## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** 

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2024 31 12 2024 

**From To** 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

## **Charity name** BritCits 

**Other names charity is known by** 

**Registered charity number (if any)** 1154949 

**Charity's principal address** 

169 Elm Park 

Reading Berkshire **Postcode RG30 2HU** 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Sonel Mehta||n/a||
||Steven Green||n/a||
||Stuart Adams||n/a||



**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

||**Name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|
|---|---|---|
||N/A||



## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Type of governing document 

Foundation Constitution 

(eg. trust deed, constitution) 

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Trustee selection methods 

Appointed by other trustees. 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

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## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

|**Summary of the objects of the**<br>**charity set out in its**<br>**governing document**<br>**Summary of the main**<br>**activities undertaken for the**<br>**public benefit in relation to**<br>**these objects (include within**<br>**this section the statutory**<br>**declaration that trustees have**<br>**had regard to the guidance**<br>**issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public**<br>**benefit)**|To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights<br>in particular but not exclusively Article 16 and subsequent United Nations<br>conventions and declarations) by such charitable<br>means as the trustees see fit including:<br>1. Monitoring abuses of human rights;<br>2. Obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse;<br>3. Relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse;<br>4. Research into human rights issues;<br>5. Providing technical advice to government and others on human rights matters;<br>6. Contributing to the sound administration of human rights law;<br>7. Commenting on proposed human rights legislation;<br>8. Raising awareness of human rights issues;<br>9. Promoting public support for human rights;<br>10. Promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations;<br>11. International advocacy of human rights;<br>12. Eliminating infringements of human rights.|
|---|---|
||Following activities undertaken by the trustees on behalf of the<br>organisation, having regard to the guidance issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public benefit:<br>•<br>Campaigning to raise awareness of UK’s divisive family<br>immigration rules, including spouse/partner migration rules and<br>adult dependant relatives<br>•<br>Plight of refugees<br>•<br>Providing advice and support to those seeking information on<br>family reunification, including through the use of free movement<br>rights|



## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include further statements, where Our thanks to our volunteers and members for their support in helping us relevant, about: reunite families. 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** 

- Continuing to raise awareness of the UK family immigration rules and their impact on British citizens in particular 

- Working with other groups to raise awareness and undertake research on family migration and role of carers 

- • Helping families reunite 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

N/A 

**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially** N/A **in deficit** 

## **Section F                     Other optional information** 

N/A 

## **Section G                    Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Sonel M **Full name(s)** Sonel Mehta **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** 30/09/2025 

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|**Section A Receipts and payments**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**Total funds**<br>**Last year**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**A1 Receipts**<br>Donations (including gift aid)<br>**4**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4**<br>**6**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income)_**4**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4**<br>**6**<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-                                -**<br>**_Total receipts_**<br>**4**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**4**<br>**6**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Bank charges<br>**60**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**60**<br>**60**<br>Insurance<br>**45**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**45**<br>**45**<br>Courses/research / subscription<br>**169**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**169**<br>**150**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                           274**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**274**<br>**255**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                                -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-                                -**<br>**_Total payments_**<br>**274**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**274**<br>**255**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**-                     270**<br>**-**<br>**-   -                     270**<br>**-                   249**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**-                           -**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**5,421**<br>**-                            -**<br>**5,421**<br>**5,670**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**<br>**5,151**<br>**-**<br>**-                      5,151**<br>**5,421**<br>**CC16a**<br>**1154949**<br>**BritCits**<br>**Receipts and payments accounts**<br>01/01/24<br>31/12/24<br>**To**<br>**For the period**<br>**from**<br>~~SS~~n<br>== ===><br>=<br>—~~—~~—<br>===<br>== ==<br>~~=~~—<br>—~~——~~|
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>SonelM<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Bank balance<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**5,151**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,151**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Sonel Mehta|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>30/10/24|



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