Registered Charity No. 1103345 Company Limited by Guarantee No. 4378247 Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership Report and Unaudited Accounts 31 March 2025
Refugees In Effective and Actlve Partnershlp Report and accounts Contents Page Charity infomiation Report of the Trustees Chartered Accountants, report Statement of Financial Actlvities Balanca Sheet 10 Notes to the Accounts
Refugees In Effectlve and Actlve Partnershlp Charlty Informatlon Reference and Admlnlstratlve Informatlon Charlty Name: Refugees In Effectlve and Actlve Partnershlp Refugees In Effectlve and Actlve Partnershlp Is a Reglstered Charlty and a company Ilmited by guarantee Charlty reglstratlon number: 1103345 Company r8glstrallon number: 4378247 RegSstsred Offlce and operatlonal address: Key House 106 Hlgh Street awsl8y Middlesex UB7 7BQ Accountsnts K A Johnson Chartered Accountants Equlty House 23 The Paddock Chalfonl St Peter Buckinghamshlre Bankers Barclays Bank plc
Refugees In Eflectlve and Actlv• Partnershlp Rgport of Ihe Trustees Th• TNstees prèlènt thelr report 8nd tho financlal $tstsm6nts of charlty lor iha year ded 31 March 2025. Tha trustees have adoptsd the wt)vLqloM ol thè Slatefflent of Raexfflmended Pra¢U¢e (SORP) 'Accountlng and Reporllng by Chafltleg" (FRS 102) In prépaflng the annual rèport and Ilnanclal 8latements of Iha tharlty. Prfntlpil •etlvlti Thè ch8rlV8 pdndpal actlvlty durlNJ tho yèar contlnu6d to b6 that of rrfovK11r& adv1¢6 and Supp to r8fugoes and r8fug88 ganISatI)n9 and th08a vAio Suppe them. Oleg Paslchnyl Mohammed Abdeen Ahmed Sarfeldln P4lohammed Naw881 (Abdirahman) Omar Monir bhosavinajafi Saf8a Mohamed Carole Nsom Fadileh Ramadan LirKI8 Maria Akkad Rodriguaz (Chair) (from 2112r24) (from 2112124) cre Sarah Crowther The principal acdvlty of the company through1 year was that of provlding advlc¥ and support to refugees and refugee organisations and those who support them. REAP Is an Ind&pendenL refugee4ed, membershlp organlsallon in West London. We alm to infiuance policy declsions and pracllces, and emrKJwer refugees and asylum4eeker6 50 they can live equally as valuable and valued members of Britlsh soclety. Wo deferKI 8nd Campaign for the right to refuge; which inclLKles making sure people have acss to effective and 8qUitable support as they recover and rebuild decAnt lives and a new sense of home In the UK. Rosp8cI: value. admire. k>ve and care, Listen: recognise our own power, Ghallenge, relhink,188m, witness, Facilit8te: empower, individual ag8nGy, Struciure, networks arKI conlac( space Respond: Change, create, do, act., REAP 'theory of change.: A determined, knowledgeable and WellrycneCted individual in Ihe righl place can change even quite large systems over time. Building, strengthenirvJ and working thrOh the Membershlp will be tho centre of REAP'S plannirbg and activities for the nexl five years,
R•fugeo8 In EffKtlv• and Actlve PartlShIp Report of th• Trustees REAP opar8tlon81 approach: stsrt from knowing refuge08 8r8 aclve, capable and trying to lake control of Ih8lr own liv88 lor thalr best future and th8lr famlll&s' fubjra; Indlvlduals can change much larger 8ySt8ms; - work with and le8m what works from a wlde range of poople induding REAP membgrs, other 9roups and parth8f3; form and enable p88r and 8trategic connectlon8 that should lever ch8nge to Improve 8UPPOrt for r8fugea8 In th8 future: - facilitste, networt with and train hand8 on workers and activists, to rnake 8ure knowledge grow8 and Is vAd8ly shared; look at the power r8lationshSps r8fugae8 faca both In day to day Ilf8 and over the long term as they build new live8 In W88t London and in the UK; work towards equality for refvgees and people in all our dfver8ity, as Iho only way to ensure people In Britsln can thrive and persecu15on wlll n8v8r galn a Secure hold; - got refugees, voices heard. In accordAnc8 Mrfth the M6rnorandum of A88oclallon. REAP 6t988 are voted In by Company Mombors at an AGM or 11 noce38ary an EGM. OcGaslonally. whon there have been early re8lgnatlong or thore Is a need to 8tr8ngth8n Ihe Management Cornmittee In SP8crflc areas, Iruslees are ¢oopted lo serve for tha porioj unlll the n8Xt opportunity for full election. Trustees are provlded with a briefing pack, and 8ncourag8d 10 take up one of several opportunlt188 for further training as trustees 8V8ilabl8 Ihrough the chartys contacts In the voluntary 8eCtor, prlmarlly through nearfoy CVS8 or London umbrella bodie8. hl 202415 was shaped by the growing arKI changing hornele88ness rlsks faced by new refugees leavlng Home Office acMMOdaOn, 8fbd the 8trong parthèrshlps wlth Trinlty Homeless Project, Action Wesl London. Bell Fami Cenlre plus REAP'S steady networklng actlvllles wlth hou81ng and mantsl health organlsalion8 and professionals acr088 London. Positlv8 actlvltl88 such as Interpreter, English and health I houslng connector 'Get Ready,.. trainlngs continued and steadlly renewed the re volunteer body. Praclical services with 8 soclal element likè English and (x)rnmunlty lunches, plu8 signpostlng. individual support and acc33 to advice continued in response to d8mand and meant the 'footfall' at REAP stayed high. Relatlon8hip8 With partlcApants, Members and volunteerslstaff were activa and positive ihroughout the year.
Refugees In Effectlve and Actlve Partnershlp Report of the Truste89 The annual conference was 'Refuge, With Dignity, and had a very high level of involvement and support from the Members. It was very well received by them and by professional colleagues attending from voluntary and statutory bodies. Relationships built up In the earller 'Asylum Welcome. programme with GLA fed into this plus smaller pleces of ongoing tralnlng. REAP contlnued to be Involved Sn varlous GLA debate and committee fora enabling us to feed directly from Members, experiences into high level London actions and policy
Refugees In Effectlve and Actlve Partnerdhlp Report of the Trustees We were in a dent posltlon from the start of this Ilnancial year- having sufficlent funds at the start to cover coro costs for the who16 year, so y could continue to respond to needs and opportunltles qulckly. Thls was despite havlng a substantial total of payments stlll outstanding from NHS provlders. During the year a slgnlflcant number of very generous donations were made by individuals and Eocal Methodist churches. plus useful unrestricted income for training for interpreters and professlonals. The sm811 monthly donatlons of £2 or £5 or so that REAP Members and friends make to REAP Indlvidually remaln amongst the most Important the organisatlon h88. Funds for work to be done largely Sn FY 25126 were recelved at the end of the FY. The18rgest proporlion of expendlture was on salarles. with lower costs on face to face activities. We maintalned our principle of never paying below the London Living Wage and always pay5ng annual leave allowances. Our reseples wera adequate and met our mlnimum requlrements at the and of the financlal year. Truste At the AGM in 2024 two new trustees were appointed. The AGM was held online, in Dacember. Tho Company Secretary remalned the same throughout the year.
Refugoes In Effoctlve and Actlvo Partnershlp Report of the Trusteos Mult14anguage Lunch8s: (People's Health Trust) . (Aprll 2023- March 2025) This project creating space and interactlon. as well as a sense of b6longing by baslng and creatlng so¢lal actlvltle¥ and communlty-bulldlng around monthly lunches, started on 1 st Aprll 2023. This Is tha thlrd grant received by REAP from PHT. Bullding Community Cohesion and Good R6latlon8: (MHCLG Communlty Cohejion and Resilience Programme Fundlng, v18 London Borough of Hlllingdon) . (F8b 2024 - July 20251 Engagement actlvltles to bulld coheslon and posIVe relatlons and reslllence belween long term residents and new asylum and refugee arrlvals. Reduclng isolatlon. Increasing Interactlon between people wlth dlverse experlancès. Peoplè feal more that they bolong, and feel more positive about living In Hllllngdon and about other Hllllngdon people, about bacoming part of a communlty. Sm•ll Gomp•ny provl•lon• Thls report ha8 been prepared In accordance Ihe provl8lons In P8rt 15 of the Cornpanles Act 2006 applIcab to ¢ompanl•8 subject to th& small companla8 Mglma. Th18 roport wa8 approved by the board on 5 Dember 2025 aThl sne0 on behalf of the Tw8to08. O Paslchny4 Dlreclor
Refugees In Effectlve and Actlve Partnershlp Chartered Ac¢ountant8' report to thè trustees on thè preparatlon of the unaudltfrd statutory accounts of Refugees In Eff•¢tlve and Actlve Partner8hlp for tho yoar ended 31 March 2025 In order to assist you to fulfil your dutles under th8 Companles Act 2006, we have prepared for your approv81 the accounts of R8fug8es In Effedve and Actlv8 Partnershlp for th8 year ended 31 March 2025 which ¢omprlse of the Statement of financial 8ctiville$ (Includlng 8umm8ry income and 8XP8ndlture account, the Balance Sheet and the related notes Irom thè company's accountlng records 8nd from InfomalSon and explanallons you have gfven us. As a pr8dl$lng member flrm of the In8tltute of Chartèred Accountants In England and Wales. w8 are $ub}ect to Its ethlcal and olher professional requlrements which are detalled at bW4W.Icaew.comlenlmemberslr8gUlaUon$-$landards-andUld3nC8 Our work ha8 been undertaken In accordance wlth ICAEW Technlcal Release 07116 AAF. KA Johnson Chartered Accountants Equity House 23 The Paddock Chalfonl Sl Peter Bucklnghamshlre SL9 OJJ
Rofugoes In Effoctlve and AGliv• P•rtn•r8hlp St•l•m•nt of Iln•ncl•l •GtMtl•• lincludlng •umm•ry In¢om• •nd •xponditur• •¢¢ount) for th• year •nded 31 Mar¢h 2025 2026 2025 2024 Tot•1 T¢)l•l In¢om• from.. Chaftbbl• ad111$ PHT3 MHCLG Oth•r rtrt•d Unreslrkttsj 11,097 25,Ll)O 11,097 25.(0 6.165 47,739 47,ng 72.546 TfAal EXp•nd1¥• ChttAbl• •tI•l Olh•r 92,728 2,180 25.115 67,813 2,160 108,518 2,160 Tot•1 110878 N•l •xp•ndtw• l•r th• y••r 111,062> 10,982 122,0341 {31,967} TJX p•y•bl• N•t •xp•nthtur• •ft•r t {11,0521 10.982 {22.0341 (31,96YI Tr•n•e•r b•lw••n lund• Fund b•l*nc•• Brought foN•rd 80,917 112,884 Yotsl lundi Mrrl•d lorw•nl
Réfug••s In Eff•ctlv• and A¢llv• Partnershlp Expendlturo Analys18 for tho yaar •nded 31 March 2025 2025 Tot•1 2025 Dlrect 2025 Qth•f 2024 Ollk• runnlng ¢o•ts R8nl and tserv1s Tel&phon8 Offico supplie5 & postsge IT & computer 3,656 1,124 3,655 1,124 2.892 1,1 428 7( 5.216 854 8,323 6,323 Slaff co81• Personnd ¢08ts Ponslons Tralnlna 68,163 5,006 68,163 6,1)06 87.528 7.82S Prohcl & traln•• co•1• WorkslKJp8, courno8 & meéllngs 12.493 12,493 7,169 counlan¢y ¢osts AccoLmtants' fees 2.180 2.180 2,180 2.160 Publlclly costs Conlerence Subsc¥iption8 48 48 48 40 40 428 Postago Olfic• •dmln cost• Trnl Bank charge8 Insuranc8 Sundry expens88 35 106 539 15 695 539 15 695 720 TOTAL 110.678 Rostrlcted furKls costs Unmtricted lun(ts costs 25.115 69,T13 25,115 67,e13 2,160
Refugeei In Efle¢tlv• and Actlv• Parlnershlp Registered numbèr. 4378247 Balance sheet as at 31 March 2125 Nol CurT•nt a•s•t• 32,287 37,578 25,462 76,896 102,358 Cash 8t bank and kn hond N•1 ¢urr•nt •M•ts 69.865 102,358 Total u¥•t l•• ¢urr•nt IlabHItI•s 89,865 102,358 Crndltorn: amounts falllng du• 4ft•r mor• than •n• y•ar {21M1) N•t a•••t• Fund• ol th• ChrKy Unr•atrfct•d fund8 Ra$trlci8d fvnds 12 12 57.464 12,401 79,498 1,419 69,86S 80.917 Total fund• Numb•r Numb•r Avèray number al emplo>tts Thè dlr•clor8 818 88118118d that th• c%np4ny 8nllUod to •xompllon fffjm lh• rOqrn•nt lo obt8ln an audlt under s8cllon 477 of the CwiF4nle• Act 2006. Tr members hove nol roqulred the company to obtsln an oudt In oocordance vAth JeCtk 476 of dIrectl ackncmledgè Ihdr res[SIt411Ue9 for complylng requlrements erf th• Cornpanlos kt 200e tth to ac¢>JunUr¥J reojrds arrtl thè prepar8llon of accounig. Th• orAThJnts have teen prnpored In b¢eord•fte• wlth tha provlslonj appllc•bl• to im•ll ¢CthP8nle8 iutyéct to thè 8mall cMp9rd reglm8 ond In accordance Iha FRS102 SORP. O Paslthn Dlfectorffrusiee roved ty th8 board on 5 Decembor 2025
Rofuge•s In Effèctlve and Actlv• Partn•r8hlp Notes to tha FlnanGlal Ststemonts for th? year •nd•d 31 March 2025 1 summary of •lqnllkant accountlng poll¢l Genernl Inlomi•llon and bJsl$ olprnparatlon Relugees in Effective arKI Active Partnership is a rggistsmd charity and a c(Thpany limited by guarantee, InrpOrated in Enolond . In the event of lh8 charfty belng wound up. lh8 Ilatsllty In respe of tho guarantge is limited to £1 per mernber of the charhty. The 8ddTe55 of th8 r8gist8red Offi¢0 18 given In the charlty infomation on page 1 of theso flnan¢ial statements. The nature of the charitys operations and principal activlls are Insert detail. The chartty constituteg a publlc benefit ellty a8 defined by FRS 102. The finand818talements have been prgpared in Bccordance with A¢Gounting 8nd Reportlng by ChaiTtios'. Statement of R8MMended Pr8dce app1th0 to charities proporing th•lr ac()unl$ In accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicabte in the UK arKI Ropublic of Ireland IFRS 102) issuèd 16 July 2014 las updatad through Update Bullelln I publishad on 2 Fèbruary 2016 and UpJ8tO Bulletin 2 publlshed on 5 Octobgr 2018), the Financial Reportlng Standard applicabie in the Unlted Kingdom and Republhc ol Ireland IFRS 102). the Charltle8 Act 2011, the C(xnpani88 Act 20C6 and UK Generally Accepled Accounung Practlce. Thts charlty8 prfndpal adivhty during the year Ix)ntinued to that of wovldln9 8dvlr and support lo rofugeas and refug88 oroanisationg and th060 who support Ihem. Thè fln¥n¢lal slatements aro propared on a golng Mncern b8sls under the hlstorlc81 ct conv8ntkn. modlfied to Includo ¢ortaln ttems at falr value. The flnanclal 8tatem8nt8 are pr8S8ntod In slerllng whlch is the funcllonal currency of the charlty and rounded lo the nearest £. The slgnfflcanl 8ccountlng polldes applled In the prep8r8t4on of these fin8nclal 8latém8nt8 are $8t Jl belsy. These policies have been conslstenlly aptyied io all years presented unless otharwise stsled. Fund •¢¢ounelnq Unrestrlct6d fund8 are g8n8ral fundB whl¢h or• 8v8llablo for use al the dlscfetlon of tru8teo8 In furtherance of tho genoral oblecUv88 of the chwity and V*hlch hav8 not been dg8ignat8d for otr)er puryJosèB. Restrlctad lunds are fund8 which are lo bo used in 8ccordanGe with 8pecinc r8striclions ImpJsed by donors or whlth have boon r8i8ed by the charlty for parllculBr purpos. The cxjsl of ralsing and Bdminlsterlna suth funds are charged against the speclfiG fund. The atm and use of each roslrictsd fund 18 sèt out in the notes to the flnanclal slatements. IA¢om• r•cognltlon All Incomlng resource8 are Incjuded in the statement of flnandal activitie$ (SOFA) when the charlty is legally entitled to the Inrme and the amounl can be quantilled with roa8onakAe acr8¢y. 11
Refug••$ In Effo¢tlv• and Actlv• Parlnershlp Not•8 to tho Flnanclal Statamonts for the yoar Ond 31 March 2025 Expondjture roGoqnAtl•n All expèndltute 18 accounted for on an 8ccnJals basls and hay been dassmed under headlng9 that aggregate 011 Costs related lo tho c8ts90ry. Where ¢08ts ¢annol be direclly attribuied to partlcular hoadlngs they have bo8n 81kncated to actlvltl8s on a ba818 con8lst8nt wllh u89 of the roscwrGw. M8nag8monl and administration costs Igovemancg ¢ostsl aro I1$• incurred In connectlon wlth 8dmln18trallon of tho Chartty and compllanrA wlth constul10naI gnd 8tatutory rgqulremonts. T•nqlbh ftx•d •ss•ts Tangible fwod assets ar8 measured at Cost les8 8ccwnulativo depreclallon and any acmu48¥8 Impalmiont1088es. Depreclallon18 provldod on all langlble fixed 8888ts. oth&r than fr88hold land. 81 rates C8kulal8d to write off thts cost.1088 88timat8d re81dual value. of each asset eventy over Its expectod u$oful1Sfo, a8 follryws: Equlynent over 5 Debtor4 •nd ¢r•dllor• Short tsrm d8btor8 and cradltors are measured al transactlon Pflca Iwhlch 18 u8ually Iha Invoicè prl¢o). less any impalrmgnt108ses for bad and doubtful debts. Loan8 and other financial assets aro Inttl8lly recognlsod at tr8n88cII(M rxlce Includlng any tran8acllon fy)$ts and 8ubs8qu8nlly measurod 8t amort189d cost delemlnod uslng Ihe pffeclNe Interest method, less any Impairffnl 108888 for bad and doubtlul debl8, P•nslon• Contrlbutlons lo deflned contrlbutlon plans aro exp8n8od In tho p¢rlod to whl¢h they relate. 2 Total r••OurC •xp•nd•d 2025 2024 Offic• runnlng crAts S18ff u)8ts Proj8cI & tralnee costs A¢count8nts' fees Publl¢ity costs Ofnce admln c<wt8 8,323 73.169 12.493 2,160 48 695 94,888 5,216 95,373 7,169 2,160 40 720 110.678
Refugges In Effectlve and Actlvg Partnershlp Note5 to tho Flnanclal Statèments for tho year ended 31 March 2025 3 Employa•• 2025 Number 2024 Number Average nurnbgr of employees calculated on 8 full tlme equlvalent was as follows: Executlve dlrector Admln support 4 8taff costs 202S 2024 Wages and Salarfes (Includlng casual contracts) nslon costs 68.163 87,528 7,825 No omployee rocelved emolument8 of moro than £60.000. S TN810•8 remunoratlon and rolated party tran$aetlons No members of the board. who are the truslees. recelved any remunerallon durlng th8 year. No trusle8s or other pèrson related to the charlty had 8ny personal Interest In any contract or transactlon entered Inio by thè charlty dung the year 12024 - nll). 6 Taxatlon As a ¢h8rlty RefLtgees In Effectlve and Adlve Partnershlp Is oxempt Irom Incom8 and galns lalllng wlthln se¢llon 505 of the Tax88 Act 1988 and meets the deflnlUon of a charlt8ble company for UK corporation tax purposes. 13
Refugoes In EffeGtlv• and Actlvg Partnernhlp Notes to the Flnan¢lal Ststemonts for the yfrar ended 31 March 2025 7 D•btorn 2025 2024 Trade debtors 25.462 8 Crodltor•: •mounts falllng du• aft•r on• y•ar 2025 2024 Trade crodiiors 9 Sh•r• ¢opltsl The mpanY Is Umlied by guarant00 8nd h98 no Share capS181. 10 Analy•l• 01 n•t ••••t• b•tw••n fund• Unr••lrlct•d fund R••trfct•d fund Total Tanglble flxed 8S8013 Current 888et8 Current Ilabiliti 57,464 12,401 69,865 57.464 12.401 69.865 11 Oth•r Infornutlon Reflys In Effectlvfj and Adlvo Partn8r8hlp 18 8 prlvat• company Ilmftod by 8har88 and kncorFx)r818d In England. It8 reg181orod offlce is: Kay House Ic High Street Ylewslèy Mlddl880X UB7 7BQ 14
Refugaos In Eff•ctlvo and Actlvé Parlnorshlp Resources Expendod Analysls for the year gndod 31 MarGh 2025 12 Mov•m•nt In fund• Al 1 Aprfl 2024 Incomlng Resouru• Outgolng At 31 March R•8ourc•8 2025 Restrlct•d fund• PHT3 MHCLG Olher rastrlctsd 1,419 11,097 25,IX)O 12,516 12,599 12,401 1,419 36.097 25.115 12,401 Unrgstrlct•d lund• 79,498 47,739 69.773 57,464 80,917 Purpo••$ ot Rgstrl¢t•d Fund• Fundar., People'8 Health Trust Mutu-language Lunchgs: (Aprll 2023 - March 2025> Th18 project to ¢r8ate 8p8C8 and Internctlon, 88 well 88 8 6en6è of belonglng by basing and creating 80cI818Ctivltle3 and communlty4)uHdlng around Monthly lunche$. &tart•d on 1st hprll 2023. Th1818 REAP'S thlrd grant from PHT. Funder.. MHCLG Communty Cohe8k)n and Reslllerte Pr(>ararnme Funding, vla London Borough of Hllllrodon Bullding Comrnunty Coho8ion and Good Relattons: (Feb 2024 - July 2025) Engag8m8nt acbvitio$ to build coh88ion and positive relations and ré8lllen¢8 between long tsmi residgnts and new asylum and rofugoe 8rrfval8. Reduclng i801atlon. Increa8lng Inter8cllon belweon peoplg wlth diverse experlenc08. People fo81 mor8 that thèy bolong. 8nd f881 mor8 posltlvo about Ilvlng In Hllllngdon and about other Hllllngdon people, about becomlng part of a comrnunity. 8octlon 37 stat•m•nt ExpenditsJre ha8 been alkJ¢ated In accordance wlth the acVIty concerned.