Charity registration number: 1152621
Project Seventeen
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
Project Seventeen
Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
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| Trustees' Report | 2 to 6 |
| Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities | 7 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 8 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 9 to 10 |
| Balance Sheet | 11 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 12 to 20 |
Project Seventeen
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees Timothy Bull, Treasurer Mary Awoniyi Elizabeth Fry Clare Jennings Gwawr Thomas, Chair Claire McGuinness Olaitan Abiola Stephanie Kleynhans Jessie Porter Senior Management Team Abigail Brunswick, Director Principal Office St Joseph's Hospice Mare Street London E8 4SA Charity Registration Number 1152621 Independent Examiner John O'Brien, employee of Community Accounting Plus Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
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Trustees' Report
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees:
Kamena Dorling (resigned 28 September 2024) Timothy Bull, Treasurer Mary Awoniyi Elizabeth Fry Clare Jennings Gwawr Thomas, Chair Claire McGuinness (appointed 15 June 2024) Olaitan Abiola Stephanie Kleynhans Jessie Porter (appointed 15 June 2024)
Structure, governance and management
Nature of governing document
The charity is operated under the rules of its constitution adopted 18th May 2013.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
Advertising externally and among relevant groups and bodies; reviewing CVs and cover letters; interviews with the Chair and Director; shadowing trustee meetings; voting to join the board.
Objectives and activities
Objects and aims
The relief of financial hardship amongst migrants with no recourse to public funds living in the UK by the provision of free advice and assistance to such persons.
For the public benefit to advance education of the public in the needs of migrants with no recourse to public funds by providing training and advice to other relevant agencies.
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Trustees' Report (continued)
Project 17 works to reduce homelessness and severe poverty among families excluded from mainstream welfare by their immigration status.
Ultimately, we want to see laws and policies that do not perpetuate poverty and inequality. Until then, our specialist focus is around working with families experiencing exceptional poverty to improve their access to support from social services under a law called section 17 Children Act 1989.
We believe that all children have the right to a home and enough to eat, regardless of their parents’ immigration status. To achieve our vision, we provide advice, advocacy and support for individuals. We build capacity in other organisations and we campaign for the improved implementation of statutory support.
Project 17 works towards ensuring that local authorities comply with the duties imposed on them by Section 17 of the Children Act 1989 to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in need. Section 17 enables local councils to provide accommodation and financial support to avoid children being taken into the care of the local authority.
This duty exists even if the family has no right to work, no access to welfare benefits and social housing and no leave to remain in the UK. Project 17 exists to ensure that individuals eligible for support under Section 17 are able to access it effectively.
The formal objectives set out in our governing document are:
•The relief of financial hardship amongst migrants with no recourse to public funds living in the UK by the provision of free advice and assistance to such persons.
•For the public benefit to advance education of the public in the needs of migrants with no recourse to public funds by providing training and advice to other relevant agencies
Objectives, strategies and activities
Advice and advocacy: working directly with families with no recourse to public funds to improve access to accommodation and financial support under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 and related support.
Capacity building: working with organisations to improve their ability to work with families with no recourse to public funds. This includes training, case advice for professionals, and online resources.
Systemic change: ultimately, we believe that everyone should be entitled to a welfare safety net. Until then, our strategic work addresses systemic problems with the implementation of section 17 support and other issues affecting people with no recourse to public funds. Activities include engaging with local and national government, campaigns and litigation. We also resource and facilitate a group of people with personal experience of poverty caused by no recourse to public funds to build solidarity and work towards strategic change.
Public benefit
a) Reducing homelessness and destitution among migrant families with no recourse to public funds. b) Increasing awareness of rights and entitlements among individuals, professionals and the wider public. c) Improving the implementation of support for migrant families with no recourse to public funds. d) Improving public awareness of the issues facing families with no recourse to public funds.
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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Trustees' Report (continued)
Achievements and performance
Advice and advocacy:
We provide frontline advice, advocacy and casework to families facing homelessness and severe poverty because they have no recourse to public funds. We also provide emergency practical support, such as grants and support in kind.
In 2024-25, we worked with 440 families, including taking on 191 new clients.
56% of our clients were undocumented when we started working together, and 15% had limited leave to remain on the family life route. We also worked with families on health and social care, student and visit visas, and with small numbers of refused asylum seekers and people with pre-settled status.
93% of our clients were women, and 79% were lone parents.
We worked with clients from 58 different countries. 42% were Nigerian and 15% were Ghanaian.
We worked with families living in 70 local authorities across England, although 69% of clients lived in London.
62% of clients had tried to access support under section 17 before they approached us, but they came to Project 17 because they had been refused (67%), or because the support they received was inadequate or was being terminated (33%). Families who had been turned away from social services experienced a wide range of problems, including inadequate housing and homelessness, not having enough money, domestic abuse, threats to safety and exploitation.
62% of families had been destitute for more than 3 months when they approached us, and 28% had been destitute for more than a year.
With our support, 63% (278 families) accessed support under section 17 Children Act 1989. 56% accessed financial support, and 43% accessed accommodation. 46% accessed both.
We continue to be concerned about the adequacy of support provided by local authorities. 31% of families receiving financial support were given less than the lawful minimum, and a further 8% received vouchers instead of cash. Only 20% of those accessing accommodation found it to be suitable, with many housed in hotels and HMOs, far away from schools and support networks.
94% of families benefitted from at least one positive outcome following our intervention. Alongside section 17 support, 59% accessed emergency financial support from our Destitution Fund, and 33% accessed larger grants. 69% used foodbank vouchers. We funded emergency hotel stays for 5%. Other outcomes included Healthy Start vouchers, nursery placements and free prescriptions.
54 clients provided feedback about the service via an anonymous online form. 80% of respondents had their first appointment within a week of contacting us. 87% said their advisers helped them to understand their options ‘very well’. 77% said their situation was ‘a lot better’ after working with us, and 80% rated their experience as 10/10. Comments included ‘Project 17 is the best organization I have ever seen’ and ‘I am grateful for the help I received from Project 17. I had tried everywhere to find support but was turned down, until I contacted Project 17 and received the help I needed.’
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Trustees' Report (continued)
Capacity building:
We build knowledge and expertise in other organisations, supporting them to work with families with no recourse to public funds (“NRPF”) more effectively. Our capacity building work includes training; case advice for professionals; and online factsheets, booklets and letter templates.
This year, we delivered 24 training sessions to a range of voluntary sector staff and social services teams, reaching over 400 participants. We delivered a range of sessions, including joint training with Southwark Law Centre and the Care Rights Project. Four sessions were designed and delivered in collaboration with United Impact, the solidarity and action group we support.
We responded to 399 calls on our advice line for professionals, providing advice on individual cases. This represented a decrease on the previous year, driven by a change to our triage system that now filters ‘out of scope’ calls at an earlier stage.
35 callers provided feedback, and 88% found the advice ‘very helpful’. One caller wrote: “have called on multiple occasions to seek some advice around clients and getting s17 support from the council. On each occasion I think it has been successful when I have called them, and the council have provided accommodation under s17. The advice provided is always extremely detailed and clear for anyone to understand”.
This year we updated our online resources and improved their accessibility by moving away from downloadable factsheets to resources embedded in the site. These pages were visited over 5000 times this year.
Strategic work:
Our strategic work calls for an end to NRPF and the dismantling of the hostile environment. We use our specialist expertise and data to address systemic problems with section 17 support and demonstrate the need for wider reform through influencing, complaints and litigation.
In 2024-25 we worked in collaboration with 5 other organisations to form a Migrants Rights Group, which has been awarded core participant status in the last module of the Covid Inquiry, enabling us to put forward evidence on experiences of families with NRPF during the pandemic.
We also contributed evidence on the harms of NRPF to a sector-wide report for the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ahead of the UN’s examination on the UK this year. Our previous evidence led to the UN making recommendations on NRPF for the first time in 2023.
We resource and facilitate United Impact, an action group made up of around 60 clients. They speak out against the discrimination and disadvantage they experience and participate in social change work. Last year they gave evidence to the government’s Child Poverty Taskforce, and designed and distributed 3000 copies of a leaflet they created to raise awareness of support options for people with NRPF. Around 40% of United Impact’s time to devoted to wellbeing and training, acknowledging the importance of solidarity and knowledge when building power.
Looking ahead:
Towards the end of the year, we started work on our 2026-29 strategic plan. Our most significant plan is to expand our remit to incorporate work under the Care Act 2014. The Care Act gives local authorities powers to support adults with care needs by providing care, accommodation and financial support, even if the adults have no recourse to public funds. We intend to incorporate Care Act work into all areas of our work and will fundraise for additional staff posts to make this possible.
We also plan to review our mission and vision to be more explicitly anti-racist and be more ambitious and explicit about the change we want to see in the world. We intend to recruit a new Advice Support Officer to support the advice service. We will continue to critically reflect on how personal experience of NRPF is represented in the organisation.
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Trustees' Report (continued)
Financial review
Project 17’s total income for the year was £482,167, a decrease compared to the prior year comparative of £520,139. Total expenditure for the year was £423,300 compared to £402,408 for the year ended 31 March 2024. Overall, this resulted in net income of £58,867 for the year, compared to net income of £117,731 for the year ended 31 March 2024.
Despite a decrease relative to the prior year, Project 17’s income continues to reflect the strong recognition from funders around the importance of the work carried out by Project 17. Consistent with the prior year, Project 17 continues to be reliant on unrestricted funding to support the work of our restricted funds. This is evident through the designations of unrestricted funds in the current year, where funds will be required to support our restricted funds in the current year.
Policy on reserves
Project 17’s reserve policy states that unrestricted funds should be maintained at a level equivalent to three to six months of expenditure. At this level the Trustees feel the reserves appropriately support Project 17’s resilience against the key financial risks facing the organization, being the unforeseen loss of funding or incurring unforeseen expenditure, and are sufficient to cover associated expenditure commitments were Project 17 to be wound down. The reserves policy is reviewed by the Trustees on a regular basis, at least once a year.
At 31 March 2025, reserves were £195,187, equivalent to less than five months of Project 17’s total budgeted expenditure for the following financial year and consistent with Project 17’s reserve policy.
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Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees' report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.
The law applicable to charities requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company's website. Legislation governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.
11/10/2025 Approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Gwawr Thomas Trustee
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Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Project Seventeen
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Project Seventeen
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Project Seventeen (the Charity) for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner’s statement
Since the Charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member and Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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John O’Brien MSc, FAIA, FCIE, employee of Community Accounting Plus Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners
Units 1 & 2 North West 41 Talbot Street Nottingham NG1 5GL
03/11/2025 Date:.............................
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total Expenditure Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 11 |
Unrestricted £ 136,970 13,732 150,702 (30,196) (30,196) 120,506 238,388 358,894 |
Restricted £ - 331,465 331,465 (393,104) (393,104) (61,639) 219,307 157,668 |
Total 2025 £ 136,970 345,197 482,167 (423,300) (423,300) 58,867 457,695 516,562 |
Total 2024 £ 129,440 390,699 |
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| 520,139 | ||||
| (402,408) | ||||
| (402,408) | ||||
| 117,731 339,964 |
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| 457,695 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for the period is shown in note 11.
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
These are the figures for the previous accounting period and are included for comparative purposes
| Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Charitable activities 3 Total Income Expenditure on: Charitable activities 5 Total Expenditure Net income Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 11 |
Unrestricted £ 129,440 200 129,640 (35,022) (35,022) 94,618 (95,000) (382) 238,770 238,388 |
Restricted £ - 390,499 390,499 (367,386) (367,386) 23,113 95,000 118,113 101,194 219,307 |
Total 2024 £ 129,440 390,699 |
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| 520,139 | |||
| (402,408) | |||
| (402,408) | |||
| 117,731 - |
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| 117,731 339,964 |
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| 457,695 |
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10
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(Registration number: 1152621) Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
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| Note | £ | £ | |
| Current assets | |||
| Debtors | 8 | 1,264 | 1,239 |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 9 | 516,798 | 458,096 |
| 518,062 | 459,335 | ||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 10 | (1,500) | (1,640) |
| Net assets | 516,562 | 457,695 | |
| Funds of the charity: | |||
| Restricted income funds | |||
| Restricted funds | 11 | 157,668 | 219,307 |
| Unrestricted income funds | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 358,894 | 238,388 | |
| Total funds | 11 | 516,562 | 457,695 |
The financial statements on pages 9 to 20 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by: 11/10/2025
......................................... Timothy Bull Trustee
The notes on pages 12 to 20 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 11
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
1 Accounting policies
Statement of compliance
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
Basis of preparation
Project Seventeen meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.
Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement
Under the exemption available to smaller charities the Board of Trustees has chosen not to include a Statement of Cash Flows within the financial statements.
Going concern
The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis.
The trustees assess whether the use of going concern is appropriate i.e. whether there are any material uncertainties related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The trustees make this assessment in respect of a period of one year from the date of approval of the financial statements.
Income and endowments
Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Donations and legacies
Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.
Grants receivable
Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.
Expenditure
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregates similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
Charitable activities
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
Taxation
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
Trade debtors
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
Borrowings
Interest-bearing borrowings are initially recorded at fair value, net of transaction costs. Interest-bearing borrowings are subsequently carried at amortised cost, with the difference between the proceeds, net of transaction costs, and the amount due on redemption being recognised as a charge to the over the period of the relevant borrowing.
Interest expense is recognised on the basis of the effective interest method and is included in interest payable and similar charges.
Borrowings are classified as current liabilities unless the has an unconditional right to defer settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting date.
Fund structure
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees' discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds and resources set aside for specific purposes at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
2 Income from donations and legacies
| Donations and legacies; Donations from companies, trusts and similar proceeds Donations from individuals Grants, including capital grants; Grants from other charities 3 Income from charitable activities Unrestricted funds General £ Grants - Training income 13,707 Sundry income 25 13,732 4 Grants and donations Client Grant Partners Reaching Communities Paul Hamlyn Foundation Trust for London Groundwork UK Mercers Smallwood Trust Masonic Charitable Fund Awards for All John Ellerman Legal Education Foundation Baring Foundation BBC Children in Need Hillcote Trust Metropolitan Migration Foundation |
Unrestricted funds General £ 6,700 5,951 124,319 136,970 Restricted funds £ 331,465 - - 331,465 Unrestricted funds £ - - - - - - - - - - - - 13,334 5,000 27,000 |
Total 2025 £ 6,700 5,951 124,319 136,970 Total 2025 £ 331,465 13,707 25 345,197 Restricted funds £ 4,558 60,380 66,000 21,216 5,644 25,000 10,000 5,000 20,000 21,000 56,000 30,000 6,667 - - |
Total 2024 £ - 3,401 126,039 |
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| 129,440 | |||
| Total 2024 £ 375,766 14,256 677 |
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| 390,699 | |||
| Total funds £ 4,558 60,380 66,000 21,216 5,644 25,000 10,000 5,000 20,000 21,000 56,000 30,000 20,001 5,000 27,000 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
| CAF Keystone Fund Anonymous Unity Trust General donations 5 Expenditure on charitable activities |
Unrestricted funds £ 5,000 38,985 35,000 6,700 5,951 136,970 |
Restricted funds £ - - - - - 331,465 |
Total funds £ 5,000 38,985 35,000 6,700 5,951 |
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| 468,435 | |||
| Client grants Clinical supervision Equipment Insurance Interpreting costs Office supplies Other expenses Printing Rent Wages, Tax & NI Solidarity group expense Staff expenses Subscription Telephone, internet & fax Training Trustee expenses Venue hire/ events Volunteer expenses Website and database Legal & professional fees |
Unrestricted funds General £ - 5,565 455 650 - 70 1,697 - 1,431 16,822 - - 35 179 971 749 - - 72 1,500 30,196 |
Restricted funds £ 16,571 - 2,021 - 3,596 1,119 262 1,066 12,877 344,388 6,996 56 45 1,610 299 - - - 2,198 - 393,104 |
Total 2025 £ 16,571 5,565 2,476 650 3,596 1,189 1,959 1,066 14,308 361,210 6,996 56 80 1,789 1,270 749 - - 2,270 1,500 423,300 |
Total 2024 £ 15,555 4,545 978 595 2,356 1,919 4,236 1,062 13,669 338,360 8,566 216 202 1,944 5,504 255 150 126 2,170 - |
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| 402,408 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
6 Trustees remuneration and expenses
During the year the charity made the following transactions with trustees:
Claire McGuinness
£345 (2024: £Nil) of expenses were reimbursed to Claire McGuinness during the year.
Trustee was reimbursed travel and childcare costs.
Mary Awoniyi
£632 (2024: £470) of expenses were reimbursed to Mary Awoniyi during the year.
Trustees travel and child care costs were reimbursed. They are also part of a client group where they receive compensation.
Jessie Porter
£205 (2024: £Nil) of expenses were reimbursed to Jessie Porter during the year.
Trustees travel and child care costs were reimbursed. They are also part of a client group where they receive compensation.
Kamena Dorling
£25 (2024: £Nil) of expenses were reimbursed to Kamena Dorling during the year.
Trustees travel and child care costs were reimbursed.
Olaitan Abiola
£253 (2024: £375) of expenses were reimbursed to Olaitan Abiola during the year.
Trustees travel and child care costs were reimbursed. They are also part of a client group where they receive compensation.
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
7 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
| Staff costs during the year were: Wages and salaries Social security costs Pension costs |
2025 £ 310,973 37,416 12,821 361,210 |
2024 £ 296,898 29,514 11,948 |
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| 338,360 |
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management team) employed by the charity during the year was as follows:
| Monthly paid staff | 2025 No 9 |
2024 No 9 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
9 (2024 - 9) of the above employees participated in the Defined Contribution Pension Schemes.
Contributions to the employee pension schemes for the year totalled £12,821 (2024 - £11,948).
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year
The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £52,374 (2024 - £50,299).
8 Debtors
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| Prepayments 9 Cash and cash equivalents Cash at bank 10 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year Other creditors 11 Funds Balance at 1 April 2024 £ Incoming resources £ Unrestricted funds General General fund 238,388 150,702 Designated Advice Designated - - Capacity Building Designated - - Policy Designated - - - - Total unrestricted funds 238,388 150,702 |
Resources expended £ (30,196) - - - - (30,196) |
2025 £ 1,264 2025 £ 516,798 2025 £ 1,500 Transfers £ (163,707) 100,000 28,707 35,000 163,707 - |
2024 £ 1,239 |
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| 2024 £ 458,096 |
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| 2024 £ 1,640 |
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| Balance at 31 March 2025 £ 195,187 100,000 28,707 35,000 |
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| 163,707 | |||||
| 358,894 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
| Restricted funds Advice Capacity Building Policy Destitution Fund Hotel Fund Small Grants Fund Client Grant Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2024 £ 93,875 45,529 48,888 12,333 7,060 11,622 - 219,307 457,695 |
Incoming resources £ 120,829 49,278 151,800 1,667 1,667 1,667 4,558 331,466 482,168 |
Resources expended £ (177,462) (58,926) (140,146) (7,303) (2,253) (2,457) (4,558) (393,105) (423,301) |
Transfers £ - - - - - - - - - |
Balance at 31 March 2025 £ 37,242 35,881 60,542 6,697 6,474 10,832 - |
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| 157,668 | |||||
| 516,562 |
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
Advice: to provide direct advice and advocacy services to migrant families with no recourse to public funds;
Capacity building: to build capacity in other organisations working with migrant families with no recourse to public funds;
Client grants: to facilitate the provision of direct financial support to clients in cash or in kind;
Destitution fund: to provide emergency financial support to clients for food or other urgent essential items;
Hotel fund: to provide funding for short term stays in emergency accommodation for families left street homeless by a refusal of local authority support;
Policy: creating systemic change to improve the implementation of support for migrant families with no recourse to public funds, through engaging with local and national government, campaigning and strategic litigation;
Small grants fund: to provide direct financial support to clients in cash or in kind.
| Balance at | |||||
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| Balance at 1 | Incoming | Resources | 31 March | ||
| April 2023 | resources | expended | Transfers | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Unrestricted funds | |||||
| General | |||||
| General fund | 238,770 | 129,640 | (35,022) | (95,000) | 238,388 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
| Restricted Client Grants Advice Capacity Building Policy Destitution Fund Hotel Fund Small Grants Fund Total restricted funds Total funds |
Balance at 1 April 2023 £ - 59,412 7,444 16,656 4,340 5,453 7,889 101,194 339,964 |
Incoming resources £ 5,258 154,461 63,444 148,708 8,417 3,794 6,417 390,499 520,139 |
Resources expended £ (5,258) (164,998) (55,359) (131,476) (5,424) (2,187) (2,684) (367,386) (402,408) |
Transfers £ - 45,000 30,000 15,000 5,000 - - 95,000 - |
Balance at 31 March 2024 £ - 93,875 45,529 48,888 12,333 7,060 11,622 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219,307 | |||||
| 457,695 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 (continued)
12 Analysis of net assets between funds
Unrestricted
| Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets Current assets Current liabilities Total net assets |
General £ 196,687 (1,500) 195,187 |
Designated £ 163,707 - 163,707 Unrestricted General £ 240,028 (1,640) 238,388 |
Restricted £ 157,668 - 157,668 Restricted £ 219,307 - 219,307 |
2025 Total funds £ 518,062 (1,500) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516,562 | ||||
| 2024 Total funds £ 459,335 (1,640) |
||||
| 457,695 |
13 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the year.
14 Independent examiner's fees
During the period, the fees payable (excluding VAT) to the charity’s independent examiner Community Accounting Plus are analysed as follows:
| Independent examination | 2025 £ 1,250 1,250 |
2024 £ 1,200 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,200 |
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