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
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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.
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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.
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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
$12024 iu art]Lersbi
with As
ire and EMBS.
Outreach Servlce
Youth Project & Youth
C]￿b5
Food Ballli & Hardship
FuD]d
Asyllum alld ImmigTadon
Advllce
EducAtioRL and
Employment
AdvocA¢y & Co-produetloll
UKRS Resettlement
Project
Hllntercombe
PrisoDIDetention Support
Sanctuary WheeIs- Bike
Project
DAgRta& Inclllsion - Laptop
Project
Schools Advocacy
SaoctuAry Hostillg
Health Access Svpport
Group
Ukralne Prograllulle
Europa Welcome
Afgh&ll Transition Hotels
Refugee EJllplo)qllent
Support Project (RISP)
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Number of clients
er senrlce
Pro
Adult & Famil Service
OutTe¥4ch Servlce
Youth Pro
ect & Youth Club$
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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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)
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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
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£'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
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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
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£'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:
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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
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## **ASYLUM WELCOME** 

## **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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## **ASYLUM WELCOME** 

## **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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## **ASYLUM WELCOME** 

## **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** 

- 36 - 



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
CnrrthtLl*blNt
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￿ & ￿l*tIn
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
CIo*n8Balance 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¢poi*ingr¢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 ho*18 irt 0XC￿d8b1re.
Europll Weieome $tTpport$ vuln¢tbbkEUIEBA cili2en$ 10 ￿pty for4ettlcd 8tstus In tho UI
ThB bik¢s¢h¢m¢ suppor15 voluttteers 10 r6p*irandmake roadwortbys doll#t¢dbtl*s artd to dLstribut¢tknll to owclicntsi sivin8tli¢m a¢h¢ai) wayto tr&Y¢l around the ¢iLy.
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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
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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 In*uw)¢¢ 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
tl*rehaveb¢ell no other r¢hled PArty1rUn￿cIlon5 Ebntrt4uire discbsure iij the aL'ciJuatitis perio

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