ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (Reglslered company no. 04763838} (Reglstered charliy no. 1105625) REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the year onded 31 March 2021 CONTENTS Page Legal and admlnlstrallve Informallon Trustees. rèport Independent audllor'$ report 14 Statement of Ilnan¢lal a¢tlvlties 17 Balance sheet 18 Cash flow slatement 19 Not8$ to the flnanclal statements 20
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRAfVE DEfAILS OF THE CHARITY. ITS TrUSTEES AND ADVISERS For the year ended 31 March 2021 Tt66$ and dlreetors Th6 Dirgdors of the charllable Cory&ny are also its Twslees for the purposes ol charity law, and are referrsd to toUghoUt thls Report as Ihe Trustg¢S. As the charllabla Company 15 limit8d by guarantee and has no Issued sharg capital, non¢ E)1 the Directors hokl any bonelicsal interest in the charitable Company. The Tpjstees who hekl offi¢è durfng the year. except where indicat. were.. Sènior manaoetrnt.' Company no. 04763888 Chartty rog. no. 1105625 Aeglgtered ofll¢o Studlo11 &12 Container Clty Buiklir¥J 48 Trinity Buoy Wharf E140FN Auditory Kevin C. Fish8r Senior Stabjtory ALSdrtor Myru5 Smlth Chartered Accountants and Statutory Audilors Nonnari House 8 8umell Road Sutton, Surrtsy SMI 4BW Bankers BarcFays Bank PLC 128 Moorgatg London. £C2M 6SX Co-opèrativè Bank Pl¢ 1 Balloon Strget Manchester, M60 4EP Trtodos Bank D8an8ry Road Brtstol, BS1 SAS
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES. REPORT For Ihe year ended 31 March 2021 The Trustees present their Report and Fin8neial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2021. The Trustees contimi that the Report and Finanryal Slalemenls comply with eurrenl statutory requirements. the r4uirem¢nls of the charitable Company's governing document and the 'Accounling and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Praclico, applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with tho Financial Reporting Standard applicablo in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021, the Charities Acl 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and UK Gonerally Accepted Accounling Practice. Governlng Document The Asylum Support Appeals Project was incorporated on 14 May 2003 as a charitable Company Limtted by Guarantee ithlhoul a Share Capllal. The Company wa5 Ih8n regislered as a chartiy on 25 August 2004. The gov8rning document is a Memorandum and Artioles ol Association dated 30th April 2013. Recruitment and Appointmènt of Trustè85 Trustees are appointed in accordance with th8 Art'des ol Assocwlion ol the oharitable Company, by being elected lo serve by the existirbg Trustees. The Trustees govern the charitable Company through a Managèment Commtttee comprising iheTnsefves and others who att8nd in an advisory capacty. Because ihe charitable Company locuses its work on asylum seekers it seeks to ensur8 that the Trustees reflect the sp8cilic needs ol this group ol beneficiaries through the diversity ol the skills and knowledge ol the Trustees as a governing body. Inductlon and Tralnlng ot Tfustoes New Trustees are irKlucted in accordance lIth a Management ¢ommittee Recruitment and Induction Poli¢y. New Trustees are irbviled lo observe a Management Commtttee meeting before being confimied as Tmstees. Onee wnfirmed, new Trustees are given an induction pack which ineludes the followtng doeumenls.. Memorandum and Articles ol Association, latest Annual Report and Financial Stai¢meT7ts, CL*rrent Strategic Plan and the organisation's policies and procedures, including equal opportunities. health and safety. and financial procèdures. Each new TTUSt88 also has an inductlon session with th¢ Directar, where they are briefed on how the organisalion worfis, the content ol recent Managemgnt Commtllee meetings, and may obse8 ASAP'S Wotk at tho First-Tier Tribunal IAsylum Supportl. The Managament Commrttee has a dl¢ated training bvdg81 and training and recruf(monl needs are idenlrfied through an annual skills audit. Organlsatlonal Stru¢turg ASAP has a Management Committee of up lo twelve members who meot bi-monthly and are responsible lor the govemance of the charitable Company. MBmber5 01 the fvjanagemorsl Committee hav8 a vadety ol professional backgrounds relevant to the work ol ASAP. The charitable Company employs eleven staff a Director, Dgputy Director, Solicitor, Policy and Research Manager, Duty Scheme Co-ordinator, Legal Admsor, Legal Advisor Pollcy and Research Officer, Training Coordinator, Duty Scheme Assistant, Women's Legal Adviser and a Finance and Operalions Ottic8r. During the year 2020-21 a temporary L¢gal Advisor post was cre818d from October 2020. Around 45 voSunleEr solicitors and barristers provide legal advice and advocacy skims on a pro bono basis at the Firsl-tief Tribunal (Asylum Support}. R95ponslbilily for day-lofjay management of the charttable Company is delegated lo the Direclor. The Director reports lo the Management Committee on all aspects of the charitable Company's Work and development, as well as ils p¥ogress againsl the Siralegic Plan.
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES. REPORT For Ihe year ended 31 March 2021 Alsk Monagemenl The Managernenl Committee continually reviewB ihe major risks lo thich ASAP is exposed. A risk regisl8r is updated annually and shows that appropriate systems have been eslablished by ASAP lo protect itself from a variety ol risks. These include policies and procedures, such as Data Protection Policy, Equal Opportunities Policy. Healih and Safety Policy, Confidentiality Poh"cy, insuran¢e ¢over, systems of statt supervision and appyaisals, and regular monitoring sysiems. Where the risks can be mitigated further, the staff members and Trustees lake steps to address them In order lo manage ASAP'S risks. The most slgnlflcant rfsks that we see as faclng the charltable company are: As wih charities of our size ther8 is a llsk ol not being ab18 to find adequate funding sources to mantain our objeclives in the future. W8 miligale against this risk through a regularfy updated fundraising strategy and close monitoring ol income and expenditure to identify and address funding gaps w811 ahead ol time. New irnmigralion policies proposed by Ihe Ftome Office whioh would r9duce the number of destitute asOum seekers wlh the rwJht ol appeal. We have a policy and influoncing plan in place lo try to counter this direction of travel, whilst developing a contingency plan lo enable the organisallon lo continue lo advise destilule asylum seekers, il the proposals are brought in. For the reporting year 2020121, Ihe impact of Covid on ASAP'S ability to relain stall and voknnteers. and the resources invofved in adapting the service were koy. Oblectlves and A¢tlvltle$ for the Publ1¢ Boneflt The Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reeing thè charitable Company 8 work and planning lor its future wo¢l(, and ensured that the work will conlribul8 to ils aims and objectives. ASAP'S charitable objects, as s81 out in tts MemoTandum of Association, ar8: The relief of poverty, suffering and disliess among individuals seeking aSM and support in the United Kingdom and in particular, bul not limited to, the provtsion ol18gal advice. representation and other assistance.. The advancement of education through the provision ol training lo persons to enable them lo glve legal advice and representation and other assisl8nce to aswufn seeker5. ASAP reviews tts oblectives, activities. outputs and outCOm8s regularty throLJgh monitoring. and uses ils strategic and operatnal plan to mnitor its progress. Fundrai$lng ASAP does not undertake malerlal fund-raising activities from the general public. We do not sub-contract other entities to act on our behalf to lundraise. Related partles ASAP has no Telat8d partles betW8en ilsglf and any other charities or organksalFons wth whiGh11 cooperales in the pursuil ol As charitab18 objectives.
ASYLUM SUPPOAT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES. REPORT For the year ended 31 March 2021 Achl8vements arKI P¢rtormance Over¥loW The Asylum Support Appeals Proiect IASAPI is a small national Charity wothing lo reduce destilution ol aSuM seokgls by defending their legal rlghl to food and shgller. We do this by.. Providing fr8e legal advice and represoniatr.on al a tribunal to asytum sgekers and refused asylum seekers w*0 have been refused support or had their support disconlinu8d by the Home Office- Running a second tier Advice Lino, an onllne network ol advisors, and Iralnlng on asylum sut¥Jort law and asOum support app&als', and Engaging in policy, advocacy and liligalion wot11 to challeng6 unlawful and unjust policies and procedures on asylum support. Key targets and a¢hlev¢monts agalnst these lor 2020-21 ASAP represented or advised 236 people with an appeal at the asylum support tribunal1343 including family members). This was signilicantty lower than usual due lo the lower overall level of appeals durin9 the pandemic. We Tepres8nled 80Q/o of all appeals there il was possible lor us to do so, lar above our internal largel 0170%. We achieved a very high success rale of 75Yo. ASAP answered 733 calls on our advice line, far extseding our largel of 650 calls. ASAP Irained 1065 advisors from over 158 organisations, considerably exceeding our tafg8t of 280 advisors completing one of Dur Irainlng courses. ASAP worked 10 achieve change lo unFawful and unjust Home Office poli¢ies. As a result, we r8ferre(f app811anls lor legal representation and provided evidence for a case chall8nging the lawfulness ol evicting asylum seekers during the pand&mic. This kept thousands ol asylum seekers on support from September 2020, through the wynter and the second spike in infections until Govemffienl reslrlctions were eased in July 2021. Working with olhors. we persuadod thè Home Office lo develop an Implemenlalion d)ecklist 10 ensure the new Domèstic Abuse guidance was being properly applied by Hotne Off itt8 5tafl and subconlraclors.
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TrUSTEES' REPORT For the year ended 31 March 2021 Legal Representation Free legal repr&senlalion and specialist legal advice is provided through a duty scheme, for asylum seekers who havo asylum support appeal hearings al tho First-Tier Tribunal IAsWum Support) in Easi India Docks, London. Because there is no public funding available lor these appeals, tha vast majority of appe15anls do nol have gaI represenlalives lo argue their cas¢. ASAP contlnu8S to be the only organisalion whlch PTovKles reguL4r legal representation lor asylum support appeal hearings. Since the emergence ol covid-19. ASAP provid8s assislanco in rèmote telephone appeals alongside wrrtien representations. The s8rvi¢e is open lo all aSM seekers who have appeals at the tribunal. Wher8 there Is limllecl capacity priority is given on the basis of level ol vulnerability andlor complexity ol caso. This y9ar ASAP mado significant and urgent changos lo the seNice model to 8nable il to continue throughout the pandemic, ¥Mthin the Tribunal's new iemote appeals system. The duty schame provides free legal representallon 5 days pèr week. In 2020121 we received 405 refÈrrals from 78 organisattons acioss tho UK and assisted 749/y ol thos8 referred. Ov8rall, we SUPFX)rted 236 asylum seekers at the tribunal, lower numbers than usual as the Govomm6llt kept the majority ol those al¥eady in rèceipt of support on support during the first year ol the pandemic. We relalned a high lovel of success with 75¥. 01 the cases we represented being overturned or remitted. With the inclusion ol dependanls of appellants, this means that a lolal of 194 poople either retained their pre-gxisting support or gained access to support, instead ol lacing destitution. People asslsted at appeal by ASAP, 2020121 Duty Scheme Numbers of people assisted by ASAP 120 102 loo 78 80 69 67 69 59 63 60 64 60 40 26 31 23 21 20 18 17 M3y W*,. 2019-2020 lun Aug 1•1• 2020-2021 Sep Ort Nov DÈC Jan Feb Total number of appe?Is listed 2020-2021 Mar
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES, REPORT For the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2021 A large number of asylum seekers who received legal repres8nlalion Irom ASAP came from countries th well documented and publicised human rights abuses, political instabih'ties and serious security issues. 75Vv wero male and 25Y. female, vthile 27Q/o families wth childran. 57/(5 of people wo assisted pr8s8nl&d with one or more vulnerability Ilor example torture suNivors, physical or mental health issues), rising to 59YD amongst women. 30°/D ol the women w8 represented reported gender bas8d violence. Th8 proportion ol section 95 cases constituted 470/0 of appeals across the year. SeCtn 95 cases relate ID people wlth ongoing asylum claims and typically focus on whether someone meets the 19gal lesl lor daslilulion. The Ilrsl half ol the year, the majority ol appeals were s95175 Iv across the 6 month perH)dl. This was most likely because the Home Office was in most cases koeping poople on support unless they believed Ihat th8 parson was not destitute. Where people lirst apply for section 95 support, the Ho Oflico assesses whether they believe there are any othgr routes to accommodation or Ilnancial support that th? person could access. These appgals are particularty factually complex. often requiring a high degree of preparation by our advocates before the day of tho hearing, followed by lengthy hearings. Meanwhi, app8als T8lating lo section 4 support was 53 1. very low in the first hall ol the year125Q/.I but rising from October 202D onwards 1800/0 of appe$ in the second 6 months). Section 4 support is a r&stfic16d fonn of support laccommodalion and financial support 01 £39.63 a w&ak only via a voucher card) for some categories ol refused asylum seekers. This charye hall way through the year was most likely because ol an increase in s4 appeals for those who were applying lor support afresh allhough the Home Office did llot stop support for those already in receipt if il Ihey did roulinety reluse new applications unlgss people met non-pandemic related criteria. There were a high proportion ol appeals on that basts in the latter hall ot the yeai. Feedback fM p8ople we represented showad that they ovetwhelmingly value the support and advlce of ASAP al appeal. 21 Y• of those we assisted gave us feedback, wlh 90ts/0 very satisfied. and IOty/4 satisfied writi ASAP'S seNice. Comments included.. 'Re211y happy with the wayyou talked to m6. sent me an 8mwl explwning the arguments we were going to make, and how you represented me in the hearing.; 'Aly 3PP8al was successlul, saving me from the stre81. 1 really aPpale the advice givén b8fore and after the app8al' and 'Thanks lor your support we have won (he case and I needed your help and guidan¢8 8nd I didny want to be on my own so l am very gr21efiJl for the halp,. Second-tler Ad¥l¢e Llne, Tralnlng and Infom?atlon Sharlng ASAP'S Advice Line, which is op8n thr8e days a week, givos free legal advice on asylum support and asylum SLtpport appeal issues to advis8rs working in voluntary and other organisations throughout th8 UK, so that asylum seekers can receive compètent adv9 about asylum support matters in the lo¢al organisalion they have access to. Our advice Ilne continued wthoul break Ihroughout the pandemic and remained consistently well-used - we look 733 calls from advice agencies across the UK. excaeding our largel 01650. Calls were on a wide range ol $eS but were mainly related lo s4121 and s95 SUPPDrt wlh a smaller proportion relating to schedule 10 support. 191 diff8rent organisations called the bne, from NGOS to slatulory agencies and sollcltors, alongside 51 individuals. 40Vo of calls related to women's cases, much hlgher than the 25 /0 we Saw al appeal. This continuès an gstablished trend and highlights the importance ol the advice line lor those supporting women asylum seekers.
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES. REPORT For the year ended 31 March 2021 Advice Llne calls loo 91 90 80 80 69 70 70 67 59 60 541 6 50 y 2019-2L120 40 •2020-2Q21 30 20 io APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC IAN FEB MAR We had another successful year supportlng the sector through our various training and infoallOn and advice-glving platEorms. We delivered training remotely this year, developing our 8-leaming platform and tslalling podcasts lo try to 8nsur8 8asy access to training for home based workers and volunteers. We enoaged a lolal of 1065 people in our varlous tralning activities, far oxceedlng our target of 280, with a v8ry high rale ot positive feedback. We traned 536 people through webinars, primarily focused on the impact of covid on asylum support, and the domestic abuse guidance. We doubled capacity per webinar, and ran two extra webinars on covid and asylum support lo meet demarks in April and May 2020. We trained 410 people vie e-lèarning. developing three ngw courses Ills year on schedule 10 support, remote appeals and the Tioht of appeal. For th8 first lime we trialled using podcasts to explain asylum support caselaw. These ralaled to the Horne Offi¢È's attempts lo cut off or r8fuse support lor asylum seekers during the pandemic. Overall, across all our training plattorms, we continu8 lo receive very good faedback. 01 attendee feedbadi from April 2020 . March 2021.. .970A said the training increased their knowledge of asylum 8UPPOrt law .821¢ of webinar attendees rated the trainer as excellent Comments includod.. '1 always feel ASAP wns very informatlV8 and usefvl s8ssions fron? knowledgeable people." 'Just continue wlth these training as rfs oijr only source of information and 'lt was - as always - extremely useful. Covered huge afflounts very succinctly and in a short afftount oftime.. Our Asylum Support Advice NetrNork IASANI googlegroup continued lo grow. providing a unique torum for asOum support advisors from all ovor the country. We hekl two lace-lo-face meetings for ASAN members to come together and 9xchange useful information in person, as well as hear from invtted external speakeis. By the end of the year we had 1099 members on the fi¢rk who use it lo exchange useful inlormalion and case-working tips- this year a significant proportion of traffic related lo covKI-19 and asylum support eligibilily, alongside problems th the use ol holelslbarracks as asylum support a¢¢ommodalion.
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES. REPORT For the year ended 31 March 2021 Our women's leg21 advksor made good progress on our targeted intervention project. The project has a locus on reaching out lo advisors in the mainslream domestic abtjse sector, providing asylum-support tratning and follow-up 1..1 assistance to advisors who are assisting lemale asylum-seokers experi8ncing abuse. ASAP has unique expertise in this area, as we were instrumental in th8 publication ol the now Home Office gLJidance on asylum-support and domestic abus&. Our women's legal advisor Iralned 217 people through 6 webinars, cutting across the refugee and WDrnen's sectors. Sho provKJed in-depth 1=1 support on 30 domestic abus& cases through a second-ti8r model, supporting advisors lo give accurate and in-dèpth advico about sale accommodation options lo women in crisis. She used evKlence galheyed through this work lo inlluence pollcy, as OLrtlined below. Pollcy. Advocacy and Lttlgatlon Work As part of ASAP'S policy and advocacy strategy we identified 4 key areas lo direct otjr policy work for 2020-21-. Ensuring that the new Home Off9 guidanc8 on domest abus¢ is implemented effecllvely Ensuring that the Home Office make assessm8nts on sectlon 95 destitution that are fair, accurate, and do nol increase protection risks. Working with Migrant Hèlp to ensure that appellants gel the best advke possible in relalion lo completion of support applications and asylum support appeals Ensuring that there is a functional process to apply for schedule 10 support from the Home Office. Our policy and advo¢a¢y work a¢hleved the tollowing in 2020121: Halted the Home Ollice's plans lo evlcl thousands of asylum seekers from September, as infaction iaies escalated. The Home Olllce announced in September 2020 Ihal they would Slop support for those on aSM support, where they believed they had no grounds lor support besides having been accommodated due to the pandemic. This was al the very point infection rates were startitlg to increase again. We and others ref&rred clients lor legal advice to chalbnge this, and drafted a tnoss slalemgnt lo supporE strategic Fitigation challènging the lawtulness of the Home Offica's decision. The court ordered that asylum seekèrs wèrè not evicted until the hearing look place. This kept thousands ol people on SUPPDrt through th9 second wave of the pandemlc, and the wnl&r months, until all government reslriciions eased in July 2021. We liaised wbth Ihe First Tier Tribunal (Asytum Support) to work together. ensuring access lo justice for deslilute asylum seekers who slrugglgd 10 8ngage with paper determiralions rather than oral appeals. Th¢ Tribunal's latest guidanco indicales that oral appeals wll usually be listed as such. wh8r8 requested. This enables appellants to give oral evidence via an interpreter rather than having lo submit complex Ttten submisslons in English. We persuadod the Home Office to develop an 'implenlalion checklist, to ensure the new Domestio Abuse guldance was being applied properly by Home Offic8 staff and AccomTnodation Providers, in partnership wth the Refugee Council. W8 then olfered targeted training lo advice providers to help darify their rolg tn the process. Our solicttor analysed 55 dismissed appeals to see if these decisions could be challenged In a hiuhei court. Four individual cases were referred lor judicial review, three of which led lo s95 support boing granted (the other individual found support from the community) and, in all other cases, further advice was offered to the appellant about IheiT future supporl options. ASAP was not involved in any strategic legal challenges In this Period. io
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES. REPORT For Ihe year ended 31 March 2021 Partnership work with sub-grantoes ASAP worked in formal partnership projects with live organisalions lo achieve our aims and objectives. In Yorfishlre and Humbèrside, we work8d wlh PAFFIAS, British Red Cross, SOLACE and Open Doors to Y@duce the destttution ol our clients living in that area. ASAP is the lead partner in this Ilve year National Lottery Community funded partnefship. due lo end in 2021. W8 co-ordinated quart&rly partn8r meetlngs and made sure that all reporting requiremenls wore succ6ssfully mel, as vwell as contributing our trailling resourcos lo dovelop the asylum support knoedge ol the partners. We wor8 50 th8 lead partner in a three year Barings-funded project wth Delghton Pierce Glyn IDPGI solicitors, which supports the voluntary s8Ctor to write pre-aclion PTolOCOts irb relation lo asylutn support issues that cannot be appealed. li
ASYLUIA SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES, REPORT For the year ended 31 Mar¢h 2021 Flnanclal Revlew Results The total net incoming resourcès for the year was £46,808 details of which are shown In the Siatemenl of Financial Aclivilios on page 17. Total incoming r850urces for the year increased by 13°/v al £686,947 rnpared lo £606,671 for 201912020. Total resources expended lor the year Increase(J by 15% 10 £640.139 from £556,258. Grants tor the following year in advanc8 of the specified expenditure lor which they were given were Irealed as defgrred income, as sel out in more detail in Nolo 11 to the accounts. Funds and Reserves The level of res9rv8s at 31 March 2021 wefe £338,129 {unreslicled £314,795 and r8slri¢ted £23,3341- In accordance with its resewes policy. ASAP aims to have an unreslrt¢ted general reserve of £288.241 to cover a drop in income, unforeseen events an¢Yor the costs of closure. The additional £26.554 will be reiained until an updated reserves policy is calculated in February 2022. 11 the reseNes are above the ntend8d level al that poini ihe ttuslees wTrll discuss how to allocale this surplus. The reserves policy is rtrwed annually. This report reflecls the perfod 1 sl Aprll 2020-31 st March 2021. We benefittgd from additlonal grants lor unexpected covid-relaled costs this financial year. This was primarily spent on increased stalling to meet the Changes required in our service model lor remote appeals. We also received a giant lo enable staff to work from home in the early days ol the pand&mic. We anlicipale likely pr8ssure on grants irb coming y&ars. as lunders have done their l)est lo make funds available to meet emergency needs during 2020- 21. Although a small proportion ol ASAP'S income comgs from individual donations, it is reasonable lo assume that this may reduce, alongsido Income from training. Dijring the year, ASAP furloughed on staff membe¥ for a month and a half lor a proportlon ol their working hours dug to childcare needs. Plans for Future Perlods As ASAP has developed linancialiy, we have also expanded our remit wthin our charitabl¢ objectives and this is evident in our Stwalegic pn lor 2019-2024. This coming year w8 wll be undertaklng anajysis and plannlng worf( lo make sure Ihal our strategic plan remains up-twlale and rèlevant since the advent ol covid-19. We will reviev4 our sgNice model in the light ol 1tr18 return to sorne lace to lace appeals. alongside telephon9 and video appeals. We will consider how b8sI lo adapt lo continue lo meet Glient needs, given the forthcoming changes to asylum support appeals announced by the Government in Ihelr 'Now Plan lor Immigration.. We will conlinije to develop new training materials lor the relugee advice sector, building on the success of our e-leaming and webinars. We wll to ensure that the post- cowd appeals system dèvelop in a way which is accessible to our clients and loads lo a lair and lawlul decision on their appeal. 12
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT TRUSTEES, REPORT For the year ended 31 March 2021 Stalemont of Trustees, Responsibilitie9 Thè Tnjslees Ivkno are also Directors ol AsybJm Support Appeals Project for the pUOSeS ol company lawl are responsible lor pr8paring the Annual Report and the Financial Slalements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generalty Accepted Accountlng pralael. Company law Yèquires the Twslees to prepare financial statements for each linancial year. Under company law the trustees must not approve Ihtr financial slalemenls unless they are salisligd that thay glvg a Inje and lair vW ol the slat8 ol allairs ol the charitable company and of the in¢omlng resources and applicalKJn ol ¥esourcès, including the income and expanditure of the charitable company lor that period. In preparing these financial slalernents, th& trustees are required to.. select suitable accounting policies and then apply Ihern consistenlly., observe the methods and principles in the Chanties SORP 2019 IFRS 1021., make judgements arKI estimates that are reasonable and pnjdenl., Stale whether applicablo UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subj'gcl to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. prepare Ihe financial slatomènts on the going concem basis unless H is inapproprlale lo presume thal tho charitable Company bMII continue to operate. Th8 trust885 are responsible for keeping adeguale accounting records that disclose wlh reasonabl6 accuracy at any lime the financial position ol the chariLqble Company and lo enable them lo ensure that the financial stal&mentS WFnply with the Companies Ad 2006. They are also responsible lor safeguarding the assets ol Ihe charitable Company arbd hence tor laking reasonable steps lor prevention 2nd detection ol IraLAd and other Ie9talItIes. In so lar as tho Irusiees are aware.. there is no relevant audit information of which the charilabb ¢ompan*s auditor Is unaware: and Ihg truslegs bave taken all stèps that they ought lo hav8 taken to make Ihgmselves aware ol any rel6vanl audit infomiation ar lo eslabksh thal the auditor is aware ol the infonnation. Remuneratlon Policy ASAP'S salary policy sets out the Irarttework by which all staff salari&s are set. The salary policy ensures a transparent mechanism for declding upon the grading ol posts, revi8w and appeal. Staff salari8s are based afound the National Joint Council INJCI local government sc&es. The policy is reviewed and approved every year by the Management Commtttee. Small company exemplions This report has been prepared in accordance with th8 special provisions of Part 15 fo the Companio8 Act 2006 relaling lo small companies. The financial stal6ments were approved and aulhorised by the Trustees on behalf by.. 2nd signed on it5 13
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT {Company Ilmkted by guarantge no. 04763838) Opinion We have audited the financial statements of Aswum Support Appeals Pmle¢t {the 'charitsbl& company'l for the year ended 31 March 2021 which comprfsè the Statement of Financlal Actwities, the Balance Sheet, the Cash Flow Statement and noies to the financial statements, induding a summary of SignifiTrt accounting policies. The financial repotsng framework that has been applied In their preparation is applicable law and United ngdom Accounting Standards. including Financi21 Reporting Standard 102 The Financlal Reporting Standafd applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland {United Kingdom Ggnerally Accepted Accounting Practlce}. In our opinion th6 financlal ststements.. give a true and fair view of the state of the Gharftable company's affairs as at 31 March 2021, and of its incoming resour¢es and application tlf resources, including its income and eXpendYre, for the year then ended., have been prop8rfy prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generalty Accepted AcUntIng Practice: and htV8 been prepared In ac¢ordance with the reryulrements of the Companies Act 2006. Basis for oplnlon We conducted our audit in 8ccordan¢e wth Intemational Slandartls on Auditing {UK} (ISAS IUK)} and applicab law. Our responsibilities under those standards are fvrther de$¢rib9d In the Auditoffs responsibilitses for the audit of the financoal statements sethn of our reporL We are independent of the charFtable company in accordance wlth the elhlcal requirements that are relevant to OLsr audit of the financial statements in the UK. including tho FRC'S Ethlcal Standard. and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in ac£ordance with these requirements. We believe that the eudrt evidence we have obtained is sufficient and approprlate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusion4 rolatlng to golng concom In audin9 Ihe finanGial statements, we have wneluded that the trustees, use of the going concem basis of accounting in the preparalton of the finanual ststements Is approprsate. Based on the Work we have perfomied, we have not identlfied any material uncertainti8s relating to events or conditions that, Individua or collectively, may $t signtficant doubt on the charilable company's abilty to continue as a going concern for a period of at ast tweEve monlhs from when the financial statements are authorised for Issue. Our responsibilttses and the respon8ibllities of the trustees with respect to golng ¢onceffl are describgd in the relevant sections of this report. Other Intormatlon The trustees are responsible for the other Information. The other Infomiatnn ¢omprise$ the information included in the twstees, annual report, other than the financial statements and our audllorfs report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other infomiation ancs, except to the extent otherwise explicrdy stated in our reFrt, we do not express any form of assurance Conclusion thereon. 14
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (Company Ilmttod by guaranto9 no. 047638381 In conn8Ction with (Atr audit of the financial statements, our responslbility is to read the other informatDn and, In doing so, C4)nsider whether the other information Ss malerialty inconsistent the financial st3tements or our knowledge obtained In the audit or otherwise appears to be materialty mlsstated. If we Identify such material Inconsistenaes or apparent rnaleri81 misslgtements, we are required lo detemline whether there Is a material misstatement in the financial statements or a material mksstalement of the other Infonnation. If. based on the work we have perfomied, we ¢onclude that the Is a material mi5slatement of this other infomiation, we are required to report that fa¢1. We have nothing to report in thls regard. Oplnlon8 on other matt•rs prescylbed by lh• Companlo9 Aet 2006 In our opinh)n, based on the work undfrrtaken In the course of the audlt.. th8 information given in the trustses, report (incorporating the directors, report) for the financial year for whkh the financlal statement$ are prepared is ¢onfAslent with the financial statsments., and the directors, report has been prepared in acrdance vAth applicable legal requirements. Alatters on whtch we are requlred to rèport by exceptlon In the IKJht of our knowledge and understanding of the charitable Company and its environment oblained in tho course of the audi( we have not identified material misstatements In the directors, reporL We have nothing to report in respect of the followtng matters in relation to which th6 Companles Act 2(K)6 requires us to report to you if, In our opinlon.. adequate 8e¢ounting records have not been kept, or retltms adequate lor our 8udit have not been received from branches not vssited by us., or the financial Ststements are not In agment with the accounting records and retums., or certain disclosures of directors, remuneration specified by law are not made., or we have not reiVed all the informab'on and explanations we require for our audit., cr the tfuslees were not entitled to prepare the financial Statements in accordance wth the small companies, reglme and take advantage of the small Companies, exempllons in prepar(ng the directors. report and from the requwement lo prepare a strategic report Responslbllltles of trustees As explalned more fulty in the trustees, responsibileS ststement, the tnjstees (who are also the directors of the charitsble company for the purpose5 Of company lawl are responsible for Ihe preparation of the financlal statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such intemal control as the tntslee5 detemiine is necessary lo enable the preparatlon of financial statements that are free from material misstalemenL whether due to fraud or eOr. In pr&parin9 the financial stat&ments, the INstees arè responsible for assesslng the charitable company's ability to ¢onbnue as a going concern, disclosing, as appllcable, matters relatgd lo going concem and uslng the going concem basis of accounting unless the trustees elther intend to Ilquldate the charitsble company or to cease operations, or have no realistic altemative but to do so. 15
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (Company Ilmlted by guarantee no. 04763838) Audltorf6 r88pon$ibllities for the audlt of the flnan¢ial statgments Our obl8ctives are to obtaln reasonable assurdnce about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misslatemenL whether due lo fraud or 8rror, and to issue an auditorfs report that in¢ludes OLtr opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assuranGe, but Is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAS IUKI will always delect 8 material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material rf, indwidltally or in the aggregate. they Gould reasonably be expected lo Influen the economic decisions of users tsken on the basls of these financial statements. Irregularities, induding ftaud, are instsnces of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in Iln8 wilh our responsibilabes, outlined above, lo detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, includiftg fraud. The specific procedures for this engagement and the extent to which these are capable of detecting I@gUI811es, including fraud Is detailed belovr. Enquiry of management and those charged with governance about 8¢tual and potential litigation or claims and the identification of non-compliance wth laws and regulations. Reviewng minutes of meetings of those charged with goveman¢e. Reviewng financial statement disclosu$ and testing to supporbng documentation to assess compliance wth applicable laws and regulakn"ons. Auditing the risk of management override of controls. including testing joumal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness-, and assessing whether the judgements made in making accounts'ng pstimates are indicative of a potential bias. Performing anaSyti¢al procedu5 to identify any unusual or unexpected relationships that may indicate risks of material misstatement due to fraud. Professional scepticlsm Sn course of the audit and with audlt sampling in material 8udit areas. 8ecause of the inherent limitations of an avdit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading lo a material mlsstalement in the finanGial statements or n0n-c0mpliare with regulation. This risk In¢?$8$ the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transacllons reftect8d in the financial ststernenls, a5 we will bo less likely to beGome aware of instances of nonmplanC2. The risk is also greatér regardlng Irregularities occurring due lo fraud rather than error. as fraud involvos Intentional concealmenL forgery, collusion, ombssion or misrepresentation. A furthor description of our responsibilitles for the audit of the financial statements is located on the Financtal Reporting Coun¢il's website al. WvM.frc.org.u?udlt0rsrespjnS1bI1ities. This description forms part of our audilorfs report. Use ol our r&port This roport is made solety to the charitable company's members, as a body, in accordance wlh Chapter 3 of Part 18 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company's members those mallers we are required to state lo them in an audito¢s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law. we do not acpt or assume responsibilty lo anyone other than the charitrablo company and the charitable Company's members as a body, for our audit work, for this report. or for the opinlons we have fomied. Kevin Fishor BA FCA CTA (Senior Statutory Audltorl For and on behalf of Myrus Smtth Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditor Norman House. 8 Burnell Road Sutton, Surrey SM14BW Date: 16 December 2021 16
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (company Ilmlted by guarantee no. 04763838) STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES For the year ended 31 March 2021 Unrestrlcted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds Note 2021 2021 2021 2020 INCOMING FROM: Donations arKI Legacies: Inveslm$nl inwme 358,211 327.666 685.877 604,174 170 170 426 Income Irom Charitable Acliviti8S TOTAL 9IXI 2,071 606,671 359,281 327,666 686.947 EXPENDrruRE ON: Charitable activities 291.882 291.882 348,257 348,257 640,139 640,139 556,258 556,258 TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED Nel incomellexpendllurel before transfer 67,399 {20,591) 50,413 Transter beten Itjnds Nel incomell8xp8ndilure) aft9r transfer 12 67,399 (20,591) 50,413 NET AIOVEMENT IN FUNDS 67,399 {20,591) 46,808 50,413 RECONCILIATION OF FVNDS: TOTAL FUNDS AT START OF YEAR 247,397 43,925 291.322 240,909 TOTAL FUNDS AT END OF YEAR 314,796 £ 23,334 £ 338,130 £ 291,322 The chari18bl& Companys income and expenses all relato lo conttnuing activities. Movements in reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above. The annexed notes torm part of these financial statements. 17
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (Company Nmll8d by guarAntsb no. 04763838) BALANCE SHEET As ot 81 Mar¢h 2021 Nolos 4020 Tanglble assets 11,1V2 5,041 CURREprf ASSETS Dèbtors 10 41.930 444,527 5A19 491, C&qh at bank and In hand CREDrroRS: Amounts falllng du? wfthln on8 year 158.510 211,093 NEf CURREPU ASSErs 326047 286,281 NEf ASSETS £ 291.322 FUNDS Restrlcted fund8 Unr8stricted funds.. G&noral fund 12 23,334 44925 12 314,796 247,397 £ 338.13Q These FlnancipJ Slaternents have been prepared in accordance wlth Ihe provi91ons appllcable to ¥mall ompanl85 wilhln Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006. The flnoncial 5tatemgnts weré &pprovgd anrj aLrthoristhl by th8 Trusts8s on .1¥. o hAhAW hv- i L %.1 and signed on Tho annexed notss form p8rt ol Ihesg ffinan statements.
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (company Ilmlted by guarantoe no. 04763838} CASHFLOW STATEMEKr For the year endod 31 March 2(Y21 2021 2020 Cash flows from operatlng activities Net movement in fund5 per ststemert of financial attivities Adjustments for.. Depreciation charges Ilncreasel/decrease in debtors Increaselldecreasel in creditors 46,808 50,413 5,627 136,4111 151,5831 2,771 3,209 71.438 Net cash provlded by llused In) operatlng artlvltles -35,559 127,831 Cash flows from Investing activities Purchase of tangible fixed 355ets {11,7681 14,5121 Net cash provided by Ilused in) investing artwltles 111,7681 {4,512) Change in cash and cash equivalEnts In the year 147.327) 123,319 Cash ènd cash equivalents brought forw3rd 491,854 368,535 Cash and cash equtvalents carried forward £444,527 £491,854 Analysls ot cash and cash Equlvalents Cash at bank and in hand £444,527 £491,854 19
ASYLiIM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT I¢panY Ilmlt•d by ¥u8r•nt•e no. 04763838 NOTES TO THE FINANCNL STATEIAENTS Fw yaar ended 31 M•rch 202 I. ACCOUNTING POUCIES The ChalatIO C•mpany has adopted the FollonG 8(tounllng rN)1th8 shouw be road In Wlh the Fln¥tKIBI statllents 501 out on pag3s 17- 27. Th8 geu9 polkyes hav8 conslslentsy throu9houl tNs lh• prevkMJS y8ors. BaBis of preparBtk)n of financial $tgtemethg ch8rity eA)nstIleS a wblk beneht Wlity as daflned by FRS 102. Tho rJnancl y1aleTrts h$ve baan pr¢p8red In drLordance vlkn AccounlrKJ and Rtrwrtlng by Ch8rfNes. Sl8letDgnt of Recommended PracUGe Sp1¢able to ¢harfll6s eparlry Ihfjir accounts ecCoan¢e vllh the Fln8ncl81 Reporllng Standard appltrxble in the UK RopuNlc of Ireland i58ued In OGlobgr 2019. the FInral RopOng st&[d aWlcablfr in the Unlted KlngdDm and Republic of IrÈL9nd IFRS 1021, the Chanties Act 2011. the Compan$ Aci 2006 and UK Generalty Accept Accounting Pract8. The finano181 st81gmenls ale WeP8rtd on a gDlng coficem ba4s uTrd8r thB luslorlcal cosi convonllon. modlfied lo lrtlude CaIn ttems at fatr v8lJe Tho flnan¢k81 st816ments ore wps&nt8d In 8tethng the fvncInal curyency of th& charity and rDurhled io Iha w8rest pound. gnffi¢anl 8c¢ounJr¥3 In Iho prtrpardlion of Ih¢se llllana1 gtatements ale 1 out Trse p)lths hgve been consistentty ap180 all y6ars w8sèni8d Unless0ther1&e stated. The financkl Smen arn swepered on 8 going ¢orKem bssL% under Iho tost GonvenlKJD. The Ltnlng pollcies ap8 In the prepHTrtion of these fina461 statements ere sel tyjt Th2se p)¥¢108 havE been COnSt&ty8¢Qf1ed its all year& presented ynless 01heI8 Staled. Fundae¢ountlng UniEStrtted Funds sre InrA)rning resoulS racafvANe or 9¢n8r8ted for thtr o¥•cLS of thé charflatlt Company vthoul further specified purw¥e. elther by th9 donor as Ro$tiictwJ Fundsor bythe TleeS a5 D85VJllSted Funds. Grdnt8 ato 9ryen as conti7butron¥ I0rd? the charltable Companls core are trpatod as unrasb1¢tad unths athe9 by Ihe donor. De9ld are uNestrktedfvnd6 earn8thed bythe Tntst forWtC purpDSeB. Restric Funds 818 Irw))rriffj resources are lo be used in axordgnco the StruDns Imposed by fLwthr$. have by the tharl¢BLqe CDmpAnyfor parllrAABf PUFposes. IrtCOThg rgGognlthn Items of arB rpcowiwl fin¢[al statements 1 olth& folowlng crft8fla wè rhel.. The thBrity hg% enullemenl to th$ fvnds.. any wrfonnanGg condlllons hsve been met orwe fullyvlthsn the contrd chty," re Lg svfflLnt certanly thal reclpl olth? Incoma considÈr6d pfobatAè,' Il amounl c4n bs m88sur•d lIab. Granl dBferT& V1h Is A donor impBed or trnFdd coThlMon sp8C5Nylng the perlod o¥?r Thfiich tr IrKomè may axp¥d or in qcc4rdAnco vAih 8greed bdget8. valL o sorvi¢tB prov* by v¢Yunleers hos not teen Included due to th8 uncarttlnty In esUrn&ting the Irtarwl ¥8W tolhe Chartta Company. Irorne rewvemble Irs rewon to Investment iTwm8, In¢kl btshk hterest, or Grft Aid donations Is hthe($ 01 me the releVt Irume Is T¥[¥8b1. 20
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (Company Ilmltd by 6warnntÈe no. Q47&ry8381 OTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS For the yui ended 31 M•r¢h 2021 Expefidituf8 is re¢ognL8¥d Of Ihgrn * a fagal or construGYve otAto8tbn lo m•k& poymenl 10 8 thlryl party, il Is probable th settkmenl 11 reouired 8nd the amount ¢8n ba rneasured r8llably. Ewditute Inrknes VAT that rannol lje reGDved. Is rewrtwj as part of the 4XP8mUra to tt rehtes. Expendllure relaUr¥J to 8 parbcular fvnd Is glfvled direGty to that lund. Other exp8tKltture l¥ then 9PP)rtioned 10 fijnd the bg$L of staff tlme $peN actsW. Thls Includes a fairpmrorbon of Iho tDat of Ènd 8dmlrnsi•ring eath fund ¥%ara tho1 i8All0v. Chayiiabte a¢bviU&s ¢ompds8 •xp8ndlth oft rm¥k4lro serv15 10 8¥ylum Seeke seNKes to Iho8e 8eeklr¥J lo 8$45186Wum seekers. Govem)¢e co8lS 8r6 the costs inMed on overeK govwn&nce of tho chtab Comp8y, A& such. they •re mginly ssodaiBd th m8tsttng ton¥lNuUtrl 8n¢t ¥talulw re4ulrgments. SLth as 8tyJ5t lees 8nd ¢os irtutT¥d on slrateglc mna9trm¥nt ftxed assei¥ Cane fumilutÈ aThJ fftti1, offiee 8quwonl. and 8r Èt8t60 Sl Cost less dekKed8th)n. 6tèms e05ung morB than £100 fixed 8ksets are $1oted al ensl sS dèwocTrAlkln. D&weclalK)n proviobd ai rnlés rAkuLqltyl In equd ins1gltn8nts tovffri8 off the rAlSt of Ihe asgets, th thalr esumated reswjual vabJe, ovpr thelr exed LL4eful11¥8s on Ihe bo¥9,' Fumtture 8nd ffllng$ OFF equiwaTrt 4 y¥ars 3y8a
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Oeblorsand GEpdNcYs With no s Interp51 Fate tsnd r8¢aNae w pays year aro qt tranmlon icè. Any los&És aralslrfrixn Inwlrtmbrt affj recfjgnd eXndre. I$•$ Ren181s apJablo lo tsporatmu &e$. kntpare substantiilly 811 of ts beMflI8 8nd risks or 0er$h r*Ma YAth ts Wor. ate char9Bd ¢0m8 88 kncurreo. Ponslons chsrltable coMY Dff8rs to match •m0ye cofttribubons io person pen8h)n sthemes Id¢lhi•ol conlrfbJtlon sthefflesl upto a maxlmum of 6% of pr5 pay. èfter the pbationary of Ihrea months beèn #erved. dwEWh Compan15 U8blYUes lo Ih¢s¢ $Ghe at4 to fv corrtribulions disob5e(I In Note 8. T8VI As lh8 cMpaThy Is a th#rlty no wvlslon is conwder8d r0¢8ssary for ta¥aon on me tho1 18 exw ufidèr sectton5 466 to 493 of the CorpDr8tk>n T8x Act 2010 sno Is athltrd to thg ¢harll8bk oty"e¢. 21
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROE¢7 I¢p•Y Ilmlt•d tyy 9u4ranl•• 0470303BI NOTES TO 1HE FINANCIAL 5TATEMENT8 For the yearended al M8r¢h 2Q21 2. IIICOME UtFr¢stsi¢t8d Rthwl¢tod Funds Funds 2021 2021 Total Funds 2021 Total 20X+ Glants from trwsls andfotM)datlon$ AB Ctsril8¢ JohTr Eneman Founda Comk (Charity Ptui8ctsl Com1¢ Futurns Aok Founda Communty Fund Falthlrn Legal Educ21ion fDunda¢io London Supwrt TruÈt Slgrtd Rau4rvJ Trvs¢ Trnslfor LondDn TudDr Trust UntKlUt Frhnd ofASAP ISttmuÈll Met MratIon Twstfor London COVlth19 Clty 8rfd90 F(wJndaibn The BkJ Lott6ry Fund IHelpThrou9h c$1¥) 8 LgwEs 20,000 30,000 40.000 20,000 30.000 40.000 Jo,000 1,785 23,880 23,880 ss.000 67.500 36,309 ss.000 r.soo 45,090 32.389 fo,000 55.LW 21500 3L7,000 36JOg ID.000 32.093 30,000 30.000 7.500 7.500 3D.QOQ 20.000 30,DO 20.000 9.500 4S.00 148.778 30,000 9,500 4S.000 148.TT8 150.149 500 15,000 AGc4SS to Jusu n&Ov8ry Pavl H8rnW Found8lw)n Melrowlilan HOurIg CNld POVertyAr0 Bgrfngs Foundalon 4,200 4200 10.000 10.000 245 30.000 30,000 52.SOQ Trtal5V8nts Imm fwsfs 8nd found8tions Fre$h*8Ws Gardon Court Herbert Sm Fèmimk8t Revltrw Osbom8 Cl8 Events & Skw)nsDtsh Oth•rthMUons 15,000 15.000 1S,000 Is.000 2.JOO 1S.t 3.826 280 Totaldonallcs T(tsl Donalfon& and L¢gaCt•8 358211 327,066 6B5.877 004,IT4 Inc4>me fmrn Ch•rltabloA¢llvlllos Se¢ofjd merTMnlny Other acuvloès Olhr Inwme k lrttere5t 170 170 426 TOTAL INCOIIE Of thg total iFKome of £806.671 recesved 2020, £319,322 wa5 iTt rSrt of rie¢ad funds 8nd £287,349 sn r8sp8cI of nre91TiCted funds. 22
ASYLVM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (COMTrY Ilmlt•d by gu•r•nt•• no. 047838381 NOIES TO THE FINAIICIALSTATE14ENTS For th yo•r Md8d 31 klarch 2021 3. CHARITAOLE ACTtVfnES Unr061rf¢tad Rp5tALtsd Fund# Funds 2021 2021 Totsl Funds 2021 rotsl 2020 Stafleo&l$158J NolÉ 6.1 Subgr4nts to 0ltsrown9s (see Nol& 4.1 siaf1tr2th1ng and devebwnl RecNllmenl P)feB¥lOO91 Co$t6 Slaff travel and olw exwnses 22B,949 154.700 151.791 313.65Q 154,791 1.7QO 550 9,136 1,050 328 334.2 128.Q36 1.782 875 550 2,924 50 6.213 1.000 328 4.650 1.273 2.V05 Agency Fees Empk>yee Suprort Proowme rAty Stherne Emergerty Cos lnIertaIl¢n 4nd tran10 Trnjrring delbjerylolheradvlsers. BUne$S Flales Publtth and Markefjn Subswplk4)s and mombefEhtp Insurar Sman e4ulpm8nl Énd m21fitèntt Pholo¢oplers & SI(rS Post8ge offl costs seN¢e tha0 and TW)oK and intwnel Statlonery Log61 and wolessional f8as Ront and raies Volunw expense8 IT Support 1.273 1.7Q7 8.797 1,560 378 194 10,3S7 376 2,966 11.3T8 98 1.059 4.4 6,360 2.771 1.754 3,350 5,504 750 412 1,289 7,257 4,100 858 75 2,147 75 5.316 3,433 12,842 1MOt 1.519 11,962 Bla 588 614 5.419 21,611 27,080 21.00 3.349 4.931 121 2.889 1.530 624 150 121 Surpjry expenses Rth)m Niro Programme R0888r¢h and M&E Equlpment 8 Fumituftr1>£5001 Depredalbn 0ftanglO ffixèd 8wts Supportcogts (See 5. 627 I.fj 5.627 2.7TI Tha Twst8as have tsk8n advgn¢4w of the conc6ssKin kn the chae$ SORP 10 adtypt o 2191 &nalWs of Rewurces ExpeTr1eé. Mon9 awdy from è sldctly funclknn81 ana$. Of Ihe loial expeTrthturE of £556,258 In 2020. £299,952 %s ITr respe¢tof rèStsldEdfvFs 8rKJ £256. kn reSFrtt of Lwf08trkted furb¥s. 4. GIIAPITS PAYABLE Sutyor¥Trts re pald to oth•r organ1s10nS ats f1¢). u16s1rtctad Flestrlthd FuTrds Funds 2.D21 2,D21 T4x81 Ftrnds 2,021 ro Funds 2020 PAFPAS 33,321 21,380 33,010 $3.321 21.3BO 33,Oto 3.fj40 50,45f 20.ioo 30,206 Red Cr035 Qgen [F DPG 24,279 128 035 1S1791 151 791 Thèse oran1$ ar8 all mwje In rdalion lo ¥ts hJDded bythe Lottery and 8ÉAngs. Nb gr8nts VMF• mBde 10 ir1v*aIs during Ihe year. 23
ASYLLIM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT (Company limEtsd by guarnta• no. 047638381 NOTE8 TO THE FIIIANCiAL $TATeMENTS F¢r Iho yoar8frtbd 31 Marth 2021 5. OTHER SUPPORT COSTS Unr•&trlthd R•strlctgd Fund5 2021 Total Totsl Fund¥ Z020 2021 2021 Audll 1,836 1,836 I,$00 TnJste8 rnng QUtyA68uron¢e 1.380 74 3D 30 l of the $upwrl costs In 2020 weted to unrestritsl lunds. fj. STAFF NUMBERS AND COSTS Unrethlctsd R¢sirtthd Funds Ftsft 2021 2021 TotBI Funth 2021 Total Funds 2020 W8oe8 and $al8des 8188curltyeo¥ts Penlon ¥t8 188,124 23A96 17h28 146.280 S,OS8 3,283 334885 29.S54 20.711 294852 1465Y 1&r8S No emtyoyee rtscalvtsd romuneratyon of more than £fjO.OD01202tlle>. The ch8rltabkn Company op6pAles an gulo wrollmenl nsIon ¥chem• is opUDnal for 0mKlow. ErEWoyeBs ar• 81go free 10 have a peraon81 nsiOn sGh¢rng, bott) cas the ¢h&rity does off8f tg rn6kn COMI10$ to each employee to8 mawmtym of evu of98 pay. Ml ernOYeeS took up th¢ offor th1$ yèar2020f2021. Total employoe benefits [e1Ve(l by the k8y m3nagarnenl. ¢1kn9 empbyer pensbn wgts. &Mnisd ttr £86.544.86 12020. £55.457.261. NurntbBr +Vtsmb•r 2020 2021 Th¥ avewa number of 8mploy•J during tho ye8r, (xknlaitd OTr the ba$ of full lin6 Oqupiants WAS.. gA nurnberofpeople emWoyod during thfy wr w•5.. 7. RELATEO PARTY TRANSACTIONSAND TRVSYEE RENUMERATION AND EXPENSES Non8 of Ihe TFUSttes [1V1 8ny remuneration from tha th1rf1ab Cornpanydurfno Ihts or the previous year. Nor of the Tru8iees 18lmbutsed 8ny gKpeiF898 ofmorfr than £300 durlrvJ IhFÈ r Ihe PTevkiu$ year. R4lmtxJr8ed expèns8s relaie ontyto tr8vèl costs lo Ihe Tru$lee Meotk)gs. No Twstee or any othar r50 related the ¢harFtabl2 fHJrnp4ny had any personal Imerest Sn any contyact or nSactIOn entered by the ¢hanble Cornp2ny Ourlng this or prevwJu$ yew. There arg mo other Ited pArtses to AW. 8n Ih¥efore trere are Tr) reLgied partYan5 rBquirlry d1[05re. IIET 114¢0MING RESOURCES 2021 2020 18 Stsl*J aftor chaWr¥J'. Audlt DepalID[t Optrraling a$S 1.836 5,627 1.800 2.7fi 24
ASYLUM WPPORT APP&ALS PROJECT IC¢mp•ny Ilmlt•d by guaiartteè no. 047W81 140TES TO THE FIIIAMCIAL 8TAYEthIENTS For the y•ar ond•d 31 Maith 2021 TA14GIBLE FIX D ASSErs Fumltur• Offt and •qulpmw Tolal Al 1 Apnl 2020 DIsposgP IP,243 22383 11,768 3f,Of1 11.768 34.051 Al 31 M8rrh 2021 DopraEJalfon At I [2020 Ctharge lorthe year Rekasod on dBp)sal Ai 31 March 2021 2.837 203 14,407 5,424 17,244 5,627 19.831 32,871 f4•t book Mlue At l Apfil 2020 203 4,838 Al 31 March 2021 11.181 1t.181 10. DEBTORS Due wtthlTr on• yr 2021 2020 1.156 4.362 Clher dBbtors ond 8c¢nJed Tax and 50dal %Gurity Sèa#oi T81 srIes vws 35,470 3B7 11. CREDITOR9: AMOIINTS FAWNG DUE WITHIN OP1 YEAR 2021 2020 Trtds ¢tarts Atttu21s for gfarfs payab Olhèr EaTditors ¢81$ Salarfes atms Wag85 Pef15iofL8 pab Def8rred gnI Incixne 37.SS1 9.3S3 .336 2,610 189.J80 109,117 159510 2110112 Bdanc& Bt l April 2020 ount leaSe[j lo Irthmity $0rS Armunl defern(I In tho ye*r Bolants 8131 March 2027 189,590 1109,5901 109 117 109117 104,0 (104034J 25
ASYLLIM SUPPORT APPEALS PRO&CT lcorfipany IlmlW by g¢tarint•• no. 04763838 NOTES TO THE FINANUAL STATEMENTS Forthe yeorended 31 Meith 2021 12. STATEMENT OF FUNDS 202012021 Brought In¢¢>rnlng Resources Tranthrs Fomrd Rèsources Expend Carrfod RE$TrICYED FUNDS L&Jal and w)rk 43.925 $UMAtARY OF FUNDS General Fund$ Res Funds la6 8bovel 247.397 43,925 359,201 327.666 1291.8B21 1348257 314.796 23.334 291,312 338 130 Comparatlvt Inforniaion forlhB Ornent 15 as folow8'. SYATEklENT OF FUNDS 301912020 Bfought Fordrnrd R•sourc•s Exp•nd•d Crrfed FoTh¥wd RESTrI¢IED FUNDS Lty81 and rdrty % SUAIMARY OF FUP4DS Gone 216,3S4 24,555 287.349 319.322 {256.306) 129921 247.397 43.92S Restrtted Funds las gbovo) 556 58 291322 13. ANALY81S OF 14ET ASSETS BeTweEN FUNDS 202Dr2021 Urwtrlct•d Funijs G•#wAI R•strf¢tsd Ftsnd Funds Tot•1 Funi16 Tanglble fixBd a&sels N8ltutrenl assots 11,182 303,613 23,334 321917 ANALYSIY OF NET ASSETS BETEN FLINDS 201912020 Unr•atrietsd FundB Doslonated Futhd8 Totsl FuEKI Fundj Funds Taefixj Nel curNt Assets 5,041 247M07 14. OPEFiATING LEASE COIIMITMENTS The ltstal futura minlmufft kn ppyments duo under norrfancell8tAe ratIng k8888s a#foUM'. othor 0paraO Seases 2021 2020 Wlthin one yaar Or* to fve ye8 23,787 81,820 23,917 29,670 26
ASYLUM SUPPORT APPEALS PROJECT ICompAny 11m1t byyuNrantee no. 04Y630361 NOTES TO THE FWIANCIAL STATEMENYS For tho year ?tsded 31 March 2021 15. ¢ONnllGEMT ASSETS TO1 gtsnl fundlng 8Yrdrd8d as at 31 Mar¢h 2021 bul fiot yet cefved arKI 8$ bxome due W recognftbn critMa t beiry rEI, Bmounls to tb30.7391202041.016.0551 18. CRANT CQMMITMENTS NOT ACCRUED AS A UABILITY Totsi grafit 8xpeftdire rded gs ¥t 31 K4arch 2021 bui yet pak4 and recognised 8$ exporJdhur4 due recognttion crMtrri& not Llng Fllat, 3m(xJnlB lo £830.73912O2£1,OI6,05S>. TheHo ILq1Miqe8 rela18 to the Irwmé Mentd¥l¥jVfr, l bme pgyat49 unless irfumels tEcelved. 17. GOING CONCERPI FolTr) ts ye8r end Chtty ha5 been affected by restri¢lton8 Impo by UK GoYémrn¥nl in re$8 to th8 covitklj pandErn In the folk)%in9 vAys, bul not lo.. 1- Soclal dktsndng meaures ond re$trfct)n¥ on groups vlll hpve had a 3ignffic8nt Impa0 fund$ prwvJusly raed thtvugh the Gherity kgal walk avent and È8¢ond leirtrniniro. 2-Trfr charSiyTlsedlurwJ¥ lo support rfs pmployees th5r$g fmm homB of up to È32.OW. Thes8 furxls Vre used to purchase Stsff18Ptops. Mobile rDS and io pay fora ¢ontribuUon tDW7rds slaffs home he8tlThJ arxt et¢trWty ¢ost8vAthin thg staiutory rykEMls. r8cewed rental dlscouni of 25%1£614.861 foi Iha wrrfh Jkdy 2020 Auousi 2020 in form of sukwrt fyom ifs follo%n9 the Com19 hjck dovm. TMr& arè nts material nrtaIn1tS aLtthe th?rfs t 27