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| Charity | name | Space4U Cardiff | ||||||
| Other names | charity | is known | by | None | ||||
| Registered | charity | number | 1158327 | |||||
| Charity's | principal | address | Trinity Centre | |||||
| Four Elms Road | ||||||||
| Cardiff | ||||||||
| CF24 1LE |
| Names ofthe charity | trustees who mana | ge the charity | ||
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| Trustee name | Office | Dates acted ifnot for whole year |
Body entitled to appoint trustees |
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| Sam Parker | Chair | Appointed | by Trustees | |
| Sian Best | Appointed | by Trustees | ||
| Sister Ruth O' Neill | From 10th July 2020 | Appointed | by Trustees | |
| Jenny Mcoowell | To 10th July 2020 | Appointed | by Trustees | |
| Lynne Thomas | From 19April 2021 | Appointed | by Trustees |
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| Description | ofthe | charity's trusts | |||||
| Type ofgoverning | document | Constitution | |||||
| How the | charity is constituted | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
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| Trustee selection | method | Trustees are appointed by the current trustees |
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| Additional | governance | issues | Da -to-da rovision |
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| The day-to-day management ofthe |
organisation | is carried | |||||
| out by a small group ofLead Volunteers, which |
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| two ofthe trustees. The day-to-day | provision ofservices is | ||||||
| carried out by a wider team ofvolunteers, | |||||||
| Relationshi s with related arties |
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| In agreement with Space4U Cardiff, |
one ofour | sessions is | |||||
| run by volunteers from Student Action for Refugees (STAR) |
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| which is a society affiliated to STAR |
National, a |
registered | |||||
| charity (no. 1079042)and is a company limited |
by | ||||||
| guarantee. |
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| Summary ofthe objects ofthe | Summa ofob'ects |
| charity set out in its governing document |
1.The relief of problems caused by financial hardship amongst those seeking asylum and those granted refugee |
| status and their dependants living (temporarily or |
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| permanently) in Cardiff and the surrounding area. |
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| 2.To preserve and protect the physical and mental health of |
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| those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status and |
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| their dependa nts. | |
| 3.To advance the education and training ofthose seeking |
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| asylum and those granted refugee status and their |
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| dependants in need thereof so asto advance them in life |
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| and to assist them to adapt within a new community. | |
| 4.To advance the education ofthe public in general about | |
| the issues relating to refugees and those seeking asylum. | |
| 5.The provision offacilities for recreation or other leisure | |
| time occupation with the object ofimproving the conditions |
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| of life ofthose persons who have need ofsuch facilities by | |
| reason oftheir youth, age, infirmity or disablement, | |
| financial hardship or social and economic circumstances, |
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| primarily those seeking asylum and those granted refugee |
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| status. |
| Summary ofthe main activities | Summary ofthe main activities | Summa of main activities |
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| undertaken | forthe public benefit in | |
| relation to | these objects | 1. Space4U Cardiff provides a drop-in service for people |
| who are seeking asylum or who are refugees offering: | ||
| ~ Recreational activities and occasional outings |
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| ~ Refreshments and hot meals |
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| ~ Provision offood, clothes, essential items and baby |
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| equipment | ||
| ~ English classes forthose unable to access government |
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| funded classes in English yet, or struggling to learn. | ||
| ~ Information and signposting, especially for legal advice. |
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| ~ Help with letters and forms. |
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| ~ One-to-one support, including accompanying to |
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| appointments. | ||
| 2. The Trustees ensure that Space4U Cardiff is open on a | ||
| frequent and regular basis. |
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| 3. The Trustees ensure that an appropriate number of |
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| responsible persons facilitate sessions. |
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| The Space4U Cardiff Trustees have had regard to the | ||
| guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public |
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| benefit. | ||
| Additional | details ofobjectives and | Space4U is a volunteer-run organisation. Prior to the COVID- |
| activities | 19pandemic, in 2019we reported 62 volunteers ofwhom |
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| 25were from the asylum seeker community. Our activities |
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| have been affected considerably by the COVID-19 pandemic |
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| and, during 2020/21, the number ofactive volunteers | ||
| reduced to 19. As our services resume, many ofour |
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| volunteers have indicated that they wish to return. |
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| Summary of | the main | The COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions meant |
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| achievements | ofthe charity | that our usual drop-in sessions remained suspended |
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| during the year | throughout 2020/21. During this difficult period, we |
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| focused on meeting the immediate needs ofthose in our |
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| community who needed help, especially those who were |
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| homeless or in unsuitable accommodation and/or in need |
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| clothing and food, often working with other organisations |
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| find support. We provided emergency telephone contact |
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| details and continued to offer help, support and friendship |
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| through regular phone and online contact. |
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| Our Hel gt Information service continued throughout the |
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| year, through phone contact and face-to-face contact when |
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| needed. Our experienced volunteers have provided help |
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| with a range of issues and challenges such as: issues of |
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| homelessness or poor accommodation; understanding |
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| solicitors' letters and official correspondence to do with the |
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| asylum process; help accessing healthcare and |
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| understanding related correspondence; referrals for food |
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| and clothing support from Space4U; help with one-off |
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| essential living costs when no other funds were available; |
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| and help with managing stress, anxiety and isolation. |
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| Our team of Food Store volunteers have established |
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| relationships with many local organisations, foodbanks and |
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| individuals who have provided generous donations offood |
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| and household supplies. Our volunteers received and |
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| sorted these donations and organised deliveries offood and |
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| essential items to those with little or no other means of |
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| support. Through managing referrals and regular contact, |
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| our food store volunteers have often provided wider |
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| support to those in need, reducing isolation and signposting |
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| towards sources of help. | |||||
| Our ~Clothin volunteers received and sorted a large volume |
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| ofclothing, baby equipment and household items |
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| generously donated by members ofthe public. We |
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| provided phone contact for those in need ofclothing and a |
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| team ofvolunteers organised items and regularly delivered |
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| to those individuals and families in need. |
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| Building on regular phone contact, our volunteers also |
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| organised weekly online Friendshi and Su ort sessions on |
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| Zoom, helping to address isolation and also providing an |
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| opportunity to practice English skills. For those with little or |
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| limited means ofsupport, we also provided phone credits to |
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| attend the Zoom sessions and to support well-being. | |||||
| Towards the end of2020/21, we planned to resume more | |||||
| face-to-face services with COVID-19 safety measures to |
| Briefstatement ofthe charity's | Space4U aims to hold as a reserve monies amounting | Space4U aims to hold as a reserve monies amounting | Space4U aims to hold as a reserve monies amounting | to | |
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| policy on reserves | 10%ofbudgeted annual expenditure. |
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| Details ofany funds materially | in | None | |||
| deficit | |||||
| Further financial details | Information on the sources of income and expenditure |
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| shown in the statement ofreceipts and payments |
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| to this annual report. |
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| Space4U Cardiff is funded mainly by grants |
and by | donations | |||
| from individuals and local organisations for which we |
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| most grateful. | |||||
| In 2020/21, Space4U received the following | grants: | ||||
| ~ f4,000from Community Foundation Wales - Wales |
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| Respond 5Recover Fund | |||||
| ~ f1,382from the Co-op Local Community | Fund | ||||
| ~ f308from the Albert Gubay Charitable | Foundation |
| Signed on behalf ofthe charity's trustees | Signed on behalf ofthe charity's trustees |
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| Signature | |
| Full name | Lynne Thomas |
| Position | Trustee |
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| Receipts and Payments Year End 31May 2021 |
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | TOTAL | 2019/20 | ||
| Receipts | |||||
| Donations | E6,527.70 | E1,095.00 | f7,622.70 | F9,288.41 | |
| Grants | EO.OO | E5,690.30 | f5,690.30 | f11,345.63 | |
| Income | E660.00 | E0.00 | f660.00 | F2,601.88 | |
| Reimbursements from other organisations |
E20.00 | EO.OO | f20.00 | E2,368.00 | |
| Gift Aid | E1,007.10 | f0.00 | E1,007.10 | f0.00 | |
| Interest | f0.00 | EO.OO | E'0.00 | f0,00 | |
| TOTAL | f8,214.&0 | E6,785.30 | f15,000.10 | f25,603.92 | |
| Payments | |||||
| Support for needy - Meals &coffee bar | EO.OO | f83.11 | f83.11 | f5,362.14 | |
| Support for needy - Food store | f0.00 | f565.69 | E565.69 | E613.61 | |
| Support for needy - Clothing store | E239.50 | f0.00 | f239.50 | f0.00 | |
| Support for needy - Destitution | fund | f538.33 | E622.49 | E1,160.82 | f866.61 |
| Recreational activities |
f0.00 | f0.00 | f0.00 | E164.08 | |
| English classes | f0.00 | f0.00 | EO.OO | E1,592.56 | |
| Trips and outings | f0.00 | EO,OO | EO.OO | f787.04 | |
| Volunteer expenses | f157.23 | f263.11 | f420.34 | f144.50 | |
| Premises care | E46.17 | 6211.36 | f257.53 | f48.65 | |
| Rent | f3,142.08 | E1,822.92 | f4,965.00 | E11,820.00 | |
| ITaccess | E75.98 | f235.00 | f310.98 | f420.51 | |
| Stationery | EO.OO | EO.OO | EO.OO | f106.02 | |
| Training | f0.00 | EO.OO | EO.OO | f0.00 | |
| Insurance | E366.00 | E0.00 | E366.00 | f732.00 | |
| Accounts examination | E50.00 | EO.OO | f50.00 | f50.00 | |
| Miscellaneous | f88.29 | EO.OO | E&8.29 | f103.88 | |
| TOTAL | E4,703.58 | f3,803.68 | E8,507.26 | f22,811.60 | |
| Balance Brought Forward | f10,152.38 | E998.86 | f11,151.54 | E&,359.22 | |
| Transfer between funds | f0.00 | E0.00 | f0.00 | f0.00 | |
| Movement in Year |
f3,511.22 | f2,981.62 | f6,492.84 | f2,792.32 | |
| Balance atyear-end | f13,663.60 | E3,980.48 | f17,644.38 | f11,151.54 | |
| Cash at Bank | E15,850.23 | ||||
| Cheques/cash to be banked |
f40.00 | ||||
| Cash held in PayPal account | f1,575A& | ||||
| Petty Cash | E178.67 | ||||
| Total Funds Available | f17,644.38 |