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0||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Charity|name|||Space4U Cardiff|||| |Other names charity is known|||by|None|||| |Registered
charity||number||1158327|||| |Charity's|principal|address||Up to 31/05/23:|From 01/06/23:||| |||||Trinity Centre|StGerman's|Church|Hall| |||||Four Elms Road|Star Street||| |||||Cardiff CF24 1LE|Cardiff CF24|OJY|| |Names ofthe charity|trustees who mana|ge the charity||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Trustee name|Office|Dates acted ifnot for
whole year|Body entitled to appoint
trustees|| |Sam Parker|Chair||Appointed|by Trustees| |Majid Golzari||From 29July 2022|Appointed|by Trustees| |Sister Ruth O' Neill|||Appointed|by Trustees| |Jenny McDowell|||Appointed|by Trustees| |Lynne Thomas|||Appointed|by Trustees| |Description ofthe|charity's trusts|charity's trusts||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Type ofgoverning|document||Constitution|||| |How the charity is constituted|||Charitable
Incorporated
Organisation|||| |Trustee selection|method||Trustees are appointed
by the current trustees|||| |Additional
governance||issues|Da -to-da
rovision|||| ||||The day-to-day
management
ofthe|organisation|is carried|| ||||out by a small group of Lead Volunteers,
which||includes|| ||||two ofthe trustees. The day-to-day|provision ofservices||is| ||||carried out by a wider team ofvolunteers.|||| ||||Relationshi
s with related
arties|||| ||||In agreement
with Space4U Cardiff,|one ofour|sessions|is| ||||run by volunteers
from Student Action for Refugees (STAR)|||| ||||which is a society affiliated to STAR|National,
a|registered|| ||||charity (no. 1079042)and is a company
limited||by|| ||||guarantee.|||| |~ ~|| |---|---| |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| ||permanently)
in Cardiff and the surrounding
area.| ||2.To preserve and protect the physical and mental
health of| ||those seeking asylum
and those granted
refugee status and| ||their dependants.| ||3.To advance the education
and training ofthose seeking| ||asylum
and those granted
refugee status and their| ||dependants
in need thereof so as to advance them
in life| ||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 of improving
the conditions| ||of life ofthose persons who have need ofsuch facilities by| ||reason oftheir youth, age, infirmity or disablement,| ||financial
hardship
or social and economic circumstances,| ||primarily those seeking asylum
and those granted
refugee| ||status.| |Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|Summary ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity
during the year|With the COVID pandemic
behind
us, our activities
continued
to recover in scale and scope and, during the
year, our drop-in centre fully returned
with all ofour usual
services and activities.
It was a pleasure to welcome back so| |---|---|---| |||many ofour long-term
service users as well as those new to| |||the community.| |||and for the last three months amounted
to around 50| |||people at each session. Although
this is still less than| |||regularly
attended
before the pandemic, the drop-in
has| |||now regained
its feeling ofa vibrant
and welcoming| |||community,
in line with our mission.
At the drop-in, our| |||coffee bar provided the usual tea, coffee, squash
and| |||biscuits and we also introduced
fresh fruit as a healthy| |||option which has proved very popular.
Hot meals were| |||cooked by chefs from the community
ofasylum seekers and| |||refugees, with on average around 25 meals provided at each| |||session.
Recreational
activities included
arts and crafts,| |||pool, table tennis, table football and board games —all of| |||which supported
contact and friendship
amongst
our user| |||community.| |||Our Hei
8 Information
service provided
assistance to those| |||in need at the drop-in sessions and also through
phone| |||contact.
Our experienced
volunteers
provided
help with| |||issues ofhomelessness
and poor accommodation;| |||understanding
solicitors' letters and official correspondence| |||to do with the asylum
process; help accessing healthcare| |||and understanding
related correspondence;
referrals for| |||food and clothing support;
help with one-off essential
living| |||costs when no other funds are available;
and help with| |||managing
anxiety and isolation. We also liaised with other| |||local organisations
in finding
help for those in need. Our| |||team provided
help to a total of79individuals
over the year,| |||often with regular appointments
over several months.| |||Our team of Food Store volunteers
had regular contact with| |||many local organisations
who provided
generous
donations| |||offood and household
supplies.
Our volunteers
received| |||and sorted these donations
and organised
weekly| |||distributions
offood and essential
items for those with little| |||or no other means ofsupport.
On average, the food store| |||helped 17people every month
in 2022/23.
This included| |||both regular support for those facing long-term
destitution| |||and one-off support for those temporarily
in crisis. Through| |||managing
referrals
and regular contact, our food store| |||volunteers
have often provided
wider support to those in| |need, reducing
isolation and signposting
towards sources of| |---| |help.| |Our C~lothin
volunteers
received
and sorted a large volume| |ofclothing,
baby equipment,
bedding
and household
items| |generously
donated
by members ofthe public.
Our| |volunteers
provided
a weekly clothing service for individuals| |and families
in need, including
managing
referrals from| |other organisations
as Space4U is the main local| |organisation
providing
these essential
items to asylum| |seekers in Cardiff.
With many new arrivals
in Cardiff during| |the year, the clothing team provided
assistance to around| |20to 30individuals
and families with children
every week.| |and intermediate
levels, with several experienced
teachers| |in our team of regular volunteers.
Our classes are open to| |all with no prior registration
needed and are often a starting| |point for learners before they are able to access college| |courses. Around 30regular learners come to the classes,| |with many different
nationalities
and first languages.
We| |also supported
a friendly and popular
English conversation| |class on one evening
a week, provided
by the Student Action| |for Refugees group at Cardiff University.| |We organised
several
~outin
s during the year. A group| |visited the National
Museum
in Cardiff to see the natural| |history collections and art galleries,
led by two ofour| |volunteers.
Two groups attended
a spectacular| |performance
by the No FitState circus group
in Cardiff, with| |tickets generously
donated
by No Fit State. We were very| |pleased to be able to visit Knighton for the day once again,| |where our friends
in the Knighton
gt District Refugee| |Support Group provided food, activities, music and dancing| |for our community.| |Behind the scenes, a major challenge for Space4U was the| |search for new premises,
with associated funding,
as our| |long-term
home at the Trinity Centre will be closed in| |2023/24 for an ambitious
renovation
project. We were| |delighted to reach an agreement to use St German's
Church| |Hall in Cardiff for our drop-in centre in 2023/24, supported| |by new funding
from the Allen Lane Foundation,
the.Trinity| |Centre and a substantial
private donation.
This has ensured| |that all our usual activities and services can continue
while| |our long-term
home is renovated.| |Brief statement
ofthe charity's||For 2022/23, Space4U aimed to hold as a reserve monies|For 2022/23, Space4U aimed to hold as a reserve monies| |---|---|---|---| |policy on reserves||amounting
to 25/o of budgeted
annual
expenditure|in light| |||of uncertainty
regarding
an expected change of premises|| |||and higher rent charges
in 2023 and 2024.|| |Details ofany funds materially|in|None|| |deficit|||| |Further financial details||Information
on the sources of income and expenditure
are|| |||shown
in the statement
ofreceipts and payments|attached| |||to this annual
report.|| |||Space4U Cardiff is funded
mainly
by grants and by|donations| |||from individuals
and local organisations
for which|we are| |||most grateful.|| |||Space4U received a grant off6,000from the Allen|Lane| |||Foundation
in April 2023. The grant will help to fund a|| |||substantial
increase
in rent charges
in 2023/24.|| |Receipts and Payments
Year End 31May 2023|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Unrestricted|Restricted|TOTAL 2022/23|2021/22| |Receipts|||||| |Donations||E7,578.90|E6,580.00|E14,158.90|E8,640.35| |Grants||f0.00|E6,000.00|E6,000.00|EO.OO| |Income||60.00|E0.00|E0.00|E165.51| |Reimbursements
from other organisations||E1,310.00|f0.00|E1,310.00|E600.00| |Gift Aid||f405.44|E1,500.00|E1,905.44|E293.96| |Interest||E0.00|EO.OO|EO.OO|f0.00| |TOTAL||E9,294.34|f14,080.00|f23,37434|E9,699.82| |Payments|||||| |Support for needy - Meals Ikcoffee bar
Support for needy - Food store||E3,069.99
f0.00|f372.78|E3,069.99
f372.78|E104.42
E627.92| |Support for needy - Clothing store
Support for needy - Destitution
fund||f73.45
E1,061.35|E250.00|f323.45
E1,061.35|E740.33
f793.30| |Recreational
activities||E85.04||E85.04|E56.72| |English classes||f257.10||E257.10|E37.80| |Trips and outings
Volunteer
expenses||f773.14
E31.30||E773.14
f31.30|f0.00
f23.49| |Premises care||E153.00||E153.00|E178.16| |Rent||E9,130.00||E9,130.00|E8,510.00| |ITaccess||E79.58||E79.58|E201.90| |Stationery
Training||f40.35
f24.00||f40.35
E24.00|f35.00
f0.00| |Insurance||F376.00||f376.00|E366.00| |Accounts examination||E50.00||f50.00|f50.00| |Miscellaneous||E150.75||E150.75|f95.40| |TOTAL||E15,355.05|E622.78|f15,977.83|f11,820A4| |Balance Brought Forward||f15,209.85|f313.91|F15,523.76|f17,644.38| |Transfer between funds||f0.00|f0.00|EO.OO|EO.OO| |Movement
in Year||-E6,060.71|E13,457.22|E7,396.51|-E2,120.62| |Balance at year-end||E9,149.14|f13,771.13|f22,920.27|f15,523.76| |Cash at Bank at 31May 2023||||E21,774.59|| |Cash/cheques
to be banked||||f510.00|| |Cash held in PayPai account at|31May 2023|||E519.52|| |Petty Cash at 31May 2023||||f116.16|| |Total Funds Available at 31May 2023||||E22,920.27|| ## ## ##