income for the year totalled £2.016L including £188k in respect of Sanctuary Hosting's reserves transferred to us on cijmpletion of the merger. Excludittg this reserves transfer. our income was £1,827k (2021r22 £1,262k), an increase of £565k (4) %) which essentially represents income from the contracts descriiKd above. The small reductions in incorne from Tndividuals and faith organisatio￿$ reflect the exc£piionally genemus response to community ap￿alS in 2021122 following the sudden Afghan arrivals after the Taliban tskeover aod the start of a huge restK)nse following" the invasion of Ukrain¢ in February 2022. 2022123 2021122 Change £,￿)0 £'(KtO £'OOO Principal sources of hndkng: Trusts and foundations Si4iutory grants and contracts Faith organisations Colleges and schools Individual donaiions and legacies Partner5hip5 & other community OTganisations 543 935 17 36 238 58 4l5. 479 29 19 269 51 128 31 456 95 (12) (43) 17 92 (31) (12) 15 Totai'income excluding reserves transfer Expenditure amounted to £1,771k (2021r22 £1,068k). an Incre￿ of £703k (660/0) again mainly reflecting the IMp￿t of th¢ ￿ntraCts. Fundraising expenditure was contained at £92k, some £15k below its level in 2021f22. The V￿lable level of contrdet iDcome requires us to remain agile in the management of our costs whilst matu1￿illg the ability to resw)nQ often at very sbort notice. to urgent needs. The net result for the year w&s a SUrPh￿ of £245k (2021r22 £194k). including £188k from the Sanctuary Hosting reserves transfer towards the end of our financial year. Without this transfer the sutplus would have been £57L 710/• E¢low last year. r¢ll￿tIllg our . decision to use the financial strength represenied by our own reserve5 to build resilience in the organisation to allow us to respond rnpidly to external events. This result leaves ￿ with unr&5trict&J reserves of £703L of which £50k rmins designated tor p)tential propety experLses. Our restricted reserve$ of £81k represent unspent funds received for specific r&8tricted activities to be caThied out in 2023124. Asylum Welconle has a ￿l1¢Y of holding reservas for the following rewns: To fund e&sh flow in the sbort ternl for example where a donor pays in arrears. To act as a buffer agatnst negative external events. such as a drop in income. To allow itLvestment and expenditure on new initiativ¢s and inctrase5 in organisational capacity to further the charity's work; and To allow an orderly wind-down of the organisation if it ce&sed operatitig. Pag¢129 Asylum Wclcomc A Thrtua5 ￿t￿rt Yearto 31 March 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1CharÉty No.. 1092265 Our policy 15 to set a reserves target c4￿al to 3-4 months. anlicipated running costs plus an estin]ate of closure wsts. implying a target range of £408k 10 £526k. After taking account of ihe designated reserves and our 2023124 expenditure plans. the projected unre51ricted reserves on 31 March 2024 are towards the middle of the target Tange. The year 2bead: prioritlts for 2023124 Our priorities wue approved by the Board and refl￿1 extensive consuItation with stsff ' and active engagement with volunteers and (where practicable) ¢li¢nts. A. Build staff, op¢ratioTthJ, and financial wity to respond to ongoing and unfijnded developments related to the increased number of 8sylutn seekers in Oxfordshire, including in the asylum hotels. B. Develop n￿￿gement skills of staff to reflect evolving organisational growtb and needs. C. Adthess'infr&stNctural' limitations constraining cU￿ent worK most specifically office space and database. D. Influence and support coiinty. city, district and university wlicie& practices. and relaiionships lo better engage and assist refugees across the c4)unty. E. Implement the conclusions of the 2022 Volunteer Review to maximise organisation- 5taff-v01unl￿ relationships and effectiveness. F. Clarify Asylum Welcome's organisational stratcgy. especially the scope and boundaries of our work, and align staffing and resources to reflect this. ,I,Iz3 Pag¢130 Asylum Welcome Annua] Rwrt YeAfto 31 Marth 2023 Compny No.. 436J627 1 Charity No." 1092265 Independent auditor's report to the tnistees of Asylum Welcome Opinion We have audited the fjnancial statements of Asylum Welcorne C'the Charity") for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Acts"vities. the Balance Sheet and notes to the fmancial statements, including significant acwunting policies. The financial Teponing fram"ewoTk that has.been applied in their preparation is applicable law and Untted Kingdom Accounting Standards, including FRS 102 The Financial Reporting Siondard applicable in ihe UKand Republic oflreland (United Kingdom Genera]ly AcceptedAccounting Practic¢). In our Opinio￿ the fi]￿le1a1 statements: glve a true and fair view of the state of the ch￿itable company's affairs as of 31 March 2023 and of its incorning T￿ourCeS 8t￿ application of resourc￿ for the year then ended. have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom GeT￿allY A¢¢epted Accowiting P￿tiCe. and have been prepared in a￿rdance witb the Tequirements of the Companies Act 2006 Ba9is for opinion We conducted our audit in accordance ￿7th International Stsndards on Auditing (UK) (ISAS (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those stsndards are fither described in the Auditor's responsibdiliesfor fhe audil Ofihefip￿￿CiaI sta(epAenls S￿(10￿ of our Teport. We are independent of the Cljarity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevanl to our audit of the financial statements in the UK. iocluding 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 obtaitked is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinio CoDelusiotts relatlng to going ¢on¢ern In auditing the financial statements. we have eAyneluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparntion.of the financiaI statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have perfornied, we have not identified any Material uncertaiiities relating to events or conditions thaL individually or rA)Ilectively. may cast significant Pa8e131 Asylum WelcomeAnntsal Rwrt ye￿10 31 Mall* 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1Charity No.. 11192265 doubt on the Asylum Welcome's ability to contmue &% a going concem for a peTiod of at . least"12 months from vAKn the f￿cial statements are authorised for isgue. Our ￿pOnsibl11tieS and the respoNibilities of the tnstees with respect to going concern are de￿ribed in the relevant sections of tbis rep)rL O¢herinforniatioD The other infoTrnation COrnPTises the inforniation included in the annual report. including the trustees, report. other than the financial statements and our audi￿r'S report thereon. Th¢ trustees are responsible for the other infornjation eontained wRthin the 0￿￿ual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other inforn￿tioll an¢ except to the extent oth¢Twise explicitly ststd in our report. we do not express any forni of assurance conclusion thereon. Out responsibility is to read the other infornthtion 2nd. in doing so. consider whether the other inforrnatioD Is materially inconsiskni with the fllwi¢ial staternents or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit. or otherwise appears to be m￿eriallY misstated. If we identify such matenal this gives risè to a material misstatement in the fillaDci81 ststements thernselv¢s. If. based on the work we have perfonned, we conclude tbat there is a material misstatrment of this othu inforn]ation.' we are required to r¢port that facL We have nothing to rep)rt in this regard. OpinioLs on other matters prescribed by the CoAnp*nies Aet 2006 In our opmioo based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: th¢ infoll1￿tion given ID d* trusttts. repKiii which includes the directOTS' report . prepared for the purpK)5es of company law. for the fU￿le1&1 year for which the fit]ancial"statem¢nts are Prep￿ed is consistent with the financial statements" and the directots. re￿rt includa within the trustees. rcp)rt bas been prcpar¢d in accordance with applicable legal requiTetnents. Matters on wbi¢b we are required to report by exception Inthe light of the knowledge and undeTStanding of the company and its environment obtailled in the course of the audi¢ we have not identified mafrtial misstslements in the directors. re￿rt within the trustees. reFK)rt. We have nothing to re￿rt in respect of the following matters in rel￿10n to which the Companies Aci 2006 require us ts) re￿rt to you if. in our opinion: Page | 32 Asylum Welcome Annuaj Report Yearto 31 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1 Charity No: 1092265 adequate and prop￿ accounting records have not.been kep¢ or rctums adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us" or the financial ststemenls are not in agreeM￿t with the acL¥)unliDg r￿rdS and ret(ms: or certain disclosures of trustees. remuDeratioTr speCif￿d by law are not made" or" we.have not received all ￿ inforn￿tIon and explanatio￿$ we require for our audit . the tnLStees were not entitlal to ptepare the fiDan¢ial thtements in aC￿rdarkCe with th¢ small eompanics, regime and take advantsge of the small companies. exemptio￿$ in preparing the trustees. reFM)rt 8Dd from the TequiTement to prep￿ a strategi¢ r¢p)rL Resp.onsibilities of trustees A.5 explained more ￿llY in tbc Iru5t¢es' TespoDsibiliti¢S 5talemenL the trustee￿ who are also the"diTectors of the charity for the purposes of compaDy law ate resFx)nsible for the preparation ofthe financial stat¢m¢nts and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair ' view. and foT Such interna] control &$ the rrustees delerniine is necew to enable the preparation of financial 5t*ements are fr¢e frorn material mi&statenLenL vAther due to fraud or eTror. In preparing the financial Staternen￿ the trustees are reswnsible foi assessing the Charity's ability to continue &$ a going concern, disclosing. &% applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going ¢on¢un b&8is of accounting ulltess the trustees either intend to liquidate the company or to cease operation4 or have no realistic ' alternative but to do SD. ' AMditor'8 respoDsibiliti¢8 for the •udit of the fmantial ststem¢Dts Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the fllwjcial ststements as a whole are free from material misstatemenL whether due to fraud or eThor. and to i&que an auditor's rep)rt tbat inc1￿]eS our opinion. Reaso￿1¢ assurance is a high level of . &ssurance, bui is not a guarantre that an a￿lIt conducted in accorda￿¢ with ISAS (UK) always detect a material misstatement when il exists. Misstatemenls can arise from fraud or error 8TrJ ar¢ wnsidered material i£ individually or in ihe aggregate. they could reasonably be eX￿¢ted to infiuenc£ the ecA)nomic decisions of users taken on th¢ basis of these fllwicial statements. lTr¢gularities. in¢ludiD8 irau(L ar¢ instances of noll-compliance with laws and regulations. We deslgn procedures in line witb our resp)nsibilities. outlined aiK)ve. to d¢teet u)at¢rial misstatements in re5PXt of ITr¢gulariti￿ incI￿litig fra￿1. The extent to which our .procedures are capable of deteCtll￿ irregularitie& ]￿lUdIng fraud is detailed below. Pa8e133 Asylum Welcome Anrtual Re￿rt Year to31 2023 Compsoy No: 4361627 ICEwity No: 1092265 Our approa¢h to ideDtifyiD8 and assessing the risks of matrrial misstatement in res1￿¢1 of itTegularities, including fraud and non4omplianc£ with laws and Tegulations, was as follows- the engagement partner ensured that the engagement team collectively had the appropriate cornpet¢nc¢. capabilities and ski115 to ideffjify or recognise non- ompliance with appli¢able laws and regulations: we identified the laws and regulations applicable ts) the clwity through . discussions with trustees and other matwgemenL and from our knoWI￿ge and experAenc¢ of the charity we focused on specifie laws and regulalions which we considercd may have a direct rnaterial effect on the financial statements or the operations of the charity. including the Companies Act 2(￿5. dataprotectioD, anti-britw. employment and health and safety l¢gtslation we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above thtough n￿kIng enquiries of management" and ideThtified laws and regulatiolls W¢Te comrnuntcated withia the audit team regularly and th¢ team remained alert to iTrStances of nonrfompliance throughout the audit. We &%sessed the susceptibility of the clwity's financial"stalern¢nts to rnateriaj miss¢atemenL including obtaining an underswiding of how fraud might occur. by: making enquiries of management as to wlw¢ they considered there was susceplibility to frdud, th¢ir knowledge of actual, Sus￿Cled and alleged fraud. onsidering the intrrnal controls in pl￿¢ to rnitigate risks of fraud and non- complian¢¢ with lav￿ WKI regulations To address the risk of fraud through management biasAnd override of controls. we: perfonned analytical proccdutes to identify ally unusual or unexpected relationships" tested joumal entries to identify unusual trdnsactions. ssessed whether judgements and &8sumptions made in determiw Ihe accounting estinutes were indicative of potential bias: investigated the rationate behind significant or ￿ll￿￿al ts8nsacts'ons. .' In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulatiODS, we ' designed procedures which included. but were not limitd to: agreeing financial tht¢meffl disclosures to underlying supportingdocumcDtstion" Teading the minut.es of meetings of those charged with goveTnance' enquiring of maDagement as to actual and wfrntial litigation and claims" There are inberent limitations in our audit procedure5 described abjve. The. rno removed ihat laws and regulatioL8 are from fuwiciai transactions..the less likely it is that Pa%e134 Asylum Wejtome AwLuaJ Rewrt Yc4rto31 Marth 2023 Ci)mpafty No: 4361627 1 ()wtty No: 1092265 we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit proc¢dur¢s required to identify non4ornpliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondenc¢. if any. Material misstatements that ari5c due to fraud wi be Iwder to deteci thaD those that arise from error &s"they may involve delibera￿ Concealment or collusion. A fi￿ther description of our reswynsibilities is available on the Financial Re￿rting Council's website at.. wM¥.frc.oru uLlaudi10151es oi)sibililic%. This description fomts part of our auditOT'$ reporL Use of our report This rep)rt is made solely to the ¢haritsble company's rnembers. as a body. in ac￿rdance with Chapier 3 of Part 16 0!the Companies Act 21J)6. Our audii work has been undertaken so that we might state to the chaTitabl¢ compaDy'S members thos¢ rnatte￿ we are required to stale to them in an auditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fi￿est extent permitted by law. we do not accept or ￿urne rewnsibility to anyone other than th¢ charitsble company and the charitsble compaay's members as a iKKly, for our audit worK for this re￿rt. or for the opinioL8 we have fomied. Robert Kirtland (Senior Stathknry Auditor) for and on behalf of Critchteys Audit LLP Beaver House 23-38 1.lythe Bridge Street Oxford Oxfordshire OXI 2EP 21812023 P4g¢135 Asylum Welcome Annual Rwrtyrar lo 31 Mwth 2023 Company No.. 4361627 1 Charity No.. 1092265 ' ASYLUM WELCOME STATEMENT OF FINA]¥CIAL ACTIVITILS FOR THE YEAR ENDEDJI MAACH 2023 2023 2022 As re5ts1td UDrtstritttd R¢sirl¢ted D£syn*tcd Totsl FoAds Funds Funds UnY¢stri¢W RestrSd¢d Duignxtod Tot•1 FllDds F¥nds Futsds l*¢orne l•coJllt [ro] DonaEiOA5 & Gr•Ats haritablt Aciiviii¢s JnvrSDnwJI Incorne TrBTrsfer of RvKr HostiDE 399.463 605.251 745 407.180 414,656 g(k6,643 11)19.￿? 745 496,372 334.861 73 350.0&2 80,645 846,454 415.506 131285 1.136.744 56.972 178.808 188257 1015.552 Totsl 430.727 1,262,033 RaisinB funds Charithble actitrii*s 91405 826.986 92.405 1fi78.215 107.872 580.272 107.872 959,936 851229 379,664 17 919J91 851.229 1.770,620 688.144 379,664 1,067,808 Nti IntomeMexpendrt•rtl 217J53 27.579 244.932 143.162 si.￿3 194225 217J53 27J79 244.932 143.162 51.CO3 194225 To(81 broyghi forwaTd Totsi runds urrkd fonv•rd 435.972 653 J25 53.7¢AS 81285. 50.WO 50.1 5i9.678 784.610 2￿1.810 4)5.972 2.643 50,0(X) 5Q,O(K) J45,453 539.078 Then0¢¢5￿ P•Be5 39 Eo45 fom p8rtolthesc&*tyJnts. Charity"NuTh*er. 1092265" ASYLUM WELCOME BALANCE SHEET ATJI MARCH 2023 1012 Fixed A￿15 Offite Eq¥ipffrtnL FurnttUre& Fitiin81 W¢b5iT¢ 1.165 3.083 4.248 lJ41 cUtrtrbtA￿ts Debwws Cè5h on DEPDSit C•slJ at and in hiftd IWJ.052 710.620 129.097 171.548 361,500 184.563 1.038.769 71?￿11 . U•biliik$ thedilots" F￿1￿8d￿¢mthIn pr 255.700 182.181 (255.700) (182.1811 NetCim*i Assets 783169 535.430 Creditors: r￿lIn8 duBaftu than oneyear 784.610 539.678 653J25 S0.LX 81285 435.972 50.(MK) 53.7( tksiyblltod Furtds RutAcled lThCom¢5W￿0S. 10 784ffj10 539 678 Approvd by th￿Tn￿¢S(Al 26July 2tr13 ty) t*Wfby". 26 37 ASYLUM WELCOME STATEMENt OF CASH FIA)WS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2•23 2023 2•22 Cash nows from Oper¥￿¢ *¢livili S￿rp]￿s for the y¢ar Adjustment5 for. Investment in4¥)me recerved tkpre£tation irnpairmetitof tangible fLxed ￿ets Anjortisation cf intrngible fixed asscts Ilncrea5eydccrease in debto IncreaseJlde¢reas¢) in tr￿110T$ 244.932 194,225 (131030) .165 l J42 (27504) 73.519 1731 1.988 1.542 (94968) 97.149 Nd cash providd by op¢rating activiti¢s 161.624 199,86) Investing activities Tlansfer of T¢￿rY£S from Sanctyary Hosting Ins%theht irt£ome receiv 131285 745 73 Net ush providtd by knvosting a¢tivili¢s 132.030 73 Net Cash u¥cd fthgDcing *ttivlties Net iiicrthst io C*sh ush eqUivAl￿ts 293.654 199,936 Cash and cash equival¢Rts at beBlrLnU￿ ofthe y¢ar 546.063 J46.127 Cask And equlvaieAts At end (trf theyur 839.717 546.063 38 ASYLIJM WELCOME NOTES FOiIMING PART OF THE FtNANCJAL STATEMENfs FOR THE YEARENDED 31 MARCH2023 l AccouNfiNCI POLIC￿5 Baslj of prtP4ratioo Tk rinthic￿lSk1￿1er* Pr•￿". rtrK¥*YtynB•ffd RcFryt Jchwiuw IFRS1O2)¥rpliCthtst￿tlU¢s aprdN* in theUK Rtpublr¢ofirtw InSlQl){errttti¥E ljanuary J)15)-ICIwiI￿ SORP(FRSIQ211. the AU inwmingwyttts ¥r£ trththd in th¢Sty*twi thscFArityTrAs ili5 wot*blE thit lle wil11￿ reteived and (*n rdilt*l*?. deferr)I wthe f0lhwirqpcri￿ th thEW w i% 5fttJfiEd PW￿￿Ythe th￿￿. {2)Jl¢sfr￿d inc￿¢ thai is unwtat thÈthlof* )W. wil kLxmtd wthbithe ReMrKwJ Fw¥J AI IIIi5 OTrcKc¥kin lryxie5 ￿11 ￿ n￿r￿￿thEd￿lty%q￿E it li F4ss*kioiiWJie 14)Int¢rEylrKon￿15 I￿Lthd it i%•tntrl 151 (￿lled gtsod$ aTKt%rnCESArt re¢¢J￿L5¢d ￿ tiicon* #theirf•tyTr¥i* wot4b dii•T¢ EK'Pe￿jI1Urt is reewi5td t¥hue1￿1£ IS a ￿Make it 15 FrfQt4blc tsi¢Fethtstt ivll bÈ requifEd and the ie mSur*1 I￿￿￿ly. EApWJ￿jtt i% Xt(wJn*d rJKttt cw¥arE ￿lIlY￿￿￿}￿l￿d iothe 1*n￿n¢￿t0￿ ed AS*(*s a*d depyeciliifiil T4n£Thi k fix¢d useL% *t includrd FwrnMwE•ttrernle r25%IStrAii￿ lin¢ bttstsx rT￿ oftt*A¥¢L Fit¢dASStLSuAir4o*rEI.iKOAteWty￿lxd Uh￿rd￿tt￿lth ATrirt1$•i￿ k%s usefid *m8tht swt Iknt metw. Thc intyDiiN¢ B55¢1%￿ INrf'. Kbs1* J >rwJ. Aiiy IL¥5X5 ari51D& ImF4im￿￿i￿C￿COVuSryj In CAFadfftJr Uryrwri¢T¢d F¥*d5 of4hechKirywthouiowinedpurp)5eandartmi1th•5 8¢•uDI I r.roi)I linieto tinlethtl.tus￿ rkn¥kni LxurfthE llntNti￿FWthI coniinwoc5. R¢51drfed Funts fuDd54re Lwd fW5FwfKpU￿ a5 2 LbbALblAIU5 OFTFIE COMPANY Asylum Wek(rfne is a company limi￿ w￿￿*$ reJtyEdoffire ￿unIt7 New￿ P*¢. ma9d4￿ Ro•d. O*fwdOX4 IP£ T￿l￿bIlIty0r￿￿h rficmi*r nl rs lThi*dts£l. ASYLUM WELCOME NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINAFICIAL STATEMEKfs FOR THE YFAR ENDED31 MARCH 2023 Icontinwd) As J ￿￿￿77014$ T• T4NI Tru*•lll A gCbu¥thlrTrv ewlty(knublETr i&iyo 12.(th7 27250 24.JQO .QDO 2&515 (htotthirECrffjmwityFth• Rcr 1s.0 13.r cÉ*dF¢odotf￿d Si*r5TrnSI 41X¥J 5.DDO lhET￿¢￿TTh iio.ts>) 3.970 BP5S (in ii.rtyj 21.LYAI &DrLI 7.0 Crfxrtl Fwl Oxfthil TA%[ Tnj 35 IIJJ VCAevitC 10.r*Jo 5.B6) 1.7x1 J9AI 314l47 Swu¢qryCnxts Othdciryc￿r￿s￿ryi￿ REJeth￿r 4JA) 6.750 4.192 OJkndthtyCLwnDI Wift￿ Tr*dth¥i 5.00) 4.40D &750 JIJ 57JJZ 1.122 6.7iO 31.5*) 17.995 6h74 Sikndi*w'J pcr 4.gZS 1.500 lJ73 3.656 Si Elbrfschwth i*sYi ijstr 24JS0 24350 40 ASYLUM WELCOME NOTES FORMINf PARTOF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENIS FOR THEYEARENDED 31 NIARCH2023l¢(￿llu￿) JCONnNUED i(9 1*92S 7JlJ 19D.$27 23.C*31 14.193 19).127 2J.034 221.256 Gin Amt rtAttshl•s& Kw2 I&fiS5 7W 435 RPSG OAEWthJFLaU 6J7 19.210 2S920 .46) 8.07P Ji.979 •J7.1 .46J 50Y5 54 Yotai D•ty*rfin5*ll4Cr¥4ts 4CHARffABLE.icnvmES 147.•# 147 147m8 IVJJ 5t4t•tyJt*C¥*thts* OAbdCffyCtywlUKRgAAAP 23.n4 332.360 Jn.i•i 231.150 64& B7UIg 1,•19J•7 59.41* 41 6•VSI 267J61 sjsi 4JW6 TatslCl*AritsWtArknithl 41 ASYLUM WELCOME NOTES FORMING PART OFTHE FfNANC[ALSTATEmEi￿fS FORIH8YEAR ENDED MARCH 312023 (L￿nI￿n￿dI . SnXEDA&SErs ¥ro•L4. AccUw￿lId 6.7*) ClosthiBiknct31 102J 14¢¢ 1 31 NIErthW2J At31 ￿￿3012 é IWTANGtBLeFfAEDA55eT5 i AwI20n Q*I8kn 31 PAaT¢k20Z3 4ffi25 l ApilX22 I￿2 lJ42 CIwR¢trke)% N¢t 31 2Q25 31 2022 7DE6TORS z) 2•22 b7.￿¢ LSI 36.113 171>4 tg).052 JeREtXthS..AMOUt4TS FALUNG DUEwmitNOWE YEAR 2• 54.454 11.9$7 PhYE•Ntt•￿ ?s.o*J 255.70D 1.4.22 Pthxl*SOFA I)EFx¥tI31 J23 15.1))J 40.191 nlryT¢u51 S•llullrterOLwthl 49.r 13.09) 27XQ ioj L&750 31.] 6J17 &4n ?J•) SImKh￿rI Ju￿1¢¢T¢￿￿ aRCUlrwnr 61715 147. Le￿T￿ BthckTru O¥fordshtye ctyJRrYeo￿7SdxdlY 23 115 56J5 JitJ 11.styj 171.775 42 ASYLUM WELCOME )TES FORMW PART OF THE FNANCiAL STATEN4ENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDFDII MARCH 2￿13 lo￿TR[CrEDFuwLL% 11& F￿4yAd￿ce Yovth 11&1 Ji 31Ce2 11479 J7.47F J?A77 4J Rel¢￿￿-0￿deity 64h34 keSthtEne 42> UKPYARAP 102.9J4 J¥5KeTw Inrkni 147. 8.171 3?.935 14?. 2Jl5 349)5 85.1)X SJ63 ' Ctyv 45.rm 1136 9n 53568 Tw6fwsiD ' 19255 33. 11.285 Adiik& F￿ni￿s￿¢t￿￿￿•j￿Ict4l ywiji (hrord I I t￿lO￿ArF￿ FUFIOS I? ANALysIS￿￿ErAsS£TSDETwEEN FUNDS 53.7Q6 ' 435.9PI so.tsjo 5JgJ71 fj5JJ25 Fund5 7D.Cfj9 7B4.61• ASYLlJhl WEL£OMt ENDEDJI ￿R(lI}013 (c¢•￿￿¢0) 13srAFFcom S•knes X.967 619.717 Trdll 122745 722.745 45 vth¢fLISS.111 I4 ThUSTEÉS'REklUAEPAT]Ot4 ANDevENSES ISOBUGA71C*IS UMDERLEASES 57)9) 57J 376JlS 43x132 4JJ.965 492511 IGREiAIEDFARTYTPANsAcfKJN5 ASYLUM WELCOME NOTES FORMIE4G PAkTOFTHEFITr4ANC￿L$TATFmENTS FOR THEYFARENDFD3l MARCH2o23{C(￿￿￿￿) I?EXPENDifUP£ ANALYSL% Jijjvu 7JU MIJ76 17 li•. I￿7￿yj .ll5J J4 171 •17 x•i? JJL? TOTAL .ExP￿IL¥TuP& 1.77W 514IJ 7WI In)J J)J i) 45