ChQltereLI Accountonts REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05447875 (England and Wales) I REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1112026 Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Siatemenls for the Year Ended 31st January 2021 for Asylum Justice Gt¢en¥KNxI Cbs8 c(%￿11 Goie Pa Caithll CF23 eAA BPU Limited Chartered Accountants Radnor House Greenwood Close Cardiff Gate Business Park Cai'difr CF23 8AA C¢YTYJ¢¥ty1l￿(￿ ]12394B buslne&8 otentiol unleashed Asylum Justice Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31st January 2021 Page Report ot"Ih¢ Tru%t¢LS Report ol- the InLILpend¢ni Examiner Siaiement ol. Financidl Acliviiies Balan¢¢ %heei Nole8 lo lh¢ Fin6illLial SialLments 510 13 Dei4iilLd Sialemc'nl i)I' I'"iniillLial Activities 14 ASYLUM JUSTICE Asylum Justlce Trustees Report For the Year Ended 31•t January 2021 Charity Number 1112026 Company registration number 05447875 Cov•rlng the period 1st February 2020 _ 31A* January 2021 The trustees, who are also directors fof the purpose ofcompany law. p￿sent their annual report and accounts for the year ending 3 151 January 202 1 and confirm that they ¢omply wlth the charity's Memorandum and Articles of Associgtion, the Companies Act 2006, the Charities Art 201 l and Accountlng and Reportlng by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts In accordance with Financial Reportin9 Standard applicable In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102) incorporating sectlon la for smaller entities. Asylurn Justlce has continued to operate during the whole of the COVID-19 pandemlc perlod •nd ha5 Increased its Income by 66010 compared to the prevlous reportlng perlod. The charlty remalns goln9 concern. The reasons are set out in the report below. Asylum Justice Is the only charitable organisation in Wale5 ever-shrinking Immigration sector considered as a legal aid desert with an which offers f￿e, specialist IOISC Level 31 immigration advice and representation ro asylum seekers, recognised refugees, and vulnerable migrants up to and including court level. In broad terms we work with those who have made a request for protection In the UK which may be considered under the UN Refu9ee Convention 1951 or under the European Convention on Human Rights 1950. We provide legal advice and representation when someone cannot a￿sS legal aid because it has been withdrawn or their immigration matter is'out of scope, of legal aid. No other organisation provides this service in Wales and consequently Asylum Justice is the last place that people can turn to for help In Ib their asylum or immigration case. Where we succeed in securing status or reuniting a family, it Is a vital step in ensuring meaningful socio-economic inclusion for some of the most vulnerable individuals in Wales. Wider outcomes include reducing pressure on statutory and third sector agencies. particularly when destitute Individuals gain access to social and legal protettions. The value of our unique service cannot be stressed enough. Our specific casework objectives can be broadly summarised as.. l. To assist asylum seekers and other vulnerable migrants in securing and maintaining legal recognition, thereby alleviatin9 destitution and exclusion amongst this client group 2. To keep families living in the UK together through making initial and further leave applications 3. To reunite refugee families In Wales by representing them in family reunlon applications Since 2013, we have primarily focused our limited resources on delivering high-quality legal advlce and representation services. Our wider charity objectives expanded slightly this year to include taking Steps to participate further In Welsh and UK-wide advocacy trying to address the systemic problems in the asylum and irnmigration systems which 9ive rise to the need for the services which Asylum lustbce provides. Asylum Justice Memorandum and Article5 of A$soclatlon - Obhectives (extract) "The relief of poverty, in particular but not exclusively. for persons Includlng but not Ilmlted to asylum Seekers and refugees who have at any stage raised arguments under the 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees or the European Convention of Human Rights or The Humèn Rights Act J 998 to the Secretary of State for the Home Department or the First- Tier and Upper Tribunal of the Immioration and Asylum Chamber or in any other legal proceedings,. and To provide legal advice. assistance and representation in relation to pe￿on5 including but not limited to èsylum seekers who by rea50n of their inadequate means are unable to obtain such advice and representation from their own resources and who, in particular but not exclusively, have at any stage raised arguments under the 1951 United Nations Refugee Conventlon or the Eurooean Convention ol Human Rights or The Human Rights Act 1998 to the Secretary of State for tlje Home Department or the First-Tier and Upper Tribunal of the Immigration and Asylum Chamber or any other legal proceedings. The Trustees have paid due regard to Charity Commission guidance in planning and managing the activities and work of the organisation for public benefit. Please note statistics for 2020 cover the reporting period (1st Febniary 2020 - 31st January 2021) for this annuol report. l. Appeals 70% success rate (2014 - 2020) for appea15 The stringent 'merits' tests imposed by the Legal Aid Agency have seen growing numbers of asylum seekers refused legal aid to appeal a refusal of asylum. We take on the appeals of asylum seekers denied legal aid on the grounds that solicitors considered their case too 'weak' to win on appeal. As such, we act In coses deemed complex and with an unlikely prospect of success, yet currently win 70010 of them. Our annual success has been consistently above national averages e.g., this year we won 64Wo of asylum appeals, while on a national level 44Q/y of asylum appeals were won (Refugee Council, 20201. Few claimants will succeed unrepresented in the UK'5 complex and bureaucratic asylum system. This area of work usually requires very quick action. This is because clients who have had le9al representation withdrawn by their previous legal aid solicitor will have a very short timescale in which to lodge an appeal and, once the appeal Is lodged, an initial court hearing can be listed for less than a month later. Clients at this sta9e of the asylum process are also on the verge of becoming destitute, as Home Office support and accommodation are withdrawn if no appeal is lodged or, indeed, if an appeal is d￿SmISse*j after a hearing in which the client was unrepresented. It should be noted that this year we took on a concentration of cases with a lower prospect of success than normal. The pandemic changed quite significantly the landscape of asylum casework, with some areas of Home Office casework effectively suspended. Most notable was the processin9 of initial asylum laims, which virtually ground to a halt early on during the pandemic. Less asylum decisions inevitably means less appeals and, where appeals did arise, they were generally those which were hardest of all to win. The likely explanation for this was that local legal aid firms were applying the merits criteria less stringently than would normally be the case, due to their having greater capacity than usual, In normal times. local legal aid firms rely heavily on pre-decision work, but this decreased dramatically durin9 the pandemic, causing them to maintain representation in appeal cases where they would previously have been likely to refuse or withdraw legal aid. For Asylum Justice, this has left us with the most challenging clalms of all, wlth legal aid providers more willing to maintain representation in cases that would normally have formed a significant part of our caseload. "From the moment our lawyer first spoke with us about our case - showing such care, professionalism. ond patience - we felt like we had finally found someone who was going to be able to really help us. Someone with a caring spirit, with the expertise which we desperately needed." Carlos & Magdalena* Two cllents successful at a Flrst-tler Trlbun•l appeal ¥Please note we hove not used the clients, real names. First-tier fribunal Appeals We submitted 10 applications for Permissiori to Appeal to the First-tler Tribunal and have represented 21 applicants at First-tier Tribunal Appeals. One appeal was withdrawn and leave granted before Asylum Justice represented the client In court, due to additional evidence which our adviser gathered and submitted In advance of the hearing. This year, due to the parbdemic and exceptional measvres, we have had fewer clients approach us for assistance at the appeal stage. There have also been delays, due to the pandemic. in holding Cotjrt hearings and subsequent decision-making processes. Upper Tribunal Appeals Having made 'permission to appeal. applications to the First-tier Tribunal. Asylum Justice made 20 'permission to appeal. applications to the Upper Tribunal during this reporting period. Due to the pandemic, the decision response on permissrons to appeal has often been delayed. In this reporting period, we rep￿sented 2 clients at Upper Tribunal èppeal hearings. 2. Fresh Claims 75% success rate (2020) for fresh claims submitted In 2020, we Submitted fresh claims for 13 refused asylum seekers who had exhausted all appeal rights. Asylum seekers who have exhausted all appeal rights sometimes have fresh grounds or compellin9 new ev5dence with which they can make further submissions to the Home Office in support of their Id previous asylum clairn. Some simply never had their claim fully considered the first time around due to poor quality legal representation or an appeal not being lodged in time. Many of these clients will be completely destitute, having spent years in enforced poverty and homelessness In the UK due to their lack of legal status. For most, returning home is not an option due to continued fears for their safety. When a fresh claim is successful, it transforms a client's situation immediately, by granting them legal status and associated rights such as the opportunity to work and/or claim benefits. It will also create the right to apply for refugee family reunion, thereby allowing them to recover from recent traumatic experiences and fully integrate into Welsh society. "The dedication and work ethic my lawyer demonstrated while helping me wlth my case was truly astonishing. She communicated clearly. kindly, and 9ently at all time5 which both reassured rne and made me feel comfortable. Even thotsgh I did not know her. she transmitted a great sense off pmtection to me during our phone calls. something very meaningful for anyone but especially for an asylum seeker. Her setvice has been outstanding. Mlrela* Granted leave followln9 a Fresh Clalm Please note we have not Used the clients, real names. 3. Famlly Reunion 69% successful Family Reunlon appllcatlons (2020) to reunite refugees wlth their partner5 andlor childré)n We subrnitted 22 family reunion applications and represented 4 family reunion applications at appeal in the First-Tier Tribunal. Despite being a fundamental human right, this is an area of law without access to legal aid provision. Without representation. many refugee families remain separated, which Impact5 significantly on the sponsor's ability to recover and integrate into the host community* whilst relatives remain in often dangerous environments. such as war zones or refugee camps. We have been unable to submit some applications in 2020 due to the closure of UK embassies abroad nd travel resrrictions. However, we nonetheless advised clients and assisted them to prepare applications for submission once measures relaxed. Asylum Justice is usually the only organisation in Wales that represents recognised refugees free of charge in these applications, due to the fart that legal aid for this area of work is classed as 'out of scope.. Due to the fact that Home Office processing of initial asylum claims was effectively Suspended for many Months, however, we found that at least one local firrn was willing to move into other areas of work, at least temporarily, so were willing to make applications for Exceptional Case Funding IECFI to the Legal Aid Agency to allow them to undertake work in these cases. We therefore referred a significant number of these cases out tn this year, rather than undertaking the work ourselves. Although virtually all these ECF applications were granted, it remains to be seen whether or not this trend will continue, as once initial asylum processin9 reaches pre-pandemic levels it seems likely that all firms will return to working predominantly with initial asylum-seeking clients. 4. Leave and Nationality Applications IOOWO successful leave. further leave, settlemen¢ and nationality appllcation5 (2020) We assist vulnerable migrants to make Initial applications for leave to remain in the UK based on their private and family life. Many of these clients may be part of established Welsh families, with a child or partner who is either a British citizen or legally settled here. Many of those with leave to remain in the UK on grounds of their family and private life are now required to make four separate paid applications over a ten-year period before being able to apply for legal settlement. To find thousands of pounds every few years for application and solicitor's fees is beyond the reach of most. If no extension application is made before an applicant's current leave to remain expires. they will become 'overstayers' overnight, thereby losing the right to work or access to public funds. They also face the risk of detention and forced removal, separating them from their loved ones. This year we submitted 35 leave applications and 3 settlement applications, with accompanying fee waivers applications where relevant. We also submitted 2 naturalisation applications on behalf of chlldren. "Without A5ylurn Justice, my hope was over. It was so challenging to try to stay in this country. You just feel like you don't know what to do next. Before Asylum Justice took on the case, I wa5 feeling so anxious and srressed. I would have not been able to do my leave application without the help of Asylum J(J5tice. Shlrley Successful init•al appllcatlon for leave "Please note we have not used the clients. real names. 5. Lifting the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Condltlon This year during the pandemic we made 2 successful applications to lift the no recourse to public fund5 INRPFI condition for clients who found themselves destitute during the pandemic due to job losses, reduced hours, or exhèusted savings. We expected the number of clients approaching for help with these types of application5 to be a lot higher, but the Home Office's policy of penalising tlients who request that the restriction on public funds is lifted Iso that clients on the '5-year route, to settlement would have to transfer to the 'lO-year route, to settlement) seems to have dissuaded many from rnaking the request. 6. Strategic Litlgation Intervening ar Pe17ally Barracks. Tenby At the end of 2020, Asylum Justice began ur¢dertaking work to act as an intervener in a judicial review ehallen9e being brought by a number of solicitors. firms, all of whom were represented by the Publlc Law Project IPLPI, a leading public law firm that has recently created a permanent presence in Wales. The challenge related to the legality of the use of Penally Barracks by the Home Office as initlal accommodation for asylum seekers. As explored in our blo9 Post, .1 Hate It Here, Our Experience at Penally 8arracks"I the conditions In which asylum seekers were living at the former barracks were described a5 '5hambolic, bnhumane. and dire,. Pre-Attion Protocols for further accommodation and support 15sue5 We also began work to prepare pre-action protocols in relation to further issues with asylum seeker accommodation and support payments. 7. Referrals to Legal Aid Providers Due to not working with legal atd, we will refer client5 who are eligible for legal aid out to Immigration and a5yIurn 501icitors. This ensures OL*r casework resources are focused on clients with no access to legal aid. In this reportsng period, we referred at least 15 clients to legal aid advisors. 8. Advice-only Clients l Blog post123 December 2Q201 I Hate it Here - Our Experientr at Penally Ba￿ack5, www.a5 lum ust"ce. We provided advice-only services to 80 clients on 22 different types of queries. Most of the clients who we advise then progress on to our waiting Ibst for substantive casework to be undertaken on their behalf, as there Is no other organisation which we can refer them to in order to access the legal representation they need. Prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, we continued to run a weekly drop-in on a Monday at the City United Reformed Church In Cardiff and a monthly drop-in in Swansea at St James. Church Hall. At the drop-ln people would receive Initial advice and then might be referred on to a legal aid provider or, where legal aid Is unavailable, represented dirertly through Asylum Justice. For some clients, due to the circumstances of their case, it is not possible to aSSlSt them further. These clients nonetheless still receive comprehensive advice from us regarding their situation and options. Following advice sessions, we refer clients to other services for assistance for issues related to destttution, communication, mental health, or social isolation. Occasionally, clients need emergency referrals to out-of-hours Soclal Services departments or Accident and Emergency NHS units. From November 2019 - March 2020 we saw much higher numbers of people approaching our drop-ln for advice ancl further representation due to the closure of one of the largest providers of immigratlon legal aid representation In Cardiff. Due to the dosure of this firm, the legal aid capacity within Wales shrunk entrencliing It further as a legal aid desert. As a result of this we saw higher numbers of client5 approaching rhe drop-ln as they could not find representation. However, from March 2020, the drop-in had to close to comply with the pandemic's social distancing measures. To continue to provide the service remotelyi significant changes were made to our human resource and digital ir*frastructure. This included the addition of a small Client Liaison team, to coordinate between clients, freelance / pro bono lawyers, and partners, as well as the launchlng of a telephone service and a digital referral and allocation system. Durlng the pandemic. we have been successfully providing our advice and substantive casework services remotely. It should be noted that as of the end of January 202 1, we had approximately 90 substantive cases In progress. This demonstrates our continued ability to work with a large number of clients despite working through a primarily remote modality. Due to a slow.down in Home Office and court operations, Asylum Justice saw reduced numbers seeking assistance at the appeals stage. However, due to new procedures introduced at the start of lockdown by the Newport Immigration and Asylum Tribunal, the time and resources spent on each Indlvidual appeal has effectively doubled. Since lockdown began, It became mandatory to have an additional initial lalbeit remotel hearing in every single appeal case in which Skeleton arguments must be presented and arguments about the need for an In-person hearing made. Due to the vulnerabllities of our clients, c>ral hearings will be frequently granted. The time counsel is now required to spend on the early stages of an appeal case has virtually doubled, which in turn has significantly increased our expenditure on services provided by counsel. The demand for our advice and representètion continues to outweigh our ability to supply these services Immediately to everyone who approaches us. At the time of writing this report, we have growing waiting list, and we anticipate heightened pressure on our caseload, particularly once the Home Office resumes normal operations ènd we experience èn Influx of refused asylum seekers seeking legal assistance. Ruth Brown, the Legal Director, is responsible for the charity's casework and office management. Ruth was nominated ln 2020 a5 an 'lnsprring Woman Lawyer, in the UK as part of a study carried out by the Faculty of Law at the University of Oxford. There is one part-time legal advisor {two days a week) and a pool of pro bono advistsrs working on a case-by-case basis with Asylum lustice. This year the organisation hired a part-time Fund¥ng Officer to identify and apply for new funding, maximise the Impact of grants. and build up our reserves through careful financial management. Also Ig appointed were part-time Cltent Liaison Officers who assist in the coordination between advisors, clients, and partners In addition to providing administrative support to the Legal Director. We continued to work with some existing volunteer interpreters on a case-by-case basis. However, for general administrètion of the organisation and Its services, it was decided that paid employees were necessary (the Client Liaison Officers) to ensure continuity and to not to avoid placing untenable management responsibilities on our Legal Director during a period of significant insecurity for all. The contribution of our volunteers in previous years, particularly during our drop-ins, has been invaluable an¢J we Intend to engage the assistance of new volunteers in the future once our capacity allows u5 to, While others in the Welsh migration-focused third settor are working on multiple, interrelated issues which affert the rights and integration of asylum seekers. recognised refugees, and vulnerable migrants such as destitution. communication issues, mental health and social isolation no Other agency offers free OISC Level 3 Immigration advice and representation to those without access to legal aid, nor maintains a central expert role In Wales on Issues regarding the legal aid and Immigration Systems. We receive regular referrals from, and we refer regularly to (for issues related to destitution, communication, mental health or social isolation). a wide variety of local public, private and third sector partners. Partners such as local authorities, the faith sertor, the Asylum Rights Programme partners {including the Welsh Refugee Council, EYST, Tros Gynnal Plant, 8AWSO, and Displaced People in Attionl, a range of third sector organisations (such as Britlsh Red Cross, Women's Aid, Hornestart, Oasis Cardiff, l and the Law Centres Network. During 2020, referrals and requests for support did not cease from within our existing Partnerships or those formed In response ro the pandemic. We saw increased interest in our service from frontline hornelessness teams supporting destitute clients with no access to public funds being housed under coronavirus measijres. There was Interest In sVPPOrting these clients insofar as possible to receive immigration advice and subsequent representation. where applicable, to try to remedy their immigration 5tatUS. gain access to mainstream benefits, and relieve pre55ure on the agencies supporting them. Asylum justice also has strong working partnerships with a range ol other organisations including the Welsh Refu9ee Coalition, Law Works Cymru, the Immigration Law Practitioners AsSOClation {ILPAI, the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants IJCWII, the Electronic Immigration Network (EINI, Refugee Action, the Refugee Legal Group, and Cardiff and Swansea Universities. This year's achievements have been underpinned by generous financial support from a range of existing and new funding bodies, which are listed below, in addition to individual donation5 from supporters or local groups/businesses. Despite the pandemic our overall annual funding increased by 6690 In the reporting period. Grant income Tudor Trust: Tudor Trust provides a grènt for core services which has been renewed from November 2D19 - November 2022. This provides the salary for our Legal Director and some core costs. Tudor Trust kindly allowed us to put on hold solne of our spending under this grant while we spent short- term emergency grants. Asylum Rights Programme {Welsh Government).. Asylum Justice is part of a consortium of third sector organisations (with the Welsh Refugee Council as lead agency) that secured funding from the Welsh Government for an initial three-year programme, now extended until the end of March 2022, to improve services for asylum seekers and refugees in Wales. This funding is used to pay for a two-day Legal Advisor post, In addition to paying regulated consultants to work on a case-by-case basis. It has also covered some Interpreting, translation, and expert report costs. Ih Welsh Government: Asylum Justice received a grant of £15,000 from the Welsh Government for v¥ork carried out In the period April 2019 - March 2020. The grant covered caseworker, interpretation. and expert reports costs. For the period April 2020 - March 2021 we received a further grant for our organisation which covered sessional worker costs, interpretation, and expert ￿ port costs. Lloyds Bank Foundation: Lloyds Bank Foundation kindly agreed to allow us to defer our year three funding to 2021. D(Jring this reporting period the remaining year 2 grant covered the Office and Volunteer Coordinator's parr-time post, training costs, and in addition some IT and rent overheads. Mlnistry of Justice (via. Community Justice Fund)." Asylum Justice received emergency funding from the Ministry of Justice through wave l of the Community Justice Fund. This emergency funding part-funded a range of staff posts In addition to a Sl9nificant part of the organisation's overheads, including eouipment costs to allo¥y staff to work remotely. Paul Hamlyn Foundation: Asylum Justice received funding through the Paul Hamlyn FoLtrndation COVID- 19 Emergeiicy Fund. In this reporting period, fundin9 covered staff overtime. Community Foundation Wales: Asylum Justice received emergency funding through the Communlty Foundation Wales, under the Wales Coronavirus Resilience Fund,to part-fund the Funding Officer's post in the subsequent report111g period. Also funded under this grant (primarily in the subsequent reporting period) were administraiive support, Interpreting/translation, and specific overhead and capital costs. COVID-19 Respond and Adapt Pro9ramme: Asylum Justice ￿te1Ved emergency funding through Migraliori Exchaiige to fund policy, strategic litigation ènd monitorin9 and evaluation work in addition to part-funding adininistrattve staff salaries during the period. The programme was a joint initiative of Migration Exchange. Refugee Action and NACCOM. It is funded with support from a number or independent funders. Donations and Activity Fundraising The focu5 in 2020 has been on funding applications to funding bodies, but we have also received ongoing regular donations from a number of supporters. In the next financial year, we intend to run some individual giving campaigns In order to increase our unrestricted reserves. The total Incorne for the year ended 31" January 2021 was É223,193 (2020, £134,832) and the total expenditure for the year was £171, 12312020, £ 112,474) resulting in a surplus for the year of £52,070 12020 surplus £22,358). The Income received included restricted grant funds of £166,976 {2020, £128,018) and unrestTlCted grant funds of £50.000 12020 nill. Continuing donations, including from Standing Order supporters and one-off donations and fundraising income was also received totalling E6,21712020, £6,8 141 and coritributed to unrestricted funds. The expenditure for the year has largely been on core rnanagement costs, Including running the office5 at Portland House, office rent, the Legal Director's salary, salaries for part-time staff, payment for consultancy casework including interpretation and expert reports. We also had payments for data storage and IT, as well as ongoing costs of the legal casework database. The restricted fund balance brought forward at 1st February 2020 was £57,155 and £57,650 was carried forwarit at 31" January 2021. The balance on the unrestricted fund increased durtng the year from £25.562 brought forward to E77.137 at 31st January 2021. Po The unrestricted reserves on 31" January 2021 are £77,137 which is equal to approximately 5.4 months of expected expenditure. The current reserves policy aims for 3 month5 running costs therefore the trLJStee5 are sat15fied with the level of unrestr1rted reserves and will continue in the 2022 year working with the Funding Officer to Increase these reserves further. Existing grant agreements are sufficient to cover operating costs for the next year and Asylum Justice receives generou5 ongoing support from a nkjmber of funders. The trustees are aware of all the major risks regarding the charity including financial and personal risks, which are reviewed on an on-going basis. Financial risk is recognised and controlled by a system of authorisation of expenses and segregation of duties in recording and processing wages and incorne. Trustees are appointed to check and review personnel matters and Health and Safety and appropriate insurance are In place. Asylum lustice will continue to play a unique and essential role within the Welsh refugee and rnigrant rights sector In terms of outcomes for IndividLsa15, reducing p￿SSUre on statutory {as demonstrated by recent research?) and other third sector agencies. We have also increasingly become a source of specialist information for wider sector organisations involved in advocacy on refugees'lmigrants, rights. The panclemic has demonstrared our resilience as an or9anisation to adapt and continue to provlde our service through new modalities. It has also led us to reflett on gaps in our resources and consider new solutions, such as re9arding the supply of future qualified immigration advisors in Wales. Asylum Justice has now, In 202 1, secured further funding and begun focussing some of its resources on trainin9 up new advisors to eiisure sustainability of available advisors for Asylum Justice in the coming years. Now with a Funding Officer In post, the organisalion Is also fotusing further efforts to increase our fundraising. This Includes Improvjng the organisation's monitorino and evaluation work, such as aiming to produce casework statisrics more regvlarly In addition to Increassng the number of testimonials gathered from previous clients. This Is work which will assist us to Identify Improvements we can make to our service, demonstrating the need for, and high quality of, our servlce in future funding applications. It also means that we are in a unique position to evidence Issues and problems occurring within both the osyliim aT)d Imniigration system and the legal aid system. The Le9è1 Director is regularly contacted by academics undertèkin9 research In these areas, and our 9reater involvement in general advocacy work Is an area of work that certain of our funders are very keen for us to develop. Securing further medium to long-term funding Is a priority for Asylum Justice, so that we can ensure the sustainability of Its current services but also develop our ability to better resource the organisatlon's infrastructure. A better resourced Infrastructure will relieve pressure from key members of staff, ensure we can provide our service In a timely manner to all those who need to access it, and free up experienced members of stall to concentrate on casework. The organisation Is a Charitable Company Limited by Guarantee, governed by Its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Asylurn Justice is also registered with the Office of Immigration Services Commissioner IOISCI In accordance with the Immigration and Asylum Att 1999 and the Nationalityi Immigration and AsyluiTI Act 2002. The charity is also registered with the Information Commissioner's Office for data protection purposes. The charity is managed directly by its board of trustees. Each Trustee is ex officio a member of the company. There are no other members. The board consists of eight Trustees. A Trustee who has served continuous terrll of six years must resign for at least one year but then may stand for re-election to the board. Recrultment and appobwltment of trustees Leckie C. Munro R. and Pragnell M. (September 2021} DefendAng the public purse.. The economic value of the free leg31 advice sector Ihtt -con en loads 202 -The-e mic-value-of-the-free-le t mber-2021. l-advice-se or- Trustees are appointed at a general meeting; the members of the charity may, by ordinary resolution, appoint a trustee or the irustees may appoint a trustee themselves. A trustee is appointed and holds office until the next Annual General Meeting. If not re-appointed at the AGM they should then vacate office. Key Management Personnel The key manacJement personnel are considered to be the trustees and the Dirertors. Trustees receive no remuneration. One trustee. Amie Jordan. stepped down during the year due to personal circumstances. The Trustees expressed their thanks and appreciation for the work she had done for the charity. Company Name: Asyluni JLlStice Limited Company Reglstratlon Number: 05447875 Incorporated 10th May 2005. Charlty Registration Number: L 112026 Office of the OISC. Ili'Lll%tr1)i￿￿ wheii thL LhJrili becomes uiiconditionally enliiled io the gyrant which will norm4111i b¢ iili¢n ihL gifiiiil 1% aLliialli' reL¢ived. Cjrants. where related io performaiiie aiid .4p¥iifi¢ dLIii LfiihlL*. 4ifL alLULllItLd lor as ih¢ ¢haril! eanis the ribhi io consideratioii by its perlormaiicL. DLILrrLd iliLC)Ill¥ ri'prislnis bprani monie5 received for future periods and released io inLominbv rLsoiifL¢S in th¢ period io which li relates. iii) Triidinbv inconi¥ 15 iniluded ￿'hell reLeivable. iv} Donated seri iLes aiid laLilitlL'5 arL' included ai Ihe value to the charity Ivhere Ihis Lan be quantified and are niatLfi¢ll. vl Investment inLome and all other income 15 recogni5¢d when r￿ciV￿b]e. Expenditure L.iabiliti¢s are reLo¥bnis¢d as ¢xpenditiire as soon a5 iherc is a le¥ial or constructive obligalion committing the charity to thai e.xpenditure. it is probable thai a transfer of ecoiiomic benefils will be required in settleinent and ilie amounl of the obli¥ation Can be measured reliably. All expenditure is accouiited for oli ali acirua15 basi5 and has b¢¢n classified under headings tliai aggregaie all costs relaird to (he Lai¢bT{)ri. Il"l)¢'re Ll)81% ¢anftoi be direcili" attributcd to partiLular li¢adinb?s the}, have been allocated to actiN ities 01) a basis consisteiit i* ith ihe use of resources. Asylum Justice Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st Januarv 2021 Fund accollnting Unre%iri¢led l. unds are ihose fLiiids received or generdted for the objecis of ihe Charity without further specified purpose dnd lire a¥ailable io use at the discretion of the Ttijstees in accordance with Ihe charitable i)bje¥tiwes of ihe Lhariti.. Restricted FLinds can oiilv be 115ed for parliLular reslricied purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise i¥heii speLified by thL t)onor or when funds are raised for particular restricled purposes. ExpeiidiiiirL' hiLli m¢eis these criieria is ideniified io the Fund. togTeiher with a fair allocation ofmaiia¥?¥mLiii aiid siipp()rt LosIS. T#n%ible fix¢d as¥cl DL'preLiUtion is prol'ided on t41iigyihle fixed as5eis ai rates calculated lo write off ihe cost of each ussLt ovcr ils ¢stimiil¢d LISLlvl lilL. arL' origyinall) inLluded al Cost and deprecimied as.. Computer e(iuipin¢iit LhÉif¥iLd ()11 11 51ruibhi line basis over four l'ears. Fumiiure - charbi¢d uii a slr¢iibht linl basi% over lour )'ears. Tmxatiiin 'I'hL LhJrilJ is exeinpi Ir()m il)r￿)r￿livil tax on its iharitable actii'iiies. Cush Flow. 4*lxlemcnl 'Ih¢ Lompdny lias not prlpared a Ca4h fiuw Staiemenl on the grounds that the compan), is small. Pensivn co%15 xnil (Jthtbr po%l-ri.tirL¥nii'nt benefi18 ThL charitabll L(Iiiipdiii iipLfiil¥'s .1 dLIIiiLd ¥oiiirihu(ion scheme for emplovee5. Contribulions to the schemL are Char" d liilly to IhL' Siatemeni of Financial Aclivities in the period that the>, relate. 2 iYET I.NCOMEI Tr"XPF.NI)ITIIRF. FOR THE YEAR This 15 Stated after Lhargin2:" 2021 2020 Depreciation on om i)ed a%sets Independeiit Exaiiiiii¢rb Fee Asylum Justice Iyotes to the Financial Statem¢nls - continued for the Year Ended 31st Janiiary 2021 2021 202 3 Income: Donations and le%#cie5 Donations receiv¢d All doi)ation & leb¥?£ cy incoin¥ is LiiiresiriLled iii ?0? l and prior year. 2021 2020 4 Income from ch￿rItabli￿ acliTr ille% Grants re¢¢iv¢41 . in¥liidLd in tIiL £)tx)*L. are as falloivs.. 2U21 Total 020 Total Unrestriet¢d 20.IK)O 3U.I)00 Re8poiid & Adapi ProgTrainme Ri'striiled Tiidvr I'riisi Asyliiin Ri&l)15 Pro¥Jramm¢ I WLlsh Gov¢mmcni) Lloyds Bai)k Foiind471ii)ii WLls1) Govcrninenl Floini4LI INACC()M) HLlp RLfiigTLL CardifTC". ity Couiicil Access io Jlislice Fouiidaiion Commiiiiily Justicc liii)d WLlsh Goi'ci'nrll¢nt Comniiiiiily Foiiiidalion WiilL's 43,400 41.410 23.645 i.ono 38.976 7.500 1.063 4.000 73,000 166.976 128.018 The fuiids are restricted to pro* idiiib> the.serviies as set out in the grani funding agreements. S Income: Other Trading #Ltii'ilie.8 2021 2020 Fiindraisinbi ev¢nts All Trading iniome is iinr¢sifiLlcd iii U: l anil ihe prior vear. ¢Q rr tr ry Ir. 4 0 m r4 pi Asylum Justice Notes to the FinanLial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31st January 2021 7 STAFF C.()STS ANI) .NIIIIIIF.RS 2021 2020 Salaries and Wagies SoLial SeLurit)' Los15 71,026 53.674 457 i4,131 907 Pension contributii)ii% [() LIL linLd Ci)niribulions SLheme No emplo)'Le received emoluinents ()f more than £60.000 The numbi'r of L'mpli)I'i'1'.4 Ipurl-lim¢ and full-time) during thi. wa.s fulloi)'%.'. Adv()LtiLy and Adi'iL¢ Funding ¢o-ordinalur 2021 2020 8 TAN('IIILF. FIXI..I),i￿￿%f.T¥ ui menl Furniture Tutal CO.ST Additions in th¢ Yi. 5,266 596 At 3 Isl Januarv 2021 DEPRECIATIC)N ChargTL l()r IIIL I'L. 190 25 215 Ai 31 st January 20?] NET BOOK VAI.IIF. At 31 sl JanLl, IlnilLd RL'lc)rm C'IILirLh Llo}'ds Bank F'ouiid'iiiiTrii N¢lii'()I'k li)r Syi ial L'h&iiigJe Welsh CIOVLriiinLiil I Hom¢411 INAL'Q'()M) Hclp RL.IugiLLS Cardiff Citv CiiunL il AcLL'Sb 10 J1151iLL I. i)Lind4ili()n 25.389 389 (8,i74) 1,000 11.378 6,9?0 43,400 40.674 28,115 389 (4249) 1,000 41,410 37,085 23.64) 22,513 1.380 3,245 5.000 2.000 7.500 710 1.063 1,063 4.000 695 128,018 107J64 2.000 6,790 36.-SO2 TOTAL FUNI) 134,1132 112,474 82,717 A CURRf.NT I'F..4R 12 M()YTHS ANI l) PRI()R YEAR 12 MONTHS COMBINED p()%l'l'l()N 1% AS F()l.l.l)i¥*>: Bal4nc¢ Moi'cimeni Balance OIIV217(119 Unre*Trtricled fund¥ GenLral luiid.s PaLII Flamli'n F()LiiiJcltii)ii Cc)vid- I l) RL.swnil & Adapi PrcTrb. 8.3?5 16.847 28.108 16.847 ?8.108 77,137 21.857 Restricted funds Tudor Trust Cilv lJniicd RL'lorm C liurlh Asylum RiLhi% Pr()g'. (W'L1s1i Gov) Cit%, Uniled Relorm (-hur¢h Lloyds Bdnk Foundalion Nelivork" for S()LiJl Change Welsh C¥overiimi'nl I Help Retuiiees ALLess lo JiistiLe FoLind ¢v¢n(S 3,105 4,976 38,976 41.410 23.645 5,000 2,000 7,500 1,063 4.000 73,000 20,00 Ju.000 3,112 1.838 Ti)t#l inLominx rL'4i>ufLL'S 223.193 1.14.X37 vn