2024-03-31-accounts

Asylum Welcome A Company Limited by Guarantee Report and Financial Statements For the Year Ended March 2024 Charity no: 1092265 Company no: 4361627

Contents Legal and adn]inistiative inforniation Report of the Trustees 4-33 Independent auditor's report 34-36 Statement of financial activities 37 Balance she¢t 38 Notes forming part of the financial statements 39-45

Legal and adD]inistrative illformatton Charlty Name and Number Asylum Welcome Registered Charity number: 1092265 Registered as a Cornpany limited by guarantee, number: 04361627 Trustees Limyaa Ali Aiham Al Aswadi (Co-opted December 2023) Dr Alison Baxter Valerie Johnson (Co-chair) Lucy Keating Dr Tina Leonard Dr David Levy Humphrey Lloyd (Treasurer) Clare Miller Tony Samllel (Co-chair) Courtenay Stock (Company Secretary) (Co-opted October 2023) Chief KxecutiYe] Director Mark Goldring CBE Registered Office Unit 7 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 IRE Audltors Critchleys Audit LLP, Beavcr House, 23-28 Hyth¢ Bridge St., Oxford OXI 2EP Bankers The Cooperative Bank plc, PO Box 250, Skelmersdal¢, WN8 6wr CCLA Fund Managers Ltd On¢ Angel Lane, Londoffj EC4R 3AB

Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 March 2024 The Trustees are pleased to present their report, together with the financial statements of the charity, for the year ended 31 March 2024. The legal and admilli8trative infonn&tion set out on page one, above, forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current staiutory requÉrements, the Articles of Association, and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reportlllg by ch￿itIeS. Aims and Objects The charity's objects are to provide charitable as8lStance, operating principally from Oxfordshire, for the relief of povety, sickness and distress alld for educationaI purposes, for the bencfit of asylum seekcTS, refugees and vulnerable migrants who have a hunyanitarian need for assistance in the UI(, including those detainGd within the legal or p¢nal system. During 2023, following extensive consultation with staff, clients and volunteers, the Bo&rd Te-examined the wording for its Visioll, Mission and Values in order to express them more clearly. In the new Strategic Framework for 2024-2027, we state: Our vllslon ILsylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants will feel welcomed, respected, eEnpowered and included. They will be able to liv¢ in dÈgnity, havc hope for the future, exercise their rights, have their cases fairly considered, access services to meet their nceds, and have opportunAties to develop and share their talents. Our mlssion Asylum Welcome works to alleviate povety, suffering and isolation among asylum seekers, refiigees and vulnernble migrants in need of humanitarian assistallce, who seek refuge in Oxfordshire. We do this through working collaboratively with people seel(ing sanctuary, providing services and opportunitAes, supporting people to access services provided by others, promoting independence and chaIlenging the policies and practices that undemiine people's rights. Our values -common hunwlity: we are all one people - part of a local and global community. -social justice: we believe ill a fair, compassionate and inclusive society that provides rights and opportunities for all people. -voluntary action: we value voIunteers who generously give their time to deliver services, and we seek to make this a rewarding and mutually beneficial experience.

Structure Governance and Mana emellt Strncture Asylum Welcorne is a company limlted by guarantee and a registered charity governed by its Articles of Association. The directors of the charitable company {"the charity") are its Trustees foi the purposes of charity law, and throughout this report are collectively referred to as the 'Tn￿tees" As set out in the Articles of Association, the members of the charitable company who attend the Annual General Meeting elect the Tn￿te¢s. The Board of Trustees (the Board) governs the charity, and consists of llot Iess than 5 and not more than 13 Trustees, elected, nOM￿llY for a tl]ree-year terni, by the Members at the Annual Gencral Meeting (AGM). In addition to the elected TTLiStees, the Board may co-opt up to three more between AGMS, A Trustee co-opted by the Trustees i]￿Y only seryc office until the next AGM,. at which point they must retire, and members have the opportLmity to appoint them as a Tmstee. A Director is appointed by the Board to manage the day-to-d&y operation of the charity, and to lead the staff team and the voluntee￿. Th¢ Director has delegated authority, within the terms of the delegation appointed by the Board, for operational matters including finance, employment and asylum and refugee related issues. The Director leads a team of staff who, in turn, work with volunteers to deliver the services of the charity. By the end of 2023124 staff numbers had stabilised at 36 employees at the end of the year, around 60L/lo of whom were full-time. This number reflects growth in some areas, offset by the conclusion of the large Alghan hotels and Uknaine progr&n]mes. Governance In 2023124 the Board welcomed the incliision of two new Tll￿tees, bringing new ideas and insights. Sadlyy we also saw the resignation through i11-he￿th of Linda Bond at our AGM in September 2023. It is with great sadness that we report that Linda died in April 2024. We stsrted the fmancial year with l O Trustees. Following Liiida's retirement in September 2023, the number was reduced to nine. In October 2023 we co-opted Courtcnay Stock as a new Trustee. She had applied to all advert where we were spe¢Afically looking for younger Trustees and for people who could bring legal expertise to our Board. Courtenay is a corporate lawyer in London (originally from South Africa). She brings considerable company law knowledge, coupled with a passion, through voluntary work and research, in the field of refugee and asylum law,

At almost the same time, Joanna Steele, our volimtary Company Secretary for the ch￿￿ty, annoullced her retirement and a move away from Oxford. Courtenay agreed to act &8 our Company Secretary with effect from October 2023, ThELt same advert looking for youllger people and especially seeliitig those with IAved- experience of being an asylum seelcer or re￿gee brought an application from Aiham Al Aswadi - a fomier client of Asylum Welcome, then a volunteer, and later a paid inember of staff. Aiham has truly seen the work of the charity from an inside perspective. We were delighted to co-opt Ailthm as our newest Trustee in December 2023. At the end of 2023124 we had I l Trustees, many of whom have been in post for 3-5 yea￿, with two Trustees now with eight years on the Board. This has provided valuable consistency and continuity at a time when many new ]nembers of staff have joined the charity, The Board appoints a Finallce Connnittee of 34 TnL8tees, chaired by the Treasiwer, with the Director and Finance Manager in attcndanGe. A similar People and Governance Con)mitte¢ oversees these specific areas, Other 'ad hoc, gmups of Trustees meet to advise the Board or Director on particul￿ governance issues, depending on their skills and experience, These committees ar¢ generally delegated to deliberate and forniulate proposals to bc agreed by the Board. The Director nonnally attends Board meetings in an execiitive/advisory capacity. Asylum Welcotue has also been fortLmate to have valuable support from Patrons over many years, Sadly, we reported the death of our f￿st Patron, Dr Uwe Kitzinger CBE in May 2023. Uwe had been a tNe friend of Asylum Welcome, helping it from its early development right through to more recently, giving generously of his time, money, and extensive contacts. His inquisitive rnind, fierce intellect and contagious enthusiasm were & constant inspiration to all who knew htm. We were delighted to appoint two new Patrons during the year, They join Tbe Rt. Rev the Lord Bishop of Oxfor(L Stephen Croft, who remains a Patron. Baroness Jan Royall has been Principal of SomerviLle College since 2017. Jan had a distinguished career in politics, notably serving as Chief Whip ill the House of Lords and then as Leader of the House from 2008-2010. She also served as Shadow Leader of the House of Lords from 2010-2015. Jan has a passion for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. Jan was central in enabling the University of Oxford to become a University of Sanctuary in 2023, Professor Roger Zetter is Emeritus Professor of Refugee Studies, and was the fonner Director of the Refugee Studies Centre at University of Oxford. His teaching, research, publtcations and consultancy on forced displacement, refugee and humanitarian affairs include all stages of the refugee and displacement cycle. Roger was a TrLLStee of Asylum Welcome from 2012 to 2018 - he has a passion for our work and direct experience of the clwity.

Mana emeRIt As noted above, the Director has delegated authority for operational matters including fmance, employment and &sylum and refugee related issues. Detailed reports follow, giving iich greater clarity on Asylum Welcome's extensive worlc during 2023/24. Looking back on 2023124, we can say that, whilst we were spared new intern&tional crises that dominated our work in recent years, we cont'inued to deal with the devastating after- effects of ￿Cellt ones. The Syrian conflict, the crisis in Afghanistan, the war in Ulffaine (to name just a few global issues that triggered the flight of refugees} are far-reaching and long- lasting. they continued to influence much of our worlc in th¢ last 12 months. The Board supported the Director and staff in tackling these challenges. At the same time the UK government doubled down on creating a 'hostile environmGnt' for those seeking asylum or beginning their Jives as refugees in the UK The growing number of people arriving in the UK on small-boats became a der￿IllE issue for the government, with successive Home Secretaries championing ever-harsher legislation to criminalise asyliull seekers. In 2023124, the government passed the Illegal Migration Act despite vigorous opposition from refugee charities (including ASYli￿ Welcomc) and impassioned debate in the House of Lords. Witl]in months of its introduction the Supreme Cowt unanimously rLded against the government's plan to send all new asyIum seekers to Rwanda and the government in tLun ￿￿hed thIough legislatloll, the 'Safety of Rwanda Act,, as the name itnplies, to expressly affinn their belief that Rwanda is a 8af¢ place to which it can send asylum seekers. Whilst the government was intent on criminalising asylum seekers and making the lives of refugees as difficult as possible, Asylum Welcome worked tirelessly to help VLdllerable people facing fear of persecution and fleeing for their lives. Our supporters and partneTs onfimi oiir valuos - they have once again responded with great generosity and commitment, resulting in almost £1.8M in income to fund oiw worL only slightly less than that achieved in the prevlous year when the crises first arose. The Board spent a considerable time in 2023124 working with the Director, Senior Management Team (SMT), staff and volunteers on Strategic Planning for our future direction as a charity (with support from the Lloyds Bank Foundation who provided consultancy support for the strategy planning process). The Board meets llorn]ally six times a year for routine Trustee meetings. In 2023124 we added two fitrther meetings specifically to plan and confirm our new Strategy, The culmination of the strategic planning process came in January 2024 when the Board approved the llew Strategic Framework for 2024-27.

The framework deliberately aims to guide organisational programming, focus and resource allocation, in the period 2024-27, without being prescriptive in every detail. It will be translated into practice through team plans, organisational policies, annual plans and budgets. It is available to staff, clients and volunteers - and on our website for all to see - ht s.'l/www.as lum-welcome.or our-strate In short, our priniary focus, above introducing anything new, is to enhance the effectiveness of our existing services. In some areas, this means expansion, while in others. it means improvement. Our plan is" To improve the quality of services provided to asylum seekers and refugees and those trying to obtain status. Also, to be responsive to new groups as they arrive. To develop partnerships and engagement with other specialist providers. To boost cross cutting issues. such as management, monitoring and evaluation, and iii triage. The number of volunteers remained steady at 224. We are indebted to their service" we couldn't deliver the quarAtity and quality of support without them. Asylum Welcome seeks to lead by example - helping refugees to participate in all aspects of running the charity, according to their abilities and interests. At the end of 2023124 our staff included 16 people with a personal displacement background and more with close family connections. We continued to increase the number of talented asylum seekers and re￿geeS as volunteers and members of the organisation. The Board wants to put on record our enornious thanks to everyone who has contributed to helping our clients over this past year. It is a notable fact that whilst some seek to demonise asylum seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants, there are many who work tirelessly to improve their situation. Everyone who helps in us in that goal is taking us one step closer to our Vision that "Asylutn seekers, refugees and vulnerable migrants will feel welcomed, respected, empowered, and included. They will be able to live in dignity, have hope for the future, exercise their rights, have their cases fairly considered, access services to meet their needs, and have opportunities to develop and share their talents"

Our Pro rammes An Overview After the major and unexpected groups of attivals from Afghanistan in 2021, Ul(raine in early 2022 and the opening of Iocal hotels for asylum seelcers fi'om many countries in 2022 and 2023, the last year has, in one sense, been relatively calm. However, it certainly has not felt that way to our staff and volunteers tying to provide Se￿iceS, nor to our clients, most especially to asylum seekers caught up in an ever-changing set of laws, policies, practices and threats. The Oxfordshire landscape has changed hugely over recent years, with nearly 2,000 Ulirainians now living across tthe coiulty, mo;e rwsettled faLTilies from Afghanistan in our cities and towns, and, as of the 6nd of 2023124, about 60U asylum seek￿9 staying in four hotels, alongsid¢ mally Others housed in the community. Ilvo recurring issues, seen time and time again by our staff and volunteers, bring alive the way the asylum system has felt through the year. One is that of more clients receiving decisions on their asylum appltcations. Most were positive, but the good news was accompanied by tbe desperate struggle to find affordable housing within four weeks or less, or rislc homelessness. The othcr factor is the government's highly publicised plan to send asyluttl se¢kers to Rwanda, which has caus¢d fear for many and left others ill Icgal limbo, their cases unprncessed pcnding possible deportation. In this context, the ongoing Home Offic¢ plan to reopen Campsfield House in]migration detention centre in 2024 casts a particuLarIy dark shadow. Together, these dy1￿￿1¢8 have heavity influenced our work in 2023124, with our efforts to help clients make and evidence asylum clain￿, link them with lawyGrs, collaborate with Ol￿clIS and par￿erS to help them find hoiising all increasing significantly, The sense of despair alld anger when staff have very occasionally had to give out sleeping bags because they simply ¢oul(In't find a client somewhere to stay has been profound. One major aspect of our worli this year, addressing these needs, has been embedding a programme that delivers regular services to the asylum seekers in three locations (Oxford, Banbury and Witney}. These "drop- in" services support people to meet their immediate needs, IiDk them with lawyers, and help them prepare for a possible move on. We have also worked with an Abingdon COllllTLunity group to support re8idellts in houses in Abingdon and Faringdon. One issue our strategic review highlighted was the need to improve the way we review and handle enquiries, requests for help, and the making of appointments for our different services. We responded by designing and staffing a new Triage Service that simplifies and speeds up this process. Whilst just outside the financial year 2023124, this service went live ill April 2024.

The year saw the concliision of two major programmes nin in conjullction with th¢ col￿tY COL￿e11, We supported 250 Afghans evacuated from Kabul in 2021, housing them in three hotels until the last of them were properly accommodated in mid-2023. Our support encompassed greeting families upon arrival, opening bank accounts, explaining basic aspects of UK Iife, facilitating access to healthcare, assisting with benefit claims, enrolling children in schools, improving English sl(ills, securing employment and relocating. The families are now dispersed across the UK with some contentedly settled in Oxford and mailltaining regular contact with us. The second programme was supporting Ukr&inians aud the families and commullities hosting them. Our team, which included sevcral Uknainians, made a real diff¢rence to many hundr¢ds of parents alld children, both in their early days alld in their gradual progression and integration. Many are now Iivillg in their own houses, with others still enjoying the hospitality of g¢nerous hosts across the county. The Ukraine Programme c&me to an ¢nd in February 2024 as th¢ County Council awarded the extension of the contract to another organisation. June 2023 also saw the end of a usefiil Home Office supported programme which enabled us to assist VLilllernbl¢ European migrants to regularis¢ their settlement Status in the UK, as needed postsBrexit. The biggest group of clients who we were able to help under this programme were East Timorese migrants, of whom there are several thousalld in thc county, and we have retained bnlcs wi& and supported the East Timor community orgallisation, to continue to offer a Service to thÈs community. The arrival of a range of new sallctuary seekers ill three hotels across tho county and in rented houses has stimulated much closer collaboratioll among local authorities across the county. Thi8 collabor&tion is something we played a leading role ill OTgani8ing in the early days, but is now led by councils, witb us acting as a civil society voice. W¢ have tried to build on this greater awareness by supporting activities linked to the City or Sanctuary movement. This frameworlc encourages, assists and accredits organisations to consider and plan for meeting refugees, needs in their work. We are collaborating with Oxford City and Oxfordshire County Councils, the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University as they progress on their journeys. One of the roles that we have played is helping the four organisations to hear directly from rethgees as they plan their work, so that they are aware of tlieir needs, and better able to include refugees in their thinking. This effort to give voice is part of a wider commitment that Asylum Welcotne is prioritising across our work, and is just as relevant to us looking inwards at ourselves as to our inftuencing of other O￿anIsatiOns. io

List¢ning to livcd experience is one ofthe commitments higlilighted in the new strategy approved in 2024. There was cleaT Positive feedback from clients, staff, volunteers and partners as we prepared our strategy that we had a comprehensive range of highly valued services. We received widespread endorsement for our quick, client-focused and responsive approach &lld our efforts to address a wide iange of needs. This included creating a specific service to support our outreach to the asylum hotels rather than treating it as part of our general Adult and F&mily Service. What we heard that we needed to Concentrate on was quality assurance, linlcage and management support to enhance this strong base. We took steps to respolld to this by defming the scope of s¢rvices more clearly, Greating new management posts and reallocating resollrces within the lin]ited flexibility that we had. One area of IiDkage that we arc very pleased with is the integration of Sanctuary Hosting into Asylum Welcome, following the Me￿er in 2022123. The program]ne hosted 37 different guests during the year and is growing steadily, responding quickly to the needs of some of our existing clients, includiDglh¢ most vulnerable of those having to Leave the asylum hot¢ls, with nowhere to go. The en(h'llg of tTr￿ee commissioned programmes limitcd our cost recov¢ry and so fillallcial fl¢xibility to develop new work, particularly as there were not the same funding flows attached to our increased work with asyluTu seekers in the hotels. We were, howevcr, able to develop new work to help improve the access of Dur clients I'o health services and start a collaboration with Oxford University on a creative arts programme that involves clients from many different backgrounds, and will culmin&te ill an exhibition in 2024. As we look ahead to 2024125, we cannot predict what the year will bring. However, we are collfidellt that our staff, voluntcers and supporters will ellSi￿e that we respond quickly and effectively to changing needs, particularly of those struggling with the asylu￿ system. li

Summar of our maill ServAces in 2023124 Pro ramme Adult & Family Service De8cri tio CoTe Asyluin Welcome service and fjrslpoit of call within the charity. Advice and support, SLgnpogttllg to Internal alld external services. Benefits, hou8ing* hardship and immigration rights. We separated the Outreach Servic¢ this ¢ar, and hired new staff lo ¢aler for Lar nutllbers. ProvidÉn8 ¢ffLCi¢Dt advic¢ lo large nLimb¢r8 of clients living in dispersal accomTuodalion such as hotels, hostcls. and single unil accornmodation in Oxfordshire. New team in plac¢ who proiide briefmgs and advi¢¢ clini¢s, covering 1tnt￿grati0ll issues, healthcare and rtsove.on support for wheti people are given refugee slatys. Som¢ arts and s orts rovL8iOn. Supporting young refugees and asylum se¢kers (many of who]n are ulla¢cornpanied). Our youth tea proirydes inlettstve caseworlc and practi¢al support as well as a weeklyyoulh Club for youttgpeople of n￿lly nation8lities, Als) facilitate boxiD& crt¢ket atmt football clubs. We also provide engaging outings in school holida For many people in in)migralion lititho, they will reG¢ive less than£7 a day (or £8,86 per week forthose liying in hotels) orhave No Recourse Éo Public Fuuds arKI will sttugglB WLthDUt OUThelp. We PJDvide small subsistence grattls for ¢mergen¢y Yjceds. Thes¢ inteNeutions are a stopgap, while we attdnpt to ensure lients 8]Y moved on lo mor¢ suslaiuable su Se￿1¢e helptttgpeople to submittimely and complete cl4iLllS for a8ylum or appeal. Aimcd al improving cess to legal immigration advice, expeditit]g outcomes allowing people to Jnove on with theirlivrs. As w¢ll as our Oxford-based service, we tun a Thatnes Valley Porthrship with Slough & Reading Refugee rou end with Sett]e(L Language le&son& employrnenl support, CV buildin& Intenritswpractic£ etc, and refeThal8 to schools & colleges. New employment menloTing project WLderway in 2024. We have establiyhed liul£s with local ¢olle es attd em lo eTS. Our Advocacy SeTvice has been tnvolv¢d itt coordinating with other organisattons working towards a fairer imnilgration system. We are also working with peopl¢ with lived experience, We njn fortDightly w- produdion workshops which give a ptaifonn to reth￿s and asylum 8eekers to discus5 the issue$ that mattel lo them to inform ourwork and to ai locall for cl￿1 Intensiv¢ mentotlng atLd material assIStan￿ for new arrivals who have trc¢ived Irfi￿ce status (Syrian /Af8haulelL¥) with admin & basic neEds wben they ar¢ placcd in Oxfordshlre by the Eo]ne Office. Conllnissioned b Oxford Ci CowLeil. Siipportive visits by volunteers to foreign n&lional prisoners held at HN(P Huntereombo. ProYid¢s complex advocacy andpractic4l sUPPOrt as well as emotional $upporL In￿L8ratiOn advice forpr¢soner8 is wmplex and tsrison Sta£Pa￿ not trained in tfvis area. AW support cotsuuellded &s ¢xtremely valuable by Flh Hunterconibe staff as well as beneficiartes, Free refurbished bikes (& heln]ets & locks) for migrants throughout Oxfordsbire. Independence, mobility and fikness as w¢ll as a free way to trayel. Portn¢ring Active Oxford. Fatur¢d on BT Sports and BBC new& F￿e refU￿18hed lap-tops & devices, and wi-fi p￿SeS plus P￿￿on£11$cd IT trainiog for re￿geeS and asylum 5eek¢rs. Have been donated InLndreds of unused devic¢8 from the genernlpublic andbusin¢sses which are thcn wiped re￿rbI8hed. Project has expanded this year, received large multl-year grant award fro Santandcr and e lo ed new coordillator with liyed-ex eriettco. Jntensive mentoring fornewly-anivcdpattnts to eagage attd ullderstand the Ellglish school System, to support good educ2tional outcomes for their Children. Can illclude English laDguage classes for parents. Now into hll .fjJnded 3rd ear after suc¢¢ssful ilol Thilh hu e dem2nd from schools throu ulthtci s￿CtUary Hosting merged with AsyluEn Welcome at the end of December 2022, supporting migrAttts at risk of homelessness with hosl¢d horae£t8ys. Guests catL aiso benefit from the rango of ￿rVICeS on offcr at Asylum Wekome. The servic¢ operates aeross Oxfordshi￿, and throughout the Thameg Valleyi io¢luding Readtn New projeLt to ¢nable asylum seeker8, refugees and migrants in Oxfordshire to access reli8ble, accurate inforniation about he8lthcare aud their rights. to oversee Asylum W¢lcome's engagement WLth heaiihcare orgallisations,. and to contrbi ut¢ towards positive outcomes for wellbeing aud healthier tnigrant cornmunilies in OKEord8hire. Health Infom￿tiOn ¢ollated in multi le18ft estosu ort health and wellbeill Worl(iug with wun¢ils & community groups across Oxfordshire to help provide the bestpossiblc experiettce forUI(raiDians coming lo the region Under the 'FIomes for Ukraine, scherne. Fo￿￿Sed less oll initial selllement in 2023 aod more on integration and well-being. Projwt completed Feb 2024. A lot of the work supported community activity, and many mass events, including leisure actLVlties. art workshops alld tllusic concerts, Posl-Br¢xit support forvuln¢r&ble EU ¢ilizetts, advice ot) regularising status. Project completed in Juno 2023. Support to Afghans who catne in the airtifts from Kabul and were housed tn two hotels unlLI their resEttiemenl in emianenl 2cconunodation. Pro ¢cl com leled iti Jul 2023. Asylum W¢lcome's inentoring servÉce U[￿er the Re￿￿ee Employment Support PToj¢el IRBSP) provides l- 2-1 mentoring for Oxford-based participants, mostly Syrian, who to the UK under the VPRS more than five years ago and need Some additional support in accessing en]ployment. The 15-month project is thnded b Oxford Ci CoullciL and nms lo end Au $12024 iu art]Lersbi with As ire and EMBS. Outreach Servlce Youth Project & Youth C]￿b5 Food Ballli & Hardship FuD]d Asyllum alld ImmigTadon Advllce EducAtioRL and Employment AdvocA¢y & Co-produetloll UKRS Resettlement Project Hllntercombe PrisoDIDetention Support Sanctuary WheeIs- Bike Project DAgRta& Inclllsion - Laptop Project Schools Advocacy SaoctuAry Hostillg Health Access Svpport Group Ukralne Prograllulle Europa Welcome Afgh&ll Transition Hotels Refugee EJllplo)qllent Support Project (RISP) 12

Number of clients er senrlce Pro Adult & Famil Service OutTe¥4ch Servlce Youth Pro ect & Youth Club$ Fo(bd Bank & Hardshi Fund al Immi tion AdYi¢e Educattlon ent Advocac &Co- roduction UI<RS Resettlement Fro ect Huxhtercombc Pri$on Su Sanctua Wheels DI Ital In¢lu8lon - La Seliools Advocac S&n¢tua H•stln Health A¢ce88 Su ort Grou Ukralne Pro ramme Euro a Weleom¢ Af han TTansitioll Hotels Vulnerable PersoJ)s Re$ettlemeDt Scheme 'amme No. of clients 2023124 SS3 585 200 Food Bank; 171 Hardshi Fund: 92 671 250 NIA 90 119 2S7 258 126 37 NIA 500a 252 170 90 people ect rox Our Total Client Numbers Clients come into Asylu￿ Welcome through various routes. Our philosophy is to support individuals or famiIies on their journey to thrive in the UIC, not just respond to one narrowly defined need. thus, many clients are supported by more than one service simultaneously or over an extended period. We work with some clients through rnultiple meetings over many years, others have iullnediate but very intensive needs, alld some only require a single piece of advice or assist&nce. Therefore, counting the total number of clients served doesn't provide a clear picture of our workload. Our best estimate, with the caveats descrlbed above, is that we dir¢ctly assisted 2,693 individual clicnts in 2023124. The Tllain changes from 2022123, whell the total was 3,183, include fewer new Ul(rainian arrivals, the clogure of the Afghan transition hotels, and the end of the Eiiropa Welcome progran]me, alongside the expanslon of the asylum hotels work. A key challenge of these changes 18 that while the offici&l settlement programmes were well- funded by the central governm¢nt, th& incre￿ed asylum work is not, PaTadoxically therefore, e redliced overall numbers have put more presSi￿e on oux finances, tn addition to direct engagement, our work will benefit many other sanctuary seekers in ways that we can't strictly define through numbers. When we help an individual asylum seeker with their claim, a whole family may benefit in due course. Our advocacy work and support to councils and universities to develop Sanctuary programmes, our efforts to improve access to health services for aIl, and our ongoing support to East Timorese and other community organisations will all contribute to positive change but cannot be counted as 'direct' beneficiaries in nurnerical ternis. 13

The Politica] CoJRtext and As lum Welcome's Advoeac Work This y￿. has been littered with abandoned, unworl(able asylum policies. While parts of the Illegal Migration Act were brouglit into force in July 2023, includiiig an expansion of inimigratlon detention powers, much of this wide-ranging, headline-grabbing legislation enyains unenforced - arguably iiiienforceable, Tens of thousallds o'f asylum seekers remain in limbo, as the inadmissibility piocedure prevents claims from people who arrived irregularly from being processed in the UK Between July 2022 and Septenber 2023, nearly 16,000 people - a fifth from Afglianistan - were considered'lliadmissible, and issued with 'notices of inteiit, of removal to Rwanda. The progpect of being sent to Rwanda has been a Constant souxe of fear and confusion for clients this ye&r. In June 2023, the Rwanda scheme was ruled unlawful by tELe Court ofAppeal, a decision iipheld by the Supreme Court in November. The 'S&fety of Rwanda, bill was then introduced in December 2023, which stated, in opposition to the Supreme Court's ruling, that 'ev¢ry decision-maker thust conclusively treat the R￿UbliC of Rwanda as a 8af¢ country., Clients have also been pushed into limbo through tILe iiicrease in 'involunt&ry withdrttwals, from the asylum system. Between March 2023 and 2024, nearly 25,000 asylum claims were withdrawn by the Home Office without being processed, more than double the year before. These individuals are still here, with no long-terni solutioii to regularise their status. In February 2023, the Streamlined Asylilln Que8tionnaire w&s developed to speed up the processillg of asylum claims from nationalities with the highest acceptance rates, inclu(ling Afghallistan, Eritrea, Syria and Sudan. This effort to clear the 'asylutll backlog,, which reached over 160,000 cases, created a spike in asylum grants in the middle of 2023. While positive for some, this placed a strain on local hOl￿1llg services, leading to an increase in homelessness amongst newly recognised refugees. The grant rate for asylum claims dropped Significantly after those streanllined oases wer¢ processed. the acceptanc¢ rate for the fffst quarter of 2024 was just 430/oy down from 710/0. This will l¢adto more appea18, longer waiting times, and greater pressure on already-stretched legal aid providers. When asylum seekers ill Oxford began to be moved to the Bibby Stockholm barge in August 2023, clients held a protest outside their asylum hotel and spoke to the media about their fears. Further demonstrations took place in Oxford relating to the reopening of Campsfield detention centre, In June 2023, a demonstration at the Radcliffe Camera accompanied the publication of an open letter, si￿ed by over 140 student bodies and academic staff from the University of Oxford, 'to oppose the reopening of Campsfield House and to encourage the government to consider viable alternatives to immigration detention., In November, 50 people - mainly university students - demonstrated outside the entrance to the Campsfield site. Little progress has been made so far on the planned refurbishrnents, although shortly after the elld of our fmancial year 2023124, the government confimied that a £70m contract for redevelopment ha8 been approved. 14

Some Hi hll hts aud Develo ments in Selected Services As lum and Immi ration Advice Our Asylum and I￿MIgratIon Advice (AIG) team's role is to siipport people to navigate the immigration legal system, provide good quality advice and casework, and support people in submitting their claims and appeals. The service has witnessed a significant increase in service users over the year, in what has been a turbulent period for immigration law, our service, alld clients. In 2023124, 671 clients used the service, up from 369 in 2022123, There h&$ also been a notable increase in complexity of mally cases, with multiple appoilltments r¢quired, an average of three per application. The extent and frequency of change in immigration law, and developments with the Rwanda Bill, led to a need to rapidly change our prioritisation of different caseworlc, There was an increase ill volillne of questionnaires, and difficulties in accessing legal aid solicitors, resulting in volunteers and senior staff needing to support clients with them. ThAs is an ongoing issue, and led to the establislllnent of thc Legal Access Group, which assists service users to find solicitors and legal representation. One developllJellt tbat the service ha8 undergone this year is to have expanded to deal with other aspects of immigration work, for example with supporting servicc us¢r8 Wlth fee waivers, ELnd settlement applicatio]]s. Case Study Maryam came to the UK in May 2023, on a spousal wsa. After some months, she was referred to Asylum Welcome by a local domestic violence service. She was initially unable to speak but communicated in writing that she had stopped ÈalhKg due to the abuse she hod uffered at horne. She had beeltforced ty her husband'sfamily to carry out domestic taskn continually, and she was only able to wash once a week. She was never allowed to lecnje the houye and was not r&￿Stered with a GP. Maryam 's in-laws withheld herpassport and biometric card and used the threat ofdeporlation as a tool ofcoercion and control. With our staff's support, over many weeky, she regained her ability to speak, and opened up about her experiences ofabuse, which had led to depression and hospitalisation. Slowly, her physical health and self-esteem are Teturning, but her situalion, like that ofrnany of our clients, isfarfrom p&solved, Her husband and in-laws have continued to harass her. Now she ig stayzng in a refyge, we continue to provide emotional support, and cpueially, we are helping her to applyfor indefznite leave to remain in the UK as o victim of domestic violence and abuse. She is slill awaiting the result of this applicLZtion. * Name has been changed to protect client s identity 15

Trang ort Cam ai Asylum Welcome's 'Local ActAon Group, meets re￿IlarlY to disouss, OTgallise and campaign for change on local issues that matter to i￿. The group has participated in consultations and focus groups, sharing important illsights into health and wellbeing, public services and the local area. An introductory tralning course, delivered in partnership with Citizens UK, covered the principles of community campaigning. It eqillpped tbe groiip with skills in community organising, conducting research and listening campaigns, organising, and negotiating with authorities. The groiip debated several campaign topics, including the right to worlc, ESOL for asylum seekers, legal aid, immigiation detention and healthcare, We settled oil access to public transport because regular bus traveI is unaffordable for asylum 8e¢lc¢r8 who receive £8.86 per weelc. A n¢eds assessment conducted on behalf of Oxford City Coiincil, to which the Local Action Group contributed, details how the illaccessibility of public transport creates knock-on baniers to other services and contribiites to isolation and poor mental health. The transport campaign has tAlien significant.steps since its inception, working closely with local aiithorities to pl￿slle its goal. Case study Micah * moved to the asylum hotel in Oxford in March 2023. When hefirst attended a meeting of the Local Action Group, Micah had been in the hotelfor six Fnonths. Micahfelt isolated he spoke very little English and did not share a language or nationality group with other hotel residents. Initially, hlicah did not contribute during meetings, but he continued to attend every session and developed a good underxtanding of local and national power holders. Micah became more confident as his English language ability improved. As the sessions progressed, he took on an organising role, planning meetings and recruiting others to the group. In March 2024, Micah spoke to his MP, Anneliese Dodds, about issues identified by the Local Action Group. He made a convincing speech on access to public transport to Cllr Andrew Gant, cabinet member for transport at Oxfordshire County Council. Micah's increased confidence, public speaking andEnglish language skills allowed his Gommitment to improving lifefor hisfellow asylum seekers to shine through. * Name has been changed to protect client s identity Outreach Serrfce A development over the past year is the strparation of ourAdult & Family Service (AFS) and Outreach Service, The fonner is based in our o£fic¢ and sees clients who make an appointm¢nt, drop in or are referred. The latter runs regular drop- in surgeries in or near the three hotel sites and is focussed on asylum botel residents. For the majority of our clients, our AFS and Outreach se￿ICe8 are their fllst point of contact with Asylum Welcome. 16

As with rnany of our progran]rne8, 2023124 was an extremely challenging year, and we witll¢ssed a massive increase in demand for our Outreach Service. Compared to last year, we saw a significant increase in service users, rising from 221 in 2022123 to 585 client's in 2023124. This was done witb a team of jiist thie¢ fLllltime staff, and around 18 volunteers. The t¢am siipported illdividuals and families through a series of crises throughout the year, most of which demanded urgent attention. Froin Bibby Stocstholm transfers, Streamline Asylum Questionnaires resulting in higher refi]sal rates (necessitsting urgent respons¢8 at to avoid destitution and rough sleeping), and supporting increasing numbers of new arrivals in the hotels. A key pressure has stemmed from the speeding up of decisions on asylum claims. Many new Tivals are bGing n]oved into hotcls and the wider comrnunity at a faster rate than we have been able to secure Icgal representation for them. Tllloughout the year, 166 people Se￿ired legal representatives, with 142 still on the waiting list, During the financial year, we delivered briefings ill both Witney and the Kassam hotels. In these briefings, we have been explaining people's rights in the asylum process, their rights, and entÈtlements in temis of housing, benefits, and refugee family r￿￿10￿ once wnted refugee status. We are also collaborating in a SOAS University (School of Oriental and Afiican Studies) funded project, to better understand and map the challenges that asylum seekers face, and support clients situated in hotels going through the move-on process. The project focuse8 on the obstacles faced by clients once they receive iefugee status, and have to find housillg in a very short p¢riod. Upon receiving their status, clients have just 28 days to secure ajob or Universal Credit, find accommodation amidst a housing crisis, with very sparce social housing or affordable private rented accommodation. Landlords are reLuctant to accept foreign nationals, or tenants that are in receipt of Universal Credit. This is compounded by the fact tbat asylum seekers are prohibiting from working, meaning that they have not had the opportunity to accumulate fLmds for a deposit or first rent payments. Ovenvhelmingly, refugees must negotiate a complex system while facing significant language barrier8 and use digital platfomis that they nyay not have access to, or any prior experience of using. We are also collaborating in a SOAS (School of Oriental and Afrlcan Stsdies) University funded prograrnjne, to better understand and support clients situated in hotels going tI￿ough the move-in process. Case study K amved in the UK in Autumn 2922, having made the long, diffzcult and at times dangerous jourpl￿frorn AfgAanislaA. Fvhen he claimed arylum, he was placed in Contingency Accommodation in Oxford, and, after many n2onths, he WLU granted refugee status. In early March, he received a noticefrom the accommodationprovider, informing him ihat he would have to leave thepremises in early Aprll. 17

Frith nofriends orfamily in the UK he submitted a Homelessness Prevention Application, but, as he didn I sufferfvm any major health issues, he was not aysessed as Priority Need. As such, he was told he would have tofind himselfprivate rented accommodation. trith intermediate English and limited digital literacy, he struggled to searchfor rooms on wébsites, and harder still to contact and communicate with prospective landlords and did not k7tow what to say. Two days before eviction, Arylum Ffelcome identified a household advertisingfor a new lenant. At one hour s notice, in the pouring rain, K cycled to the viewing. The existing tenants immediately took to K and was keenfor kim to join their household. Asylum Fyelcome helped K to apply to the councilfor supporl with the deposit, and rent-in-advance. How&veT, K could not move in immediately, and was stillfaced with imminent eviction, was at risk of becorning homeless. Asylum Welcome dpew on its Hardship Fund, to payfoy two nights in a hostel, and thenfound a volunteerfor hitn to live witk, until his move in date. Today, Ks English has vastly improved, thankn in largepart Éo his regular attendance al English classes, and interactions with his housemates. He is currently applyingforjobs and feels much better i7z his new home. "I am happy here apid would like to stay herefor a long time. I tulked wiih the housematés and they are happyfor tkat too" Jack's Sto Jack is from Burnu, a county in a deeply precarious state, where the military seized power in February 2021. During the rnilitary coup, many atrocities were illfiicted upon thc population, including ethnic and religious persecution. Anyone that spoke up against these acts were aTr¢stcd, imPriSOlled, tortured, or killed. I am a member of the Chin tribe, a Minority ethnic group, who collectively opposed the Military government, and were taryeted and moRitOTed by the Military Junta. Peoplefrom my community soon began to be kidnapped, and many completely disappeared. Jack thatfelt that his life was in danger, and decided he had toflee the country. leaving behind his loved ones, and all he knew. Once I had arrived in the UK and appliedfor asylum, the Home Office sent me to a hotel in Oxford, and told that while my asylum claim was beingpmcessed, I would not be allowgd to work or study. and received £8per week Thankfylly, I had the support ofAsylum Welcome. They help vulnerable reft4gees and asylum seekerspTovidingfood, bilies, laptops, immigration adv(ce, language and mental health support, and crucially, made mefeel welcome, andpart of the community. I was so in9p2red by the work that was being done, that I volunteered, both gn the reception desk, and on the Digital Inclusion Programnte. 18

Even while volunteeringfor them, Asylum Welcome continued to provide me witk help me and make a huge diffepEnce to My life. In November 2023. 1 received a letterfrom the government infoming me that I was to be moved to the Bibby Stockholm Burge- which has been described as a 'J7oatingprison"_causing me immense unxiety. trith Asylum Ffelcome an3azing 3upport, Isubmitted an cTppeal, which, Éhankfylly, was successfvl. As both a client and a volunteer ofAsylum Welcome, Ikave seen the IronNfomational impuct of their workfirst hand. helpingpeople toflee some ofthe 7nost dangemusplaces on earth, from more than 25 countries. My life is Ticherfor it. Today, l am incrediblypToud to say that I have moved out of the hotel and am living in private rental accommodation here in Oxford and have recently securedfyll-time employment as an administrator at a health centre. Schools Advoca The Schools Advocacy Service provides targeted support for refugee, asylum seeker and migrant families, supporting thejn to navigate and engage with the schools tknt their cl]ildrell attend, From language difficulties, lack of knowledge around the schooling system, confidence, and experience, we support sttidents and their farnilies to overcome a myrtad of barriers. The service's objective is to provide families with a platforni for meaningful engagement in their children's ediication. We offer structur¢d support, including I: I family mentorship, signposting to ESOL, inf0m￿tIOn workshops, attd a weekly advice clinic. In 2023124, we supported 23 families, comprising 82 children and 44 adults, alld provided a total of 690 Tnentorlmentee meetings in schools. Tn addition to meetings. the service a180 supports families to attend school events, including pl&ys, concerts, fetes and school infom]ation sessioi]s. The service extends beyond a sole focus on schooling, with the additional aim to promote social illclusion and community cohesion and improving promotion of and access to educational resowces outside of the schooling system. This includes organising visits to museums, theatres, loc￿ parks, libraries and commuDity groups. The feedback that we have received throughout the year for the service has been ovenvhelmingly positive. IOOO/o of families r¢ported an improved understanding of the school system, and l 00 % of schools feel that Schoo18 Advocacy is an "invaluable" and "pivotal" service. Case study In April 2023, student A started Year 8 at The Swan School. Upon ourfirst meeting with her, at ottr Schools Advocacy iFiduction interview, Student A essentially spoke no Engl£sh whatsoever, With our sLipport, shg wus successfylly settled into the school, thefamily supported with a school uniformfop her, resources, an introduction to the school curriculupn, and connected to relevant school staff. 19

Mentor meetings have been held every week with thefamily, £0 enyure that any issues that ar&Ye can be quickly addr&gsed, and that they understand their commitments. An interpreter has been provided at each of these meetings. We have provided extensive language support to A, including extra EAL (English as Izn Additional Language) and extra-currEcular English classes with Jacari. Added to this, she was also referredfor online subject base tutoring. In a recent Parent Teacher Consultation, A's school attendance was peported to be 970/0, and she is achieving a rating of either "Outstanding" or "very Good" in every single one ofheT subjects. In explaining her recent choice of elective subjects, she explained., "Psycholo￿ because Iwant to help other8 cope with difficult situations, Geography because I am interested the WOTld andArt because it helps me TelLU. Sanctuar Hostin Sanctuary Hosting 18 a service that m&tch¢s vulnex&ble asylum seekers, refugees plld migrants with volunteer hosts, who provide them with a room, without cha￿illg rental fees to th¢ guest. The scheme has consistently proven to represent a vital tool against homelessness for our clients. A development that has faced most of our services, SanGtuary Hosting included, is more people living in dispersal hotels across the coiinty being referred to us when they are evicted but have nowhere to go. We have responded to this by inGTeasing the number of people that can be viably hosted and working Closely with our other services. Since merging with Asylum Welcome in December 2022, Sancttury Hosting has continued to grow as a servic¢. During 23124, we facllitated the hosting of 37 guests, an increase of12 from 2022. Overnll, we now have 36 households Signed up to the service, with a maximum capacity of 38 guests. Throughout tbis period, we have also increased the number of hosting households volunteering for the service, and volunteers that support the service, with for example, tran8POrt to and from properties. We have also recruited more guest buddies, who provide company to guests, and help them with tbe practicalities of setting up their lives in a new place. Case study Ms MH is orzginallyfmm Iran, andprior to being refenEd to Asylum Fvelcome, was living in an Asylum Hotel in Ba7zbury, while her claim was being coKsidered. She was eventhally gtven leave to remain, but upon Tecéiving xt, had very little time to leave the hotel. Ffithoué having had enough time tofznd stiitable, affordable howing, she soonfound herself living in a homeless shelter. This expEpience was deeply Èraumatic, stressfyl, and actively frightening to her, and as a result was rrferred io our service as an urgent case. 20

Ffithin a pnatter of hours, we interviewedms MH, got her refepences, andfound her an appropriate host household. While hosted here, she was able to access other relevant Asylu Welcome services. She received a laptopfmm our Digital IncI￿$10n programme so that she could develop her English, and ngake aryangementsfor her "move Dn" total, Ms MH wc hostedfor three mont1￿, and has since relocated. Ukraille Su ort Pro ramme The Ukrainians we supported with employment support are today better set up to navigate the job market in Oxfordshire. Asylum Welcome was able to offer an individualised service to Ukrainians which has been iwparallelcd ill the county. While using our Se￿ICe, they would speak with an exp￿ienCed professional who would help them understand their qualification and how it may (or may not) fit into the UK labour rn￿ket. get help with {re-) writing their CV, support with job application statements, and illterview preparations. W6 supported clients who n]ight not be able to work in the UK in their original profession (e.g. as a dentist) by helping them Understand what the alternatives were, and why. The individual contact also helped them comprehend the difficulties of thelr situation. we were often able to convince them that they were not being discriminated againsL but that larger systemic issues (e.g. UK non-acceptance of Ul(r&inian qualifications) were the primary reason they Could not continue in their trained profession while living in the UIC Once they understood this, they were more willing to exploie alternatives, In some c&ses, we were able to support t]Lem in applying to have their qualification accepted in the UK t'o help them on their path towards practicing their profession. We also provided practical financial help when that was not available from any other sources. In many cases, this meant helping Ukrainians who had been temporarily accommodated by the council in a hotel room after their hosting arrangement had come to an endniad broken down and the council had not yet been able to find a new host. While a hotel room accommodation provided clients with a roof over their head, they had no access to a fridge, a stove or a washing nlachine, which meant that they incurred additional cost as daily life expenditure. Other Ukrainian clients we helped found themselves waiting for the first payment of universal credit and were in desperate need of basic funds for food and hygiene items. Being offered ￿ndS for items such as new bedding or curtains played an important role in retainillg their dignity in & life otheThvise constricted by adverse circumstances. We l(now how important this service was given the numbers of times we were approached, unsolicited, when a Ukrainian told us. sometimes in tears, how important our fmancial help had been. One Ukrainian man who had suffered a war injury and now lived with disabilities required a most intensive level of engagemen¢ often taking him &nd us into convcrsations that were very private. Having been rejected for disability bencfjt, we helped him with the appeals process, documents such as the work capability assessment documentation, we also accompEU]ied ILIM to the tribunal hearing. He was notified of a positive outcome fLve wed(s later. 21

The request for laptops and bicycles remained constant over time. When word-of-mouth made it seem as if Asylum Welcome provided a general laptop Se￿iCe, we introduced a light- toiich needs assessment to the reqiiests we received. this allowed us to provide laptops to Ukraillians who needed them most, e.g. for job applicatioiis or school assignments, Our most intensive support delivered included employment support to Ukrainians looking for different worL' interpreting services to Ul(rdinians struggling with the requirements of the UK benefits system as well as emergency cash assistance. Com]nunity activities which aimed at bringing Ulffaillians and other members of the local con]munity together probably represented the most innovative aspect of our work, including working with wonderfully tslented artists, such as Olena Naumenko. Olena Nauniénko fy Story - Ukraine Programme I am a Ukrainian artist, Naumenlij Olena, and a Ukrainian refugee who has been granted temporary asylum in the UK We came to the UK together with Tny 9-year-old daughter. Pye weren'tjust leaving, we werefleeing a terrible, unjuyt war, that had already claimed many Ukrainian lives. My helplessness upon arrival in Britaln was overwhelming, After a while, I met the staff ofAsylum Welcome andfinally the clouds ofdarkness began to chiznge towards light. I was able to resolve ihe issue with some documents. Thanks to very attentive workers l£ke Gilberto. I was noticed as Ixn artist and arl teacher, and started working in Myprofession. Thanks to Asylum Welcome, I receivedfree bicyclesfor my daughter and me. This gave rne the opporthnity to save a lot ofiimÉ in the city, move heavy things and iTavelfve of expense. I think that Arylunt Welcome ig doing a greatjob supportingpeople like my daughter and Me, who came all alone, tznd really needed help, Asylum Welcome supported us psychologically, I felt thcTt I was not alone onymore and that I could askfor help at any time and that I would be heard und helped, Psychological assistance includes talks with people and open days and arhstic events such concerts and ￿kIbItIons. This is very, very goodfor refvgees in such a difficult time. The most imporlant thing that every living thing needs, especially in difficult times, is attention. Attention is so little and so much in reality. The staff atAsylup12 Ffelcome gave me that attention and were able to recognise my usefulness to this country, and in particular to refugees like me, in theform ofart Cl￿se$fOr relaxation. good communication, activiliesfor children, as well some serious training in the basics of drawlng andpainting, and some workshops on creating beautyfor Ifi e. The Asylum tyelcome slaffalso gave us a lot of attention and care during the art classes. We drank tea and coffee, hugged each other. At Èhe same time, our childyen were making beuutifyl little sculptures. I was happy in ihose days becatLge it was a time when Idid not thinlr about the war and grief in my country. I am imMeTLvely grateful to Ilsyl&m Welcomefor such strong support. 22

Oiir Staff Oiw staff nirnbers fell during the year from 45 at the end of 2022123 to 36 at the end of Mlt rch 2024, This reflects the closing of the Afglian hotels, the Uliraiiie and Europa Welcome programmes, alongside modest growth in some other areas as we tried to respond to increased demaiid from asylurn seelcers and resettled refugees. We cve pleased that we have been able to Colltinue to increase the proportion of Ol￿ staff with lived experience and now have 15 such staff worl(ing for us, even having lost. our Ukrainian collea￿leS at the ¢nd of that programme in Febniary, One highlight is that all five staff who maiiage and work oll our Resettlement programme have relevant lived expellence, another is that we have a client still living in an asylum hotel, but havRng the right to work, as part of the stsff team. Scveral other staff mcmbers have close family experience. As we have grown in recent years, there has been a need to focus on better management support to staff, We have sought to address this in two ways. Firstly, we scoped and delivered a management development course for service coordinators, helping them improve their skills in people, progrnmm¢ and fmancial management, Secondly, as part of the new strategy, we restructured our management lines so that one person no longer oversaw all services, allowing staff to receive closer support and SUpe￿iS1on. This led us to create a new post of Co-DiTector of services to oversee our resettlcment and related progranllnes, while our existing Services Diiector concentrated on asylum and initial services. In addition, we recrnited for a new Operation8 Manager, to better siipport the busy alld stretched advice services and were pleas¢d to appoint all experienced manager who bad himself used similar services when he first arriv¢d in the UK Our Vollunteers The vast majority of our Se￿ICeS are deliveTed and sustained by oiw volunteer body, supported by a small staff team. Some of our volunteers have worked with us for several years, Son￿ are newer to the organisation, with 88 new volunteers recruited between 2023124. Of our 224 active volunteers, 18 have lived experience, having originally come to the UK as refugees, asylum seekers or vulnerable migrants. Our volunteers are crncial to our work, extending our impact and reacl significantly reducing the costs of service provisio providing over 18,000 hours of support last year alone. Crncially, they also help to foster a true 8ense of cornmunity and solidarity tbroughout the organisation. Since January 2023, we have standardised the induction process, providing bi-monthly induction training sessions, and monthly infonnation sessiojjs. Added to this, we share a SharePoint folder with all Yolunteers, which includes a welcorne message from Mark, overview of our services, key policies, volunteer management processes and safeguarding information. 23

Another dev¢lopment has been the continiiation of fortnightly meetings of clients who wish to enhance their education, employrnent and volunteerillg experience, as well as their support of Asylum Welcome's servxces. This ha8 served t() strengthen the relationship between staff and volunteering clients. In November 2023, we launched a cross-team peex support group for volunteers. The group itself is led by a volunteer who is a professional counsellor and has experience of this kind of facilitation for simtlar organisations. Case stud from a volunteer with lived e eri¢nce San]rah came to the UK more than one year ago, after fleeing her honie county, Sudan, which is undergoing a brutal civil war. She flrst engaged with Asylum Welcome as a clien( when she wa8 housed in an Oxfordshire hotel, along with her younger sister, whom she care8 for. After some months, she felt more settled in the area, and decided to volunteer for Asylum Welcome. Initially, She worlced on the Welcome Desk, "I received help myself and il means a lot to help others. I know how supportive Asylum Welcome is tmd how much this help matters. The Nupportfrom Asylum Fvelcome helped me adapt and galn independence,. it pnade things easierfor me, Asylum Fyelcome staff carÈ, they do their best to lry to meetpeople s indivtdtsal needs, notjxst aboutyour C¢7se but on a personal level as well. I know how itfeels to be in others. sho&y. With volunt£ering, iifeels like you 're talingpart in gethngpeople the rigkt help. Every day ig different and unpredECtable. I have pnet a lot ofpeople and gained a lot of new skilly and hiowledge. It h helped talie my mind offover-thinling, doing something meaningfvl, ' Mor¢ recently, Sarnrah has been voIunteerillg in our new triage role, helping to ensure that those referred to Asylum Welcome or seeking support at our Welcome Centre, are quickly directed to relevant &nd appropriate services as efficiently as possible. Our Fundraisin Partnershi s and Collununications 2023124 has been a very busy year for Asylum Welcome's fLll]draising and communications teams - as it has been for niany other refugee charities locally and nationally. This has largely been caiised by the ever-increasing hostile environment, the cost-of-living crisis, and by Oxfordshire becoming a dispersal arei which has brought a sudden surge in need for our servic¢s. From a fundraising perspective, wc have managed to respond proactively and creatively to Asylum Welcome's exponential growth over the last few years. Six years ago, we were raising about £400k per year, we had around six services, and eight members of staff, of whom only three weie full-time. Today, we have 15 service8, three buildillgs (including the Sanctiiary Wheels garage) alld 36 peoplc in post, around 60% ofwhom are fuIl time. 24

We can all take immense piide in the fact that this year we raised £1,704k, just short of the record £1,827k raised in 2022123. This achievement is all the more Temarkable given that three much loved - and significant - programmes ended this year: Europa Welcome, the Afghan Hotels and the Ul(rainian Support se￿ICe, which concluded in February. Signiflcantly, 610/0 of our fvnds - £1,032k - has come from individual, community, and trust and foundation income Streams, as detailed in the fllW]ce section. The remaining 39 % comes from grants and contracts with Oxford City Council, Oxfordshire County Council and other district councils (West Oxfordshire and Chenv¢ll). These fLmd8 support specific activities, including assisting asylum seekers in hotels across Oxfordshire and in tempornry asylum accommodation, aiding resettled families in the city, and rnnning our popular Schools Advocacy programme, which supports refugee parellts and their children in schools. Our income deriv¢s from a healthy and diverse range of sources, gTratly contributing to our independence, sustainability and cap&city to respond to needs at short notice, As Asylum Welcome has ￿owll, the ftmdraising team has been creative and proactive in responding to increased demand and the pre8sing need to expand our services, Our income from City and County Council contracts grew, as did our income from tNsts, foundations, individuals, community partnerships and even corporations. We continue to respond to other fundamental needs, such as providing phones and laptops for the Digital Inclusioll project, th¢ Recycled Bike project and tbe Schools Advocacy programme, among others. We have extended and de¢p¢lled the pool of trusts and foundations supporting us, building relationships with many new funders (e.g. Blue Tl)xead, GaTfield Weston, Santallder Foundation) and strengthening our existing relationships with long-temi supporters {e.g. The Tolkien Trust, Henry SmÉth Charity and Lloyds Foundation). We ar¢ developing a positive relationship with the excellent Justice Together Initiative, working in partnership with Refugee Support Group (in Berkshire), Slough Refug¢c Support alld Settl¢d to improve clients, access to imn]igration advice across the Thames Valley, Through this parthership, we are better understanding and dev¢loping support mechmisms for those facing domestic abuse and violence, paiticularly women. We have also expanded our base of individual and community supporters and partnerships. We have steadily grown our individual supporters from the 400 we had 5-6 years ago to arouad 2,000 today. This has brought a considerable amount of much-needed unrestsicted income, peaking at an incredible £339k during the Covid panden]ic in 2021, alld still bringing in a remarlcable £25 Ik this year from individual donations, cornrnunity-led events ELnd fundraisers across the county, from local neighbourhood cake sales to concerts, poety readings, art exhibits, film screenings, market stalls and talks, all in aid of refugees and asylull seekers. We continue to build positive relationships with fantastic partners who support us in many ways: f￿￿ncIallY, in-kind, with access to their facilities, mentoring, and their valuable ti￿e. Examples include Magdalen College School, St Edward's School, Active Oxfordshire, Music 25

at Oxford and The Starling Sessions. A brilliant example wa8 making music together E￿d performing at the wonderftll One World Festival &t the Ashmolean Museum in Febnlary 2024. Special mention must go to Shena Guild, our ambassador, and to St Edward's School, who kindly hosted a fantastic event we co-organised with them in November in aid of Asylum Welcome. John Simpson, CBE, BBC World Affairs Editor, explored Russia and the West,. Where do we go from here?11 with a panel of distinguished guests. This magnificent event closed with a powerful speech by Jack, one of ow" amazing clients and volunteers living in one of the botels, He eloquently highlighted the connection between Russia's support for th¢ military junts in Myanmar and his own status as a Burmese refugee in the UK, receiving a standing ovation. We are delighted to have been chosen this year as Charity of the Year by the Dragon School, for which we are incredibly gr&teful, We are building many other positive relationships with numerous colleges, research centres and the University of Oxford as a whole - as well as with Oxford Brookes University. We havc also received support from churches and religious groups across the county, as well as local refugee support groups in Wheatley, Charlbury, Witney, Brightwell, Banbury, Sunningwell, Abingdon &lld FarIngdO￿ to name a few. Along similar lines, we have built positive relationships with several co￿Orate organisations that we did not have a few years ago. These include Taylor & Francis and BlackRoGk, who h&ve llot only provided financial donations supporting several of our programmes, but also more than l 00 laptops and bicycles, whi18t giving us a platfomi to recruit more suppoiters and help us spread oiw mess&ge. We have developed a very pos.itiv6 m¢ntoring programmc with BlackRock employees, supporting som¢ of our clients with monthly onc-on-on¢ meetings siipporting them into employment, as they try to ellter the bankinglfmance sector. Additionally, we have been building and strengthening our relationships with the City Council, the County Council and several district councils as we pmvide more suppoit to an increasing number of clients across the county. We are very grate￿1 to the outgoing Lord Mayor of Oxford Councillor Lubna knl]rad, who chose Asylum Welcome as one of her three Charities of the Year for 2023124. We hav¢ mally Other positive relationships, working with Oxfordshire Homeless Movement, the British Red Cross, the One World Festival at the Ashmolean Museum, tELe Multaka Project at the Pitt Rivers Museutw and The Story Museum. Most importantly of all, in 2023124, we have made good progress in engaging people with lived experience of displacement in all areas of Asylum Welcome's work. This has been crucial in helping us better understand who we are, what we do, why we do it and how to improve our approach, working 'with' rather than 'for' refugees and asylun] seekeis. This requires considerable work, patience and engagement on all sides. Slowly but surely, we are progressing, and can already see many positive oiitcomes of this new approach across our services and advocacy efforts. 26

Communlcatlons We have continued to focus attention and resources on engaging supporters, both ouNent and prospective. Locally and nationally, we have made our presence felt by participating in ongoing debates about the political landscape affecting our clients, whilst Iceeping oiw supporters, funders and donors infornled of the latest developments. We have achieved this through various approaches, including regular newsletters, seasonal appeals and a more dynamic website. Additionally, we have been active across our social media channels (including Facebook, X, Instagram and LinkedIn), reaching new and younger audiences through both text and videos. Website and Social Media Our website is rnore user-fiiendly and visually appealing, featilling individual service icons and embedded films. We have developed a client-focused Community News page to slwe events and opportunities locally. Our new innovative pop-up ads enable us to respond to the latest news. Our social media following has continued to grow steadily. we now h&ve 9,261 followers on X (fomierly Twitter), 3,000 on Facebook and 1,167 on Instagr&m. We have invested in digital fL￿draIsing initiatives and will be developing more over the con)ing yerfs). ol￿ new combined supporters, and volunteers, newsletter is sent approximately every four weeks to 1,970 volunteers and supporters. Medi£ Co-Production and Storytelling We have secured approximately 40 media engageniGnts tbis year. Of particular importance have been the opportunities for individual clients to share their stories on their own temis, increasing awareness of the refugee experience in the UK We have also generated our own media events - running a social media campaign for host recruitn]ellt at Chri8tmas, for instance. Additionally, we facilitated and amplifEed a client-led protest against the Bibby Stockholm transfers in November (that was brought to wider attention through the Christmas Oratorio in Decernber). Sanctuary Fair and Refuge¢ Week 2023 Asylum Welcome took the lead in producing impactful communications for Oxford/Reading Refugee Week 2023, collaborating closely with local reftigee commiinity organisations (RCOS) and other partners. We organised three well-attended events: a Uknaille Celebration in Summertown, the Asylum Welcome Summer Party (for clients, volunteers and partners) in Florence Park, and a powcrthl Community Dialogue event in Blackbird Leyg featuring client testimonies from local asylum hotels. 27

Another highlight was the inaugural Oxford Sancttiary Fair organised in partne￿hip with the Re￿ge6 Sttidies Centre and Oxford City Council. This event, held on I l May 2023, attracted over 200 attendees and helped to progress the University of Oxford's efforts to become a University of Sancttiary, with strong siipport from Asylum Welcome, Some of the panel discussions from the day are available online for those who couldn't attend ill person. Lastly, in March 2024, we launched an exciting Cultural Democracy Project in collaboration with the Ciiltural Progr&n)me at the University of Oxford. This initiative actively engages everyone in determining what constitutes culture, where it occurs, who creates IL alld who experiences it. The Cultural Programme is partneiing with Asylum Welcome in the co-creation, co- production alld co-deliver refugees, asylum seekers, artists and the University of Oxford's Cultural Programme. This collaboration will reBult in a series of creative projects showcasing refugees, and asylum seelcers, art and voices through painting, photography and film exhibitions in mid-2024. The Coalition to Keep Campsfield Closed Over the past y¢ar, the Coalition to Keep CampsfL¢ld Clos¢d has grown significantly, The Coalition now has a m&iling list with 200+ siibscribers, an active Slack channel, a monthly meeting, and a regular awareness-raising stall. The campaign also has an infom]ative website, a petition with 1,154 signatures, a Twitter account with 1,310 followers, and all Instagram account with 429 followers. Working closely with the Oxford University Student Union and a reinvigorated Student Action for Reftigees group, wc were able to facilitate the publkcation of an open letter in June, signed by over 140 academics, college heads, and student societies at the University of Oxford. This resulted ill covcrage on both ITV and BBC news. A Keep Campsfield Closed demonstration in November also attracted ample coverage. Films and podcast Our new sevell-minute Welcome to Asylum Welcome fil]n for Refugee Week 2023 was developed as & co-production with three current AW clients, featuring their voices alongside staff 8lld volunteers. This cornprehensive introduction to the charity was scre¢ned three tin]es at a local cinema durÉng Refugee Weelc, raising awarene88 of our work. Another film is now in production focusing on a client-led Campai￿ for free bus travel (part of the Cultural Democracy proj ect mentioned above), which will give some of our clients a platforni to share their art and ideas with the wider community. We also launched Welcomecast, an Asylum Welcome podcast, during Refugee Week. This longer-fomi platfonn is allowing us to share more in-depth stories and will be fully co-produced going forward. So far, we have produced three episodes, attracting 99 listeners. 28

Annual Review, Anlliial General Meeting and New Stral'egy Our redesigned anlli￿l review for 2022123 placed a strong emphasis on hearing from the people we support. They aimed to capture the breadth and depth of our work in an ever-changing and challenging political environment. Attention was also paid to the ViSLial identity of our se￿IceS with the development of new service icons, Building on this approach, the 2023 AGM featured a panel of clients who 8hared their experiences in conversation with our Director. We also produced an engaging and accessÉble public document communicatlng our new 2024-2027 strategy, available on our website. 29

Our Finances come Total income of £1,721k in 2023124 was 60/ below prior year inconLe of £1,827k (excluding £188k trallSfe￿ed on the 2022123 merger with Sanctuary Hosting). The most Significant element in this reduction was income from Sta￿tOry contracts) principally those with Oxfordshire County Council to support Afghan and Ukrainian refugees which came to an end diwing 2023124. The Oxford City Council contract to support the UK Resettlement Scheme has continued to grow and new fillLding from Oxford City Council to support asylum seekers in the local dispersal hotel commenced during the year. Overall incorne from statutory sources llevertheless fell by £263k cOMpa￿d to the prior year. The reduction in stattitory income has been partially offset by & successful year in securing funding from trusts and foundations, from which income grew by around 300/0 for the second consecutive year. Income from individu&ls, colleges and schools declined modestly following two exceptionally strong years, offset by increased income from partnerships with community organisation8 and corpornte donations. 2023n4 2022123 Clllannge £'ooo £'ooo £'ooo Principal sources of fllllndllng: Trusts and foundations 699 543 156 29 Statutory grants and contracts Faith organisations Colleges and schools IndividLval donations and legacies Partne￿bIpS & other community organisations Interest income 672 935 (263) (28) 17 (6) (35) 36 (21) (58) 238 (30) (13) 58 41 71 11 15 208 99 17 17 Total income excludin reserves transfer 1,827 (106) 30

Expenditure Totsl exp¢nditure for the year amounted to £1,793k (2022123 £1,771k), a l 0/0 increase. Overall expenditure on charitable activities remained relatively stable but within this total there were reductiolls where contracts have come to an end, e.g. Afghan, Ukraine and Europa Welcome, and increa8es for instance to reflect a full year of Sanctuary Hosting costs and increased spending in areas such as adidt advice, Yout￿ advocacy, ttKRS, schools alld digital inclusion. Fundraising costs have increased by £34k as the fi￿draISing resource has been expanded with the aim of maintaining and increasing grants from foundations and trusts, and donations from individi￿1 and conjmunity sources. The investtllent in fiLndraising remains relatively low at 7 % of total income. 2023124 2022123 Challge £'ooo £'ooo £'ooo ' ExpehdRthrtre Adult AdviceAIESP/Triage/Health/DispeTsal Youth Detainee Support Re￿gee rights￿OOdbanklBikes Employment & Educational Services Volunteer recruitment & training Europ& Welcome Sanctuary Hosting Advocacy & Comn UKRS/ARAP Schools Project Afghan Project Justice Together Digital Inclusion Ukraine 316 92 40 223 74 36 117 46 53 (4) 82 (58) (70) 50 93 186 67 19 29 196 21 43 26 60 316 (218) (69) 135 (3} (2) 17 29 174 223 (22) (19) 93 18 42 24 104 49 49 24 143 86 217 69 98 132 46 201 (13) (IJ) Charitable Activities Raising Funds 1,666 127 1,678 93 (12) (1) 34 37 Total E enditure 1,793 1,771 22 31

Overall Result The net result for the year was a deficit. of £72k (2022123: £57k SU￿lus, excluding the reserves transfer). Of this overall deficit, £35k is the use of r¢stricted fvnds brought forward at the start of the year for specific Pillposes and £37k is a reduction in general, unrestricted Teserves reflecting a decision to iise reserves built up diwing a Couple of years of very rapid expansion in order to consolidate core services and invest in a sustainable structLwe for the future. This result leaves us with unrestricted reserves of £666k (5Q/o reduction), of which £50k remains designated for potential property expenses. Our restricted reserves of £46k repres¢nt unspent funds received for specific restrÈcted activities to be carried out in 2024125. 2023124 2022123 Change £'ooo £'ooo £'ooo Reserves Unrcstiicted general thnds Designated funds Total unrestiicted funds 616 50 666 653 50 703 (37) (37) Restricted funds 46 81 {35) (43) Total fullds 712 784 72) (9) Asylum Welcome has a policy of holdillg reseryes for the following re&%ons: To fund cash flow in the short telln, for example where a donor pays in arrears. To act as a buffer against negative external events, such as a drop in income, To allow invegtment alld expenditure on new initiatives and increases in organisational capacity to fither the charity's work. To allow an orderly wind-down of the organisation if it ceased operating. Our policy is to set a reserves target equal to 34 months, anticip&ted nuining costs plus an estimate of closure costs, impIying a target range for the coming year of £470k to £605k, Takillg into accoimt designated res¢rves and our 2024-25 expenditure plans, uDr¢stricted reserves are projected to be around the middle of the target range at the end of the forthcoming financial year (31 March 2025). The ear ahead: Prlorities for 2024125 Having finalised and published our new Strategy in January 2024, our top priority in our planning and budgeting for 2024125 is to begin to deliver on this plan. Jn this context, our Board approved the following organisational priorities for the year 2024125: 32

Progratnme Objectives l. Enhance and improve our advice services by: A. Embedding a new management role that adds value to our three advice Services, including better external linlcages and fiindlllg. B. Renewing Justice Together andl or other fLwding For our immigration service, including for development of a prograll￿e of support for women with insecure immigration status affected by domestic violence. C, Delivering more systematic advice and assistance to asylum seekers in hotels and community to apply for refugee staths, prq)are for and navigate their move-on, including working with partners to ensure more help with housing options, 2. Build on the successful Schools Advocacy programme in Oxford City to develop a Coullty-wide programme for chlldren and ttLeir parents. 3. utilise the City of Sanctuary and r¢lated schemes and co-production opportLmities to improve local seLvices and inclusion for asylum seekers and refugees in the county (particularly within councils, educational institutions, leisure facilities and health services). 4. Develop relations with whoever runs the new Campsfield House, (assuming it goes thead) and based on this and evellttial timing, to designl deliver a programtlle that r¢spollds to detainees needs as best we can. Enabling objectives 5. Develop and deliver all effective triage service to improve inforn]ation sharillg, client journeys and r¢ferrals within AW, and getting enquirers to the right external organisations where more appropriate. 6. Pl￿chase, install, train for, and begin to use a new unified client database. 7. Build a stronger financial I fundraising base, wher¢by we begin 2025126 with at least £IOO,000 more guaranteed/probable non-contract income than we start 2024125 with. Report appr ed by th Trustees on 4 July 2024 and signed on their behalf by: Tony Samuel, Co Date 33

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ASYLUM WELCOME

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of Asylum Welcome (the ‘Charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the summary income and expenditure account, the balance sheet, the statement of cash flows and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

• give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company's affairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended;

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

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

Basis for opinion

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

Conclusions relating to going concern

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

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

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

Other information

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

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE MEMBERS OF ASYLUM WELCOME

Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit:

• the information given in the trustees' report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared, which includes the directors' report prepared for the purposes of company law, is consistent with the financial statements; and

• the directors' report included within the trustees' report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the Charity and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the directors' report included within the trustees' report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

• adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received from branches not visited by us; or

• the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or

• certain disclosures of trustees' remuneration specified by law are not made; or

• we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or

• the Trustees were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies' exemptions in preparing the trustees' report and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report.

Responsibilities of Trustees

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

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

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

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:

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

• we identified the laws and regulations applicable to the company through discussions with trustees and other management, and from our knowledge and experience;

• we focused on specific laws and regulations which we considered may have a direct material effect on the financial statements or the operations of the charitable company, including the terms of grant agreements and Charity Commission regulation.

• we assessed the extent of compliance with the laws and regulations identified above through making enquiries of management and inspecting legal correspondence where applicable; and

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

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE MEMBERS OF ASYLUM WELCOME

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

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

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

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

• performed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships;

• tested journal entries to identify unusual transactions;

• assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in determining the accounting estimates were indicative of potential bias; and

• investigated the rationale behind significant or unusual transactions.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

• agreeing financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation;

• reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with governance;

• enquiring of management as to actual and potential litigation and claims;

• reviewing correspondence with the Charity Commission and the company's legal advisers; and

• reviewing the terms of grant agreements

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the directors and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at: https:// www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor's report.

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 auditor's 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.

Robert Kirtland (Senior Statutory Auditor) for and on behalf of Critchleys Audit LLP

12/8/2024

Beaver House 23-38 Hythe Bridge Street Oxford OX1 2EP

Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor

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ASYLUM NVELCOME STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACT[￿TIEs FOR THE YEAR ELYDED 31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 ri urther Unrestrlcted R¢$tri¢ted De5ign&ted detalls Fund8 Funds Funds Nots Total Unrestricted Restricted DesignAted Total Funds Funds Funds Income Income from DonAtion8 & Grants Chatitable Activities tnvestment Incom¢ Transfer of R¢8¢rY#- Sanctttary Hogting 399,404 305,801 17,188 587,535 411,041 986,939 716,842 17,188 399,463 605,251 745 407,180 414,656 806,643 1,019,907 745 131,285 1,136,744 56,972 878,808 188,257 2,015,552 Total 722,393 998,576 1,720,969 Expendlture on Raising thnds Charitable activities 126,856 632,730 1,033,784 126,856 L,666,514 92,405 826,986 92,405 1,678,215 851,229 Totsl 17 759,586 1,033,784 1,793,370 919.391 851,229 1,770,620 N¢t In¢om¢l(¢xp¢ndlture) (37,193) (35,208) (72,401)1 217,353 27,579 244,932 Transfers between funds Net movement In fiinds (37,193) (35.208) (72,401) 217,353 27,579 244,932 R¢coDclllatlon of funds Totsl fullds brought forward Total fwlds carried forwArd 12 653,325 616,132 81,285 46,077 50,000 50,000 784,610 712,209 435,972 653,325 53,706 81,285 50,000 539,678 50,000 784,610 Thc notcs on pages 39 to 45 form part of th¢5¢ accounts. 37

Company Number. 4361e27 Charfty Mumber.. 1092215 ASVLUM WELCOME ALANCE SHEKT AT31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 detsils Ftsed Ajsets Office Equipmcn4 Fllrnlti￿ & FiLiikn85 Websit 1,541 I,541 Currut A8¢t DEblots Csth oll b￿031t Cash at battk gna in 139,¢M8 667,817 51038 199.QS2 710.620 129.097 862,903 I,U38.769 CnrrthtLlblNt C￿41￿￿5." Fttllitts dutwitbirt 150.694 255,7cx> (150,694) 255,700 Nd Curreat A8yets 712209 783.U69 CrL'dlturs: Amounrs fatling du¢ thrmore than otte 71 784.6JO Ullrestsicted In£omeFpnds DL%i2Datcd Ilullds 616.132 50.000 46.077 653,325 50.000 81.285 712.209 784610 Approi'ed by th¢ Tnutw on 24 Juty21)24 sisn¢d on thcir bthlfby.. Tony Co-chatr

ASYLUM WELCOME NOTES FORMNG PART OF THB FINANCLIL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 I ACCOUNTING POLlCtBS Basts of preparntlDn The flnancial stat¢m¢nls have been prepared in Accordano¢ with the Statement of R￿QmMended Pra¢tise', Acco￿tIng and RcpDrLing by Charities IFRS1O21 applicable to ¢h8rities preparin8 their ￿cOll￿(S in a¢cordDI)ce with tlLe Fitwic1￿ Reporting Standard appli¢AbL¢ In the UK and RepiibliG of Ireland IFRS102) letr¢Glive ljwuary 201g- Icharities SOPTr IFRS102)), the Fill￿￿la] Reportin8 StandaTd oppIicabie in the UK and R¢publi¢ of Ir¢land IFRS 102) and t1￿ Compani¢8 Act 2006. They have be¢typr¢p&rcd under the I￿$10]1¢&1 cost conv￿ltIe The fittaii¢ial 8tAtements ore prepaved in $terlin8, whi¢h 18 the functional ¢EtrretLCy of the COMPAUY. Monetary otnDilnts in these acco￿tS ore Tounded to the I￿arest £, Incomo AU illcoM￿sre6o￿lctS are iticlllded ill the Statoment of Fitt&n¢ia] A¢tivitie.% ¢m¢e the charity has Irgal entitlement to thé resoujres, it is probable that th¢ r¢8ources will be Tec¢ived and the mOn¢rary￿1lle of the in¢oming re3ouTces Con h me&S￿￿wIth 5uffici¢nt T¢liability. 11) Donatsoll8 and Brants r¢¢o8nis¢d on a irceivablE bA8i$ tn a¢coTd￿Ce th¢ restri¢tiOfjS (Fr condilionB p12¢ed on theiy vye atid ar¢ def¢￿ed to the followin8period when the￿il￿¢ is spccifia for fiittii¢ pcr£ods by the donor. {21 Restricted ittcom¢ that 18 uDsp¢nt at the ¢nd of a financial y48r, will be £arri¢d forword w4thin the RestrictedFund. (31 For L¢gaGi¢5, elltitLement is th¢ earlier ofthe tharity beins llotified of Impel￿1jLg disthbution or the le8arybeillgr¢¢eivEd, At tbis poillt income is teco8nised. On w¢asiDn legacies will b¢ ]LOt¢fied to the ¢h￿lty wher¢ it 18 not ￿SSible to m￿llre the amotint expected lo b¢ di5tribute(L O]L these occasions the legacy ts troated as a coTrtiDwit osset and digrlosql. (4) knteiest iD¢om¢ 2s included iii the a¢¢ounts wlieii it iq eam¢d. (5} Donated good8 and service8 Bre Tecognised in nicome at their fait value when their econoiDic benefit is prd)Able, Lt caTrbe measured rebably th¢ charityhas conknl OV￿ tbem. Fair vahle 18 determined on the basis of the vBLue of the 8tft fo the G]Larity. A corr¢Epoiiding Bmoulltis recO￿l￿d th eX￿r￿dIturt. Expendlthr¢ BxpenditsT¢ 18 recogllised wtseLr t￿tre is a kgal w cim5tructive Obl]￿tiOn to make paymettts to third parti¢5, It15 prob&ble th&t di¢ sett]emerLI will berequired and the arnol￿t of the obligation can be Jnegsured r¢]i&bly. Expendi￿re is acrAXtnted tor on a￿a¢en￿lS basis, Diractcosts &F¢ those that be rtadi]yaUTibutcd to SPCGifiG activities. Support Costs ure allocated a¢cording tothc amount of dir¢ot 8aJaries charged to activiti¢s and with rogard to the level of activity by oiir Yoluiit¢er4 to aThiYe at a iEasonabl¢ s¢atemellt of Ibe c05t gf ¢a¢h activity, FIxed knets and depr¢¢iation Tangible fixed assfts are included at C08t ltts deprwiation D¢preciatiOTh i& PTowd¢d on Office Equipme1￿ and Office Furniture at the rate of 250/.18traigbi lille ba8igl, from th¢ date of a¢(￿l$ll10￿ of the &%set. Fixed Assets costing oYer£l,QOQ ar¢ Capilalised IJL bccord8nco wil our Capltdi8ation Pollry. Intangible assets 8Te n]easur&d at ¢oyL 1¢$$ ￿cUt￿￿Iatd amortisatiats. Amorttsatioll is Charged so as to ullocat th¢ cost of ￿￿￿SibL¢s less theiT re8idualvalue ov¢rtheir ¢8timuted w¢tsl live5 u5￿g th¢ striiight linc rncth(kq. Tli¢ intanBLbb ass¢ts qr¢ ?moTti5ed overth¢ following u8vful Jiv¢$ '. wcbsito 3 yws. DtybtDr5 and Creditsrs re¢eivablfylpayAble wlthlo one year Debkns creditors IVLth statrd Int£￿t Tate 8lldreceÉv&bl¢ orpayablE within one y£ar aT¢ Tccord¢d at trtnsaotionpiice. Any lo$se$ arising from irnp4irmeIit iecogllised it) ¢XPEnditLire. CAsh At Bank Cash atbank And in haDd ioclud¢g ¢ayb and baoka¢0¢￿is. Flrt*llclal In$trumeLt5 Tlie DhaTity otsly has w¢ts al￿ liabilities of all tsTdinaryknid thatqualify a8 ba$1¢ f￿ancIaL instsum¢ut9. Unrestrl¢ted Funds UtJr¢$trict¢d funds r¢prr5¢nt d¢Jnations, ￿allts (ltherlllcon￿ll￿re$o￿reCS recetved for thc objects of the ¢baTitywitlJout a 8pecified PLUP and are available general fijndy. time to time the Trustws may esfabIith Desigoated Fundy out of Utjrestricted Funds to Restricted Fund8 R¢5trioted fi￿dS aro ustd for 8pe¢ifi¢ purpos￿ as laid down by th¢ donDr. Expelldittirewhieh m¢¢ts thc80 crÉteri& is ¢liarged to the tQBeiber with a fairallocation ofman(Lgemenl 8nd Support costs. 2 LEGAL STATUS OF THE COhlPANY A8yLum Wel¢L¥me is &company limltod byguaruntse, incorporated iJJ the UnitedKii)gdom, with its e8iStercd office at Unit 7 Newtec Place, Magdalen ROO￿ Oxford OX4 JR8. The liability of ellch ]nember iti th¢ eventof a wittding up is limited tcp £1. 39

AS'YLUM WLLLUML NOTES FOI¢fvJING PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THB YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 {contillued) 2024 3013 3 DONAIIDNS UnrÈstrlc¢ed Resithed Tfjtal Ti'usts and Ftsulldations A8daFDundatiDD BeatriO¢l￿￿￿g ThiÈt Broml¢y Cbejiiable Tn￿r $￿Iety0f Th¢ Holychild Oxfoid5hirc Community Ffflindalioll Loiieliiw&s ljoyth B4nkFDundalii Henrysmith Charty Oxford&hire CoMmunityFouttdRtion RCOS Leigh Thst M&gBieBlack Th]st Oxford5hiic CoA￿uni1yFm1ttda1iDtt Cjrfitkl Wegton Oxfordshiro G)rnrnunitylkant St Michael¥ & All Saints, Chariftes CAFBank Foimda¢ioo Hors¢Jnan Trust Tb¢ Tollden T￿7&1 StClenient'8 Ch&Titie8 Oxfap NaiionalLotlery FduradonaLOpportuDityFoundatioEL{form¢TiyBFSS) TheRouttdton Trust Sarttand¥ t*Éitfjl In¢lu$iorL Silken Th]Bt RC Uh'#in¢ OxfoTdHi>rnele56 MovrrnenlNRPF 29thM&y 196L 8ettl¢thBfLt Nomingl Founddlion Odin Charitable TnJ8t H¢iiJz Fowidation BlackRock Chatitsble FouJ)dation BnillllerTru61 ALiglts Ameriogn ChllrithbieTwsl Pye ChaniHble Thibl Stanton Ballard Clwitable Tr118t TJluc1br OCVA NRFF Adrian Swire Tn￿1 Sinallgrants IEuNounls lo55 than £1,0￿) L,460 6,000 20,0 12,0 7,500 27,25Q 60,000 6,000 0,000 20,000 20,000 25,250 25.250 L07,300 107,300 2,5 2,500 5.000 4,000 25,000 10,000 2,500 31250 5.000 124,QOO 25,000 2,500 2,0 31,250 5,000 124,000 Ll0.000 4,000 3.970 10,oc 6,227 5,0 20.678 J5,009 L5.109 21,355 21 JSS 47,505 67505 6,0fy) 6.OlX) 22,050 7.0(X) LO.0 10,000 3.21S 6,067 2.500 1,560 6.orM) 22.050 7,0 io.ooo 21,0 7,000 10.000 3215 6,067 8.900 2,50D 1,560 4,000 i.ooo 2.QOO 1,000 2,000 35.000 10,380 L5,000 2,501 431002 L5,000 5,051 569,112 2,550 138,110 3,720 396.197 Stltutiry Gvattts Nation￿ Illsurynco RBb&lo We&t Oxfordsbire DC Outreach OxfDrd City Vouncil Syrian R¢settl¢m¢nt Oxfot(I CityC(am¢il Youth Opportuniti¢5 Oxford Citycouncll Cothmunltycharnpions Oxt<)rd cityCo￿AL.fj Hardship Oxford Clty Coun¢il Rest)rcb PmJe¢i oxford City Covncd Ka5￿M outr¢ach Oxftsrd City C(xw¢il Big Id¢as OxfoTd City Coull¢dHe&lth Proj£ct Soulb Oxtordshire DC Bike Project oxford Citycothioil S¢hool8 Projeet 5,QOO 5.000 L4JOO 5,000 14,500 (500 192 5.500 4,000 9,900 1.250 ,40VJ ?,ooD 1,380 33,820 85,250 9,90Q 1,250 8,400 7,000 1,380 33,820 80,250 5,000 6.750 31 J9Q 62,532 5,000 40

ASYLUM WELCOME NOTES FORMtNG PART OF TELE F]NANCIAL sTATE￿IENTs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 (continued) 2024 2D23 Umreittlcttd Re%trlckd Totsl Tot41 Faltb org•TrlJatlon5 Oxford Jewisb Congrcgation Doroheslei'Abbey Si Andrew's I>CC Si Pctrr's w01vc￿01C Sl chU￿h Gar$In￿n OthvFaidi Or8AnlsatiDn Donatiolls luttder£J.0001 1,250 2,258 1,250 2.258 4925 1.660 8,986 16,693 6,89Q 11,533 S,890 11,533 CollEie¥ & SehorfJl$ Abingdi)n Scbool Dtagon ScTrLooI Oxford 8tEdward's Oxford 2.000 1.250 24.250 4,3f>O 3,963 35.823 8,L85 500 Mtsgd&len Colk8e School Oxfotd Other College Donatiotss Ilt&8 than £IOODI 50[> 6,OOD 14,685 6,000 14.685 Ind]vldllAI dDmAflons & ItÈaole$ MAjordollAtion$13 donDrsl Legacy oib¢rIndivithisJ Don&tioll8 QiftAid 14,893 14.893 16,925 7,013 190,527 23.034 237,499 178,603 13,862 207,358 282 178,885 13.862 107040 282 Partnersbip5 & other¢DI]thiunity K¢y2 Fuluros Redcross DeBtits]lion Fund 2.4fX) 10229 2.4 10229 4,800 18,665 6,7 RRSG Oii¢WDrid Festival ASP￿¢ RESP A¢tivo Oxfordshire 25,022 14260 7Jg0 51X) 16,ODO 76001 587A3S 25.022 14260 7,590 17280 21,938 98.719 986,939 SOAS Commiinity Orwisaiio CoryorBte DoD8tsons 16,78D 5.938 22,718 399,4114 27,299 57,899 8D6,643 Total Dunatiotts alld Gra￿ts 4 CEtARtTABLB AcfIviTIBS Tmi8ts & FOll￿dItIoNs Justi¢0 Togelhor L29,955 129955 129,955 129,fj55 147.088 147.088 stststoryGr&nty & Comtrnets Oxford City Colli￿lI UKkSIAKAP Oxfordghiie c￿lity Coundl Hotels SuppDttConLrRCt Oxf<)rd5hir¢ c￿nty Coun¢il UkralTheRefo8Ees Support Contr 249.650 249.65 112.638 193,163 11,498 19,938 586,887 Y16,842 202,Y34 373,101 232,150 64,634 112,638 193,163 BUSS 11,498 19,938 281,1186 411,041 Oxford Cty CoiiThci] Dispcrso] 305,801 3Q5,501 872.819 1,019 9￿7 Total Cbarit*bleActLVititt4 41

ASYLUM WELCOME NOTBS FORMING PART OF TFIE FDJANCIAL STATEMEvfs FOR THE YEAR ENDED h(ARCH 312024 (contillued) 5 FLXED ASSETS Of(leeEqulpmeMtJiX￿r￿ & ￿ltIn Op¢nitt8 B8i£Dc¢ April 12023 DispoEals C]ositty BalaDC¢ March 312Q24 Ae¢UM￿lAtea Dryre¢lxtiDn Op¢nin8BplaNEe l April 2Q23 Chliw fory¢Br CIon8Balance 31 M8T¢h 2￿4 ￿￿￿00kv￿lu￿ 7,954 7,954 7,954 ?,954 Al 31 M￿th 2024 At 31 Mar¢h 2023 6 INTANOIBLE FIXEDASSETS W¢1j￿¢t Cost Op¢ning Baiallte l Apri12013 itiDllS in dieyèar a05ins B￿anCe 3L March 2024 A¢cu]nulatqd AmortliKLtlfyn OpeningBal&nce l 2023 ChDrge for the wr ClosingBDIANc831 Mfjrth2024 NetBDokValue 4,625 4.625 3.084 1.541 4.625 AI 31 MLwh 2024 At31 March 2023 1,541 7 DEB TORS 21J24 2023 Prepa￿ts Doblorg 22,878 17,820 ourLts R¢¢oivable 13,Q72 535 Oth¢r D¢btors 13,607 102,565 139,048 158,890 22,342 l99,052 A¢¢niedJncon 8 CREDITORS.. AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WtIH]N ONB YEALi Creditor8 & A¢¢nTAIs 2024 2023 50290 22.03L 54.454 PAlf & Natiollal Insuiin¢u PenbiDll Creditw DcfeirBd Incojnc 25,04 4,43L 171.775 255,700 3.685 Notr 9 9L688 150,694 9 DEFERREDINCOMB BaJaDce 1.4.23 15,000 40.891 22,050 18,750 6,227 FuDding R¢¢oived Rele&F¢d to SOFA Dcf¢riTd 3L.324 2Q.QOO 15,000 47,5D5 33,070 22.050 25,QOO 21,355 Brornky Tni sattkat￿erDl￿tsl Oxfoi"d81iit¢ Coll￿U￿1￿ FoundaliD Litsyds Foutsdation Educational OpporluDityF(>iind#iloll IforTJLerJy BF%S} Swatt MoimtaiA TrLi6t Fi)undatiiTrn Stfvticb&¢fg & All Saillts, CltsJiti08 Justi¢e Togethpr BRC Uktaillc 20,000 39.684 ,000 2&906 4,000 18,750 9,778 4,000 6,067 6,067 2,500 L29,955 6,000 6.000 2,500 2.500 5,OOQ 5,OOQ 1.380 1,38Q 47,910 33.820 171.775 246.045 323,13) Defrired Jn¢on* repres&rnl8 ill￿me recelvedprior to 31 March 2024 but whioh Telates topetiod$ ptsst l April 2024 2,500 129,955 ltigb Tyust ma￿]0 Black Trnst Sanctullry Whe¢J$ Oxford CtyCouD¢iI Schools pr9J￿¢ L4,090 94,688 42

ASYLUM WELCOME NOTES FORNaNG PART OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THB YBAR BNDBD 31 NL4RCH 2024 (¢ontillurd) IORESTRicfBD FUNDS MoYem¢mt Itl Ro5Durio Bal4nce 31J,2024 1,4.2023 Additlon$ outw1￿# Tr$D$ferJ Servtces AdulL& ￿a￿lIyAdY1C Yoiith 9n,450 42,400 20,000 L3,067 2,500 J7,736 35,688 11,498 9,640 25,022 249,65D 55,175 129.955 57,505 26,000 7,000 17,490 83,800 84,000 998,576 90,450 42.400 20,QDO 13,488 2,5DD 32J22 32,960 FIuth¢icorttb¢prol¢ct Employnent and Education Food H4rdship Disper6aVOutwh EurgpaWel¢om¢ Ilike Scbeme Asptre RESP UKRSIARAP SGhooLs Pioject lusliceTogtther DI￿al ltt¢Jusitrii Ukra￿¢ 42L 5,414 2,728 9.640 23,022 249,650 55,175 L29955 39J15 25,430 4.778 13,836 LIO,765 L24,000 1,033,784 8,4S4 8,454 5.263 157Ql 22,853 HoAith Projèct Re￿ProJeCt￿ SancknJaryHosting Co 2,222 3,654 752 27,717 40.OIJO 81285 46,077 Adult & Folnilyse￿1Ce￿pr0yiIIeS ￿1VICe on leg&1 [￿bI8, immigrlllioi4 bei￿rjI& hoiising hell]Ih forour¢bertt& 'rhe Youth S¢ivicÈcovers the costofprovidillgparttimeyDuihworku8 }￿d numing ¢lubs. Uttd foryoull8 ￿fUgeEs ana asyEum seekers. The FIuntertombE Projectfullds meetsoitte of the rostof supporhngand visiiitigrefyge¢ nnd s¢ekin8pri5ollers atHunte￿oI￿bC Prison. EmplDy]nV￿t and Bducation 8¢ekspathwuys iNlo e￿piDY￿¢nt ediication. Food col￿ribl1t￿ lo forthg bllnkopbrotgd Gt ourwel¢ome¢eott"e. Elar&bip fvnds sJnBII caslLpa>Th¢rLLS (11sllWunder 001 t04ll¢viat¢ hardship or for ¢55¢ntialtravel to BDThplywlih Horne Officer¢poiingr¢quir¢roents. ThE Hea1thProl￿I aitns to ¢￿Tre cli¢ots get access to approprwtt h¢alth PTOViSiOn. DispE￿al and outr￿h provide88UPEN)rt for those refugefA and ayyliim seeker8whu bHve LKOD lemportirilyboused in ho18 irt 0XC￿d8b1re. Europll Weieome $tTpport$ vuln¢tbbkEUIEBA cili2en$ 10 ￿pty for4ettlcd 8tstus In tho UI ThB bik¢s¢h¢m¢ suppor15 voluttteers 10 r6pirandmake roadwortbys doll#t¢dbtls artd to dLstribut¢tknll to owclicntsi sivin8tli¢m a¢h¢ai) wayto tr&Y¢l around the ¢iLy. UI(RS/A]IAP is aOov¢ftun¢iitie5¥tt1¢rn¢ntsFh¢m¢ und we fpllnilie8¥et￿ the support theYne￿ 108eiile 8nd ihrive. ReBearch projeKl8 onbeh81f of SOAS and Oxford City Couijcil. SChoDlsprojecthe￿Spdrcrnts 4nd¢hildr¢n llivigjte the Educauon yyst¢m. Ju51ic¢ T0g£th¢rai￿sto brin8 &￿eSS to kg&iassistancB throusbout th¢ Thm¢8 Vali¢y, Yryth our3 parthcrs. Di¥itsil IncJu510n 5UPPOlts clieiils with18Ptoi)8, phon&gallddigi181 tr￿1￿11￿. ukr￿n¢ proje¢1 siipporkl UkraiuifinrEfiigee8 8ettled hete ill OxfordsliirB. SaLctLwyH051ing tlttds and suppoits hosts Eorourhomtltss ¢licThts. Aspir¢thESP is a K¢ftt8c4 Einpioym¢rJtSupport Pm8[￿ll. Cor¢ ftinding i& forcote s¢rvi¢es or forsupport ¢r41s. LI DESIGNA￿ FtJNDS Thè tt)nYnt leaso for ttsepremises occupied byAsyium WElctsme wi$ renewed ill N(QTrts2022 for an #jEht￿￿ n hAIf yeartemi. The fru51e¢s i￿1[C￿e It15pfLthntio de￿￿11¢ UU.OOlk lTr¢ovEr thc costof up81￿ill8 ourpr¢nis¢s anddii#pidatiotts I2 ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FLfNDS 24 2D23 Flx¢d A$5ets Net Cvrrent A55¢ts Tothl Rtstrieied Funds Unrestri¢teJ (brtds D¢yigD&t¢d Funds I,Q79,861 4J7,652 50,1)00 712,209 1.079,86L 4L7.652 50,000 7122(19 81,285 653,J25 So,(￿0 784,610 43

ASYLUM WELCOM NOTES FOIIMING PART OF THB FfNANCtAL STATE￿￿￿15 FOR TIIB Y ENDED 3L MARCH 2024 (Continu¢dl L3 STAFF COSTS 2D24 2023 1,047,729 123,534 National Inuw)¢¢ Pension CoLtributioJs Tolil 1,114,6S2 Numbtrs 2024 Niimber of $lllff¢mpioyed 36 45 Full tinje EqulvalBDts 28 36 ND employe¢&re¢eiYed ?mplopÈ benEfits lex¢luding ¢mployeTpensioD costs) ofrllorethan £OQ,000 Employ¢eben¢fjis paid to k¢ymaoagementpeJBotslleltoYalled£54,05612023 £51.640) li¢ evaluated y￿￿e0four VDfvnt¢¢r8 tiine, foi. theyeaTunder r¢viEw. of J8,338 hours &trBles provided by the Buropean Soci4lFund, eqiiates lo avalue 01£315,078 ThB Staff ￿ll￿al ieavE yllor is co-tstnunus wlth our ￿ar vnd 9lld as an ￿￿18nificantll￿MbE[QrhL1I1dLys Are ¢ytrieiI foTW8rt weknve nota￿OuntEd￿￿jY tsllbibty in respcct Df holiday&owod. 14TRusfÉES' REMUNERATIQNAfqD EXPBNSES No i¢mun¢ration, direcdy or indtr#tly, out of the funds of the charitywa5 paid trrW￿ pAyable fordw ye￿.tO ￿Y tru4lEe or to gnypetsDtskrLOWQ lobe CQJllie¢ted lo anytW8tee. Nv arLDuDts w¢r&ieitllbuTs¢d lo ￿tY,1￿lstEEs(Io23. NtLI durillB thè yeur. 15 OMLIGATIDNS UNDER LEASBS Operatitt¥ Ic The tolRI of tiittrg tnlniilliiml¢as¢ paym¢nts ￿ as follows,. 2024 2023 Not lalcrthan ODB your Moro thort ¢neyc8rimtil fir3ibreak cl￿75¢ 57,380 319,175 57.380 376.585 376 555 433 965 1he &iiioutstof ttor4thcell4bk (y¢ratity¥ E¢Hso p&ym¢llts r¢¢ogDisfd a8 an exp¢nge thiringth¢ycarw88 £57,380 16 REtA1ED PARTYIRANSACTIONS Aggregat6 donailoDS from T￿te4 and ¢onneoied parties, In th¢ ythramounled tro £2,72612023 £2,546). Tho Th￿tett9 coltr￿tha1 tlrehaveb¢ell no other r¢hled PArty1rUn￿cIlon5 Ebntrt4uire discbsure iij the aL'ciJuatitis perio

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