Charity Reglstration No. 1121560 ompany Registration No. 05352679 {England and Wales) NOTTINGHAM AND NorriNGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Helen O'nions (Chair) Allan Njanji Darren York Caroline Mombeyarara Graham Ferris (Treasurer) Bllal Hazzourl Heidi Richardson Jenny Rose-myers Paddy Tipping Fiona Becker Fahir Faleel Sam Crawford (c24 This last year has had its challenges. We hav8 adjusted our practlces to meet the changlng needs of our clients. We have responded to changes in policy, for example the introduction of asylum questionnaires. which were introduced by th8 Home Office to speed up the asylum process and reduce the backlog of those waltlng decision. From September 2023 we saw a dramatic inuease new refugees and increased numbers of those presentlng as homeless. followlng evlction from National Asylum Support Servlce (NASS) accommodation following positive asylum claim decisions. There has been an increasingly hostile rhetoric around aswum seekers over past year, wlth a focus on those travellng to the UK by boat. the Introduction of the Illegal Migration Act and the threat of d8POrtatlon to Rwanda. Our local authority issued a Section 114 notice toward the end of the year, throwing another level of uncertalnty for both our staff and our colleagues across the city. The staff and volunteers have shown great reslllence during an emotionally challenging year. Desplte the very challenging and distr8ssing circumstsnces our dlents find themselves In we have created a safe and welcomlng centre. where we strive to make sure that everyone is Ilstened to and heard. Out of the challenges we have developed stronger partnership working and collaboration locally. partly Inltlated by a spike In hate crime following a stsbbing incident In Nottlngham. and natlonally with the issue around n8w refugee homelessness developlng a culture of a mutual supporL Suc¢oss0s Our community café 'Narjis' has flourfshed offering. activities. support, a listenlng ear and providing a warm space, WI-FI, charging points. hot drinks and free food. Over the past year we have served 13.356 free meals at an average of 1,113 meals per month or 56 meals per day, wlth the hlghest number of meals served on a singl8 day at 94. We rely on a team of volunteers to help prepare and serve and have had the pleasure of worklng wlth a over 60 volunteers over the past year. We held our Chrislmas Glft Drlve. whlch Is becoming more successful delivering over 250 presents to families across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire supported by 12 wonderful volunteers. Dellvery volunteers spoke about the Joy on chlldren's fa￿$ at receiving presents and achieving so much In such a short P8ri1)J of time. Our community garden held our Refugee Week BBQ Party. We had 300 attendees at the party. many of the children enjoyed the Fire Engine which was present. Desplte the raln many stayed on to enjoy the music and conversation as well as the food prepared by our cafe and volunteers. It was a joy to see our garden Spa￿ being used to benefit so many. In response to the hornelessness crlsls. we saw an amazing response to our fundraising for rough sleeper kits in the winter. at a time when we w8r8 Seeing increasing numbers of people presenting as street homeless. We raised £5,000 In few weeks and provided 180 rough sleeper kits from October 2023 through to April 2024. Development and nèxt year We are financially secure for the next year. but long-term funding always an underlying challenge. We wlll be looking to diversify our income to support and subsldise our projects. Over the next year there wlll be an ongoing focus on creating a trauma Infonned organisation, with a high level of support for staff, volunteers and clients built into our everyday practice. W8 will be building on the foundation that our professional interpreting servlce Volces in Refuge has established. Following on from consultation set up through Lloyds Foundation we are looking to grow the model and generate income for the Forum and create employment opportunltles for those wlth Ilve experience of the Asylum process. NOTTINGHAM AND NOThINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Slafflng As of 31st March 2024, we employed 52 staff of which 25 were full time and 27 part time, Of those 52 staff 12 have been recruited in the last 12 months, wilh new posts includlng a fundralser, Inltlal accommodation outreach worker and a front desk caseworker. Plans for 2024/25 We wlll contlnue worklng toward the year 2 goals set out in our 3-year plan: Secure a long-tem lease on a building, and that facilÈti8S are used comprehensively to dellver servlces Llved experience plays a primary role in strategic planning and 8valuallon of the organisatlon. Embed trauma informed practi￿ through policy and behaviour. Increase the revenue from Voices in Refuge and the Forum. To have team of ambassadors to actively promote NNRF, asylum seeker and refugee stories. Operationally we will continue to work to ensu￿ the FONM is able to respond to the changing n88ds of Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Nottingham. Chairfs report The period covered by this report has been a time of great challenge to the refugees and asylum seekers we work with. A feature was the hostility and division nurture(f by the government with the Rwanda policy, the use of barges and barracks to accommodate asylum seekers. However, as I write this we are in the first month of a new government and one of our new Prime Ministerfs first statements was to pledge to scrap the Rwanda scheme completely. Hopefully we are heralding a time which focuses more on compassion, social justice and welcome to those fleeing war and oppression in their home countries. l am very proud of our staff and volunteers, including our trustees. who are unwavering in their passion. commitment and dedication to our work. It is our supporters and partners who help make us who we are. and all deserve huge credit in the achievements of the last 12 months. Thank you so much for your support. I confirm that the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and use their resources to promote good govemance. NOTTINGHAM AND NorriNGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM TRUSTEES. REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Flnanclal Revlew 2023-24 The year to 31 March 2024 produced a consolidated surplus after tax of £6,609 (2023 - £12.621 ). Tumover from charltsble activities grew by just under £0.2m. The major reasons being gro￿ in Income from the resettlement contract operated on behalf of Nottingham City Council and the full year effect of multl-year funding for projects awarded by Henry Smlth & The Natlonal Lottery during 2022123. Expendlture has incr8ased by a similar amount predominantly becaus8 of increasing stsff costs to deliver these contracts. Although the surplus was small we were able to increase our unrestrfcted reserves by £81 k as historic restricted reserves were utilised to fund speclfic operating costs and crystallising surpluses on contracts that have now finished. As in previous years our major customer was Nottingham Clty Council { NCC ) who contrfbuted £703k towards charitable activlty tumover of £1,195k. This was £85k more than in 2023 & Is explained by an increasing number of refugees being resettled in Nottinghamshire under Home offi￿ run resettlement schemes. We needed to employ an addltlonal 3 Caseworkers to deliver on our obligallons under this resettlement contract wlth NCC as the numbers of refugees res8tUed was nearly double the maximum envisaged In thé resettlement contract. Other funders contributed £492k towards our charftsble activty tumover (2023 -£370k >. The growth is mainly explalned by 2 contracts with Henry Smith & The Nallonal Lottery running for a full year In 2023124 after commencing in November 2022 & February 2023 respectively so only showlng a partial year tumover last year. Unfortunately because of a lack of funding we had to close our Children & Families project In January 2024. Our income from donallons grew by £19k in 2023124 after employlng a Fundraising CO￿rdInatOr to look to expand Fundraising & Donation revenue streams. Much of our Fundraising was targeted at supportlng our destitute & homeless clients. Our premier Fundraislng event was a Come & Sing concert which raised £20k which was shared 50150 wlth another local charity. Intetpreting sales suffered in 2023124 because of NCC reducing thelr use of interpreters due to financlal constralnts on their discretionary spend. Expendlture on charftable activities increased by £189k year on year. £170k related to increased staff costs. Staff were awarded an average 3Yo cost of living increase. The rest of the Increase was explained by recwiting new stsff to dellver the resettlement contract and the full year cost of new staff recruited in 2022123. Other staff costs In 2022123 included £17k spent on security stsff while we operated hybrld worklng after Covid restrlctions meaning the bullding wasn't fully staffed and an additional security presence was n88ded & £11 k on recruiting senlor staff. These costs weren't required in 2023124. Other cost Increases Included £11 k increase in food costs due to Café belng opened for a full year and the increased usage & food cost from running a Fth)dbank for our clients, £10k on&off spend on the garden and a £1 Ok Increase In uslng freelance interpreters mainly to support our new Afghan families. The Consolldated Balance Sheet on page 20 shows a £4k Increase in Cash balances. The Increase In debtors of £79k is mainly as a result of monies owed under the resettlement contract. A final reconclllation calculation is perfomed just after year end when numbers of refugees resettled are finalised. In 2023124 the amount owed was significanty hlgher than 2022123 because of the large number of refugees resettled in the final 3 months of 2023124. The money owed was pald in May 2024. The £70k increase in deferred income Is explained by tlming differences between the receipt of resetuement Income and Income recognition to match the costs of managing the contract. The biggest financlal challenge we faced in 2023124 was NCC issuing a secllon 114 notic8 in November 2023. Thls didn't impact on our finances for 2023124 as all exlsllng contracts were honoured but has a potential impact on finances for 2024125 & beyond as NCC were obliged to draw up an emergency budg8t contslning significant cuts to their discretionary servlces. Most payments to community organlsatlons were withdrawn. The resettlement contract was unaffected as it's ultimately funded by the Home Office but th8 SUPPOrt to our advice services whlch had been funded from Council funds were terminated on 31 March 2024. NCC have though Identified funding for asylum dispersal which they have ringfenced to support our Advice teams in 2024125. Funding beyond that is still uncertaln. We have therefore been able to produce a balanced budget for 2024125 based on slmilar incom8 and expenditure as 2023124. NorriNGHAM AND NOThINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Structure, governance and management The Charity is a company limited by guarantee and is a registered charfty {number 1121560). It Is operated under the wles of its memorandum and articles of association dated 13 January 2005. It has no share capital and the liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £1. The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements we￿. Amdani Juma (Resigned 2311112023) Roger Tanner {Resigned 1411112024) Jennifer Fleming (Chair to 14 November 2024) (Resigned 1411112024) Stella Nickolay (Resigned 2311112023) Allan Njanji Helen O'Nions (Chair from 14 November 2024) Peter Strauss Darren York Ankunda Matsiko Caroline Mombeyarara Graham Ferns (Treasurer) Heidi Rlchardson Bllal H8ZZOUri Jenny Rose-myers Paddy Tipping Fiona Becker Sam Crawford Fahir Faleel {Resigned 2311112023) (Reslgned 2311112023) (Elected 1010712023) (Elected 2311112023) (Elected 2311112023) (Elected 1411112024) (Elected 1411112024) Recruitment and election of tru8toes Trustees are elected at the AGM through vote by the membership. unless there are fewer appllcants than spaces. in which case they are automatically elected. In addition the Board may co-opt up to 2 new members. Organlsatlonal structu The Governance on the charfty Is perfornied by the Board of Trustees who delegate some authority to sub- committees: Finance. Funding. Fundraising. HR and Health & Safety. The day-to-day running of the organisation is delegated to the management team. NNRF Board Risk statement The Board recognises its ￿spOnSIbl11ty to identrfy. assess and manage any risks is linked to the achievement of NNRF'S objectives. The Board and its sub-committees have developed a register of the risks that could face the work and safe operation of NNRF. This register: Identifies risks Assesse5 risks in temis of their likelihood and impact Sets out actions to be taken to reduce the risk where possible The Risk Register covers the range of risks that the organisation might fa￿ includlng financial. governance. operational. external, regulation and reputatiiMal risks. Sub-committees are responsible for some sections of the risk register and consider risk at each sub-group meeting. The risk ￿gIster is formally ￿vieWed at the full Board meeting twi￿ a year in June and December. It is updated as necessary with regard to the likelihood of the risk. its possible impact and mltlgallng actions. However. risk management is on-going and sub-committees can also bring changes to the risk register to any Board meetlng if necessary. The main risks faced by the organlsatlon at present are consSdered to be staff wellbelng and financial s8curlty. 10- NOThINGHAM AND NOThINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM TRUSTEES. REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Statom•nt of trustees. responslbllltles The trustees, who are also the dlrectors of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire RefiJg8e Forum for the purpose of company law, are responslble for preparlng the Trustees, Report and the financlal statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Stsndards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accountlng Practlce). Company Law requires Ihe trustees to prepare financlal statements for each financial year whlch give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the Incomlng resources and application of resources. Including the income and expenditure. of the charitable company for that year. In preparing these flnanclal statements. the trustees are required to: - select suitable accounting pollcies and then apply them conslstently. - observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2019 (FRS 102): - make judgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent. state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures dlsdosed and explalned In the financlal statements. and - prepare the financial statements on the going con¢em basis unless It Is Inappropriate to presume that the charity wlll Con￿nUe In operation. Thè trust88s are responsible for keeplng adequate accounting records that disclose wlth reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure th8t the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charlty and hen￿ for taklng reasonable steps for the preventlon and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Disclosuro of information to auditor Each of the trustees has confirmed that there Is no Infonnatlon of whlch they are aware which is relevant to the audit. but of which the auditor is unaware. They have further confirm8d that they have taken 8pproprlate steps to Identlfy such relevant Infonnatlon and to establlsh that the auditor is aware of such information. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and flnanclal Infomiation included on the charitable companvs webslte. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing th8 preparation and dissemination of financial statements may dlffer from leglslatlon In otherjurlsdlctlons. The trustees, report was approved by the Board of Trustees. Hele O'Nions (Chair) Trustee Graham FerrEs (Treasurer) Trustee Dated.. 26 ,11 1 11 NOThINGHAM AND NOThINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF NOThINGHAM AND NorriNGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM Opinion We have audited the finanaal statements of Nottingham and Nottlnghamshlre Refugee Fonjm (the 'p8rent charitsble company.) and its subsidiary (the 'group') for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the consolidated statement of finanual activities, the consolldated and tharfty balance sheet, the consolidated st8tement of cash flows and the notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accountlng policies. The financial reportlng framework that has been applied in their preparation is appllcable law and United Klngdom Accountlng Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reportlng Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our oplnlon. the fin8ncial statements: give a true and fair view of the state of the group's and parent charitabl8 company's 8ffairs as at 31 March 2024 and of its incoming resources and appllcatlon of resources, for the year then ended; have been properly prepared in accordance wlth Unlted Klngdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practlce: and have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companles Act 2006. Basls for oplnlon We conducted our audit In accordance wlth Intemational Stsndards on Auditing (UK) {ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under thos8 Standards are further descrlbed In the Auditorfs responslbllltles for the audlt of the financlal ststements sectlon of our report. We are independent of the group and par8nt charitable company In accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financlal statements in the UK. including the FRC'S Ethical Standard. and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance wlth these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtalned Is sufficlent and approprlate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conclusion$ relatlng to golng concern We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relatlon to whlch the ISAS (UK) require us to r8POrt to you where: the trustees, use of the going concem basis of accounting in the preparation of the financlal statements is not appropriate; or the trustees have not disclosed In the financlal ststements any identified materfal uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about th8 group's or parent charltable company's ability to contlnue to adopt the going concern basls of accounllng for a period of at least ￿e1ve months from the date when the financlal statements are authorised for issue. Other Infomiatlon The trustees are responsible for the other Infomiation. The other information compris8s the informatlon Included In the annual report. other than the financial ststements and our audltorfs report thereon. Our oplnion on the financial ststements does not cover the other infomation and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated In our report. we do not express any form of assurance concluslon thereon. In connection wlth our audit of the financial statements. our responsibility is to read the other Information and, in doing so, consider vthether the other Informatlon Is materially inconsistent with the finsncial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or 0th8rwis8 appears to be materially mlsstated. If we Identify such material inconslstencles or apparent material misstatements, we are required to detemiine whether there is a material misstatement in the financial ststements or a material misstatement of the other infonnatlon. If, based on the work we have perfomed. we conclude that there is a materlal mlsstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. 12- NorriNGHAM AND NorriNGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT (CONTINUED) TO THE MEMBERS OF NorriNGHAM AND NOThINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM Extent to whlch Ihe audll was consldered capable of detectlng Irregularltles, including fraud Irregularities, Including fraud. are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responslbllltles, outllned above, to detect materlal mlsstatements in respect of i￿egularltie5, including fraud. Th8 8Xt8nt to vthich our procedures are capable of detecting irregularltles, Includlng fraud Is detslled below. Identifying and assessing potential risks related to irregularities Our approach to identifying and assesslng the risk of material misstatement in respect of irregularities. including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations. was as follows.. The engagement partner ensured that the engagement team coll￿tIVelY had the appropriate competence. capabilities and skills to identify or recognlse non (23,331) 21,866 259 264 (57,173) 1,625 2.555 1.108 8,301 83 103.387 54.516 37.939 39,257 61,997 13,742 1.482 1.558 12.342 361 15.595 5.365 23 936 (11.099) 157.558 934,896 (897.041) {112,315) 83,088 -30- NOThINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Prior year: Movement in funds Balance at 1 Incomlng Resources April 2022 rèsources expended Transfers Balanc• al 31 March 2023 Communities of Identity Fund United Kingdom Resettlement Scheme Volunteer C￿ordInatOr Fund Youth Project ESOL Specialist Advice Team Pamoja Women's Project Afghan Resetuement Servl Cllent Partldpatlon Chlldren and families Anti4estitution support Explore, Adapt, Renew Money Sorted Fund Employability Project Into the Mainstream Opportunity & Change Café Nariis Security Officer General Advi￿ Services Grassroots project 20.130 93,448 310 2.388 1.296 10.073 418 1.051 297 3,935 1.763 924 14.010 184.736 35.774 29.253 13,278 68,864 3,400 109,834 11,224 33,107 71.512 40.738 19,438 41.130 47.939 22.378 22.522 (2.199) (161.536) (34.473) (30.533) (13,520) (69,037) (3,559) (108,849) (10,413) {28.741) (73,335) (40,104) {13,867) (40,463) (40,210) (24,002) (22,162) (17,013) (60,526) (2,399) {31.941) {25.g04) 93.448 1.611 1,109 (1.055) 11,967 21.866 259 (2,036) 1,108 8.301 60 1,558 (5.591 } (667) 4,613 1,624 12.342 361 17.013 14.592 299 81.529 2.100 15,595 136,052 832,766 (796,938) (14,323) 157.558 31 NorriNGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 17 Restrlcted funds (continued) Anti-Destitution Support The Anti-DestibJtion project supports failed asylum seekers with their immediate support. Direct help is given with a Foodbank. free meals in our Community Café and a monthly cash grant. Funding for the 2 staff who manage this project now comes from The Henry Smith Charity. who have given us a grant of £60k for the next 3 years. Funding for the direct support cornes from a number of small grants and one-off donations. Into The Mainstream This fund is provided by Nottingham City Council to (￿Ver the cost of the Project Coordinator, any additional staffing as well as the core costs associated with the delivery of the project. The project focuses on providing information, advice and practical assistance to help our Clients access mainstream health services. General Advice Services Funding for the General Advice team & interpreters Is mainly provided by Nottingham City Council through their Communities of Identity programme supplemented by extra funding from the Resettlement contract. The Council funding has been drastically cut in the last 2 years. so we hav8 extra funding from The National Lottery Fund from their Raising Horizons Programme. This programme wlll support a number of our projects including General Advice for 3 years from 1 February 2023. G8neral Advice is dependent upon a large number of volunteers to support our wide-ranglng adv1￿ servlce. Communitios of Identity Fund Thls fund Is provlded by Nottingham City Council and is admlnistered and allocated to other voluntary and charitable organisations to deliver actlvities and Se￿iceS that will help people from refugee and asylum seeker communltles to get the right support and advlce. provide appropriate skills and confidence-building activI￿e$, and 9nable them to become active citizens. Funding for thls programme finlshed on 31 March 2024 but Nottingham City Council have fundlng from an asylum dispersal grant to continue to support our General & Speclallst advice teams. Speclallst Advlce Team Independent Living Support Servlce funding is provided by Nottingham Clty Councll and supports the running of our Specialist Advice Team (SAT). This fundlng finished on 31 March 2024 but we have secured new funding from Notlingham City Council to support SAT for al least another 12 months. The SAT team provides complex casework support for cllents and we've recently been awarded a £45k grant from NCC to provlde additional support to refugees based in hotels and £1 Ok to provlde addltlonal support to LGBTQ cllents. Resettlement Project including United Kingdom & Afghan Resettlement Schemes & Employability Team Historically NNRF has provided support including employability training to refugees resettled in Nottinghamshire under the Vulnerable Persons Resetuement Scheme provided primarily to Syrian refugees. This scheme was replaced by the UK Resettlement Scheme in 2021 & in August 2021 a bespoke scheme was brought into operation for Afghan refugees. In Feb 2022 Nottingham City Council announced their intention to tender for a new 3-year contract to run support sep4ices for all resettlement schemes from 1 October 2022. NNRF were suc￿sSful in winning this tender. We receive a fixed amount of income annually for each refugee we support. To refiect the amount of support reqUI￿d the income is spread over 3-5 years but the income received is front loaded in the first 2 years when most support is required. The contract has been prepared on the understanding that befvrfeen 45 & 75 refugees will be resettled each year but because of re￿nt govemment initiatives to speed up the resettlement of mainly Afghan refugees in the community over 150 refugees were resettled in Nottinghamshire in the last year. We recruited an additional 3 Caseworkers to meet the increased workload. Volunteer Co-ordinator Fund Thls fund. funded through The National Lottery Raising Horizons programme, cover5 the cost of the Volunteer Co-ordinator who oversees the recruitrnent and supervision of our volunteers. We have over 260 volunteers that support most of our projects through their Invaluable contribution. From 1 February 2023 this project wlll be primarily funded by The National Lottery Fund through thelr Ralslng Horlzon Programme. -32- NOTTINGHAM AND NOThINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 17 Restricted funds {continued) Pamoja Women's Group This group for refugee women was initially funded by a grant from the Tampon Tax Fund. The aim of the group is to encourage creativity, self-confidence & friendship by running a weekly skills based session. The group could not run during Covid but re started in January 2022. We have recently secured an Awards For All grant to ensure the Group can continue urrtil at least 30 September 2024. Cliont participation Funding for a Client Participation Worker originally came from a Postcode Lottery Grant re￿[Ved at the stsrt of Covid to develop our Community Café. We have widened the scope of the role to develop a Community hub at NNRF with the aim of reducing feelings of isolation. Frorn 1 February 2023 the Client Parlicipation Role has been funded by The National Lottery Fund through the Raising Horizons programme and is now a tull time role. We also received £10k from the English Sports Council to work in partnership with a local boxing club to enable young clients to aC￿sS their facilities. Youth Project Thls project alms to reduce social isolation by running weekly group sessions and regular trips and activities. Children in N8ed have funded the cost of a part time youth coordinator plus interpreter fees and some of the activity cost. We have also secured a number of small grants to fund a youth Caseworker to help our clients to navigate complex asylum system and to ensure they can access servlces to help them integrate into the UK. During 23124 we also ran a contract with Framework to support youth in the community however that contract finished In February 2024 when the Caseworker took over a new role & It was agreed not to recruit a replacement. Grassroots Project Our community garden which was created from an area of rough ground with the help of grants & donations. All money ralsed Is reinvested in the garden. The community garden Is malntained by staff & volunteers although the project team are worklng on a funding bid to fund a part time garden worker. Explore. Adapt, R•new This funding is provided by Refugee Action. This is designed to explore different ways of provldlng early intervention and advlce to avold cllents falling Into difficulty in future. This funding enables us to fund a full-time SAT Ctrordinator and a part time Ca88worker to support asylum seekers housed in local hotels. Engllsh for Speakers of Other Languagas { ESOL ) This fund is provided by Nottingham City Council to provide English language training to our clients. ESOL training is provided by our Language Justice team, who also provide training to our interpreters & volunteers. Café Nariis The Café re-opened in October 2022 employing 2 part time Café hosts funded by a private donation from the Gemini Trust. The Café aims to provide a safe & welcoming space for refugees & asylum seekers to meet and sociali5e. -33- NOTTINGHAM AND NorriNGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 17 Restricted funds Icontinued) Projects that finIsh￿ funding in 202W23 Money Sort•d Fund This fund was provided by the National Lottery Fund and the European Social Fund and overseen by the St Ann's Advice Group. The project helped people throughout Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire with money management and supported th8m to improve their financial well-being. The funding for thls programme was only commltted untll 31 March 2023 however because the Caseworker moved roles on 30th September 2022 it was agreed to temiinate the contract early on that date. Opportunities and Change Fund This fund was received through Framework to deliver a support programme for people with multiple and complex rbeeds throughout Derby, Derbyshire. Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. The aim was to create a tailored package of support that would assist with a range of needs including accommodation, mental healthcare and education. The funding for Ihis programme finished on 31 March 2023. Children & Families This fund was provided by BBC Children in Need and is used to provide holistic support to asylum seekers and refugee families with younger children. BBC Children In Need agreed 2-year funding for this proj8Ct in September 2021. As a result of proj8Ct savings the projectwas extended to 31 December 2023 but unfortunately when thls fundlng flnlshed we were unable to secure repla￿ment funding so the project was closed & the Project Caseworker was made redundant. -34- WZS 7J NOTTINGHAM AND NOThINGHAMSHIRE REFUGEE FORUM NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 19 Anatysis of net assets between funds Fund balances at 31 MarGh 2024 are represented by: Unre8trlcted funds Restri¢t•d funds Total Unrostrlcled funds 2023 R•stricted funds 2023 Total 2023 Group: Tangible assets 14,750 14,750 14.323 14.323 Current assetsl(liabilities) 273,244 83,088 356,332 192.593 157,557 350.150 287,994 83.088 371.082 206.916 157,557 364,473 Charlty: Tangible assets 14.750 14.750 14,323 14.323 Current assetsl(Ilabllitles) 242.088 83,088 325,176 159,920 157,557 317,4TI 256,838 83,088 339.926 174,243 157.557 331.800 20 3rd party funds During the year. Ihe charity handled 3rd party funds from the Nottingham City Council's Communities of Idenllty grant £62.043 (2023 - £78.051) was re￿iVed as the lead organisalion and passed on to other voluntary organisations under the programme. 21 Operating lease Commitments At the reportlng end date the charity had outstanding commitments for future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operatlng leases, whlch fall due as follows: 2024 2023 Within one y8ar Be￿een two and five years In over flve years 5.993 7.539 3,922 2.941 13.532 6,863 Lease payments recognlsed as an expense totalled £7,733 (2023 - £35,514) during the year. 22 Ralatod party transactions During the year £29,448 (2023: £36,551) was paid out in grants to Belong Nottingham. The trustee Amdani Juma is an employee of Belong Nottingham. The trustee Peter Strauss currently hosts refvgees who are users of NNRF'S services. -36- NorriNGHAM AND NO￿INGHAMSH1RE REFUGEE FORUM NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 23 Subsidiaries Details of the charity's subsidiaries at 31 March 2024 are as follows". Name of undertaklng Reglstered Naturè of busiMss office Class of share8 held % Hold Dlrect Voices in Refuge CIC England & The provlslon of Interpreting Subscriber (Company number 10517872) Wales services 100.00 The aggregat8 capitsl and reserves and the result for the year of subsidiaries was as follows: Name of undertaklng Profrtl(Lo8s) Capital and Reserves Voices in Refug8 CIC 4.552 31,156 Cash generaled from operatlons 2024 2023 Surplus for the year 6,609 14,441 Adjustments for: Investment income re￿gnISed In statement of tlnanclal acllvltles Depreciation and impaimient of tangible fixed assets Taxation charged (8.039) 4,311 1.069 (2.788) 3,295 Movements In working capital: Increase In debtors Increasel(Decrease) In credltors (78,777) 77.355 (23.735) (5.049) Cash g•n•rated froml{absorbed by) *)peratlons 2.528 (13,835) -37-