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2021-08-31-accounts

Methodist Asylum Project Middlesbrough Annual Report 2020-2021

A warm welcome

During this covid year we provided:

Visits

Distribution

363 different individuals, with just over 3,200 visits to virtual or in person MAP services

Distributed 806 bags of essential groceries, to 207 people

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Activities Support 43 RAS men played in our regular football sessions from March 2021 support to 108 men and 16 women onwards

We gave individual orientation support to 108 men and 16 women on their first arrival in the area

Essentials

166 men and 85 women took clothing and household essentials

Welcome to our Annual Report for 2020-2021

During the past very different year MAP has continued in whatever way possible to support our service users particularly those new to this area. We have offered phones, Sims and wifi to enable the zoom classes to continue and also as a way of keeping in touch with family abroad helping everyone’s wellbeing in these difficult times.

We continued to offer food at Avenue Drop-in along with basic clothes and household essentials. As lockdown eased in 2021 there was the opportunity to expand this service serving refreshments and giving an opportunity to socialise a little more, always adhering to government guidelines keeping everyone as safe as possible. As summer approached the Come & Chat group moved to face to face classes in Albert Park. This proved very popular. We continued working in the Redcar area where Ailsa visited people in their homes with food and clothing and helping to sort out any problems while always keeping a safe distance for everyone’s safety. To Ailsa, Hamid and all the volunteers who have gone the extra mile during these months we say a very big thank you.

The Trustees continued to meet regularly by zoom looking at further services we could offer within our budget constraints. The Rev. David Godfrey joined us in September as the new Circuit Superintendent, Pastor and Trustee of MAP. David has been to many of the Wednesday mornings sessions helping with paperwork, teas, receiving donations and getting to know our volunteers and service users. We are also pleased to welcome Ali Awad Ali Mohammed as a Trustee.

Ali was an asylum seeker and now has his papers to live and work in the UK A well-known figure in the community, he brings a very different and much appreciated expertise to the board. We hope that David and Ali both enjoy their work within the family of MAP.

Vicki Hone, our fundraiser, was very successful in securing funding for our various new projects and we hope that new funders will be found to help us continue our work in the coming years. We are greatly indebted to all our regular funders for their support in the work we are doing.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the sudden death of Naomi Haigh who had successfully run our Sparkles sessions. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this difficult time.

We have many plans in the pipeline to resume more of our face to face work as that is where our greatest strength lies. However that is dependant on many factors over which we have no control but we shall work towards ‘normal service’ being resumed as soon as possible.

I hope you enjoy reading the report and I thank you for your continued support for MAP – we cannot do this without you.

Pat Martin Chair of Trustees

A year of nimble footsteps

There was a time when talk about quick and flexible footsteps at MAP probably meant that we had recently had a party, and the dancing had been intense. This year we have been taking two steps forward, and one step back all year, but with a bit less fun involved. As covid restrictions loosened, then tightened again, we worked hard to keep as many of our services running as completely as possible.

Clothing and food at the Wednesday Avenue drop-in

We spent our summer of 2020 planning for a covid-safe re-opening of our popular Avenue clothing drop-in.

Normal operations pre-covid had seen us offering a big social indoor space with pool tables, coffee and snacks enjoyed at tables throughout, and reasonably high numbers of people chatting and playing as they waited their turn. Covid had clearly ruled this out, and we took seriously the need to minimise the numbers in the room at any one time.

We managed about 4 weeks open in this way, in October 2020. The good news is that the carefully developed system worked well, and we were able to distribute some essential items to a reasonably wide pool of people including newly-arrived asylum-seekers. Frustratingly, by November government guidance required that only essential shops stayed open, and so routine clothing distribution had to close.

It was easy enough to install hand sanitisers, and a one-way system. We realised that we could not allow people to wait indoors, and to minimise outdoor queueing in the winter we developed an appointment system. Getting the news out to service-users to explain what was on offer was aided massively by having many users on our Slack messaging app, but there was still a lot of individual texting, and word of mouth needed. We also cut the volunteer team right down, and separated the sorting process from distribution day, to keep risks as low as possible.

In the first lockdown we had noticed how much harder it was for people to make their money stretch, when they were no longer shopping around as much, there were no free meals available at charity outlets, and communal cooking between households not possible. For that reason, in November 2020 we started distribution of essential groceries via the Avenue drop-in.

We were greatly helped by funding from Jill Franklin Trust, and by Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation which donated food staples to us, and even helped with distribution on occasions.

The drop-in was staffed by a team of very locally-based volunteers, to avoid unnecessary travel. In practice this meant that the service was run by a volunteer team who were almost exclusively asylum-seekers.

We remained open all the way through the winter, save for Christmas week. In the period November 2020 to March 2021 we distributed 536 bags of essential groceries to 175 different individuals.

This place is like my home now, it is where I have some feels of home

An asylum seeker

“Me and my family, we love this country, we feel safe in this country. We want to give something to this country.

Everyday, in my own country, it is being destroyed more and more, there is only danger. Everyday, people are dying outside in the street. Here we are safe, and we are thankful”

Male asylum-seeker from El Salvador

Virtual Singing : Real Feelings

As strange and unfamiliar as it felt when we started using Zoom for our MAP singing sessions, this weekly group became an absolute highlight of our week (writes Emily Smith, co-leader of the MAP singing group).

Behnam’s son and wife joined us for a session from Iran. His son played the violin for us all. It was wonderful to see how proud his father was of him thousands of miles away.

In the confines of our individual windows we sang and danced, shared songs and stories, sometimes poetry and there was a great sense of camaraderie and togetherness.

Abdul from Kurdistan was notorious for his enthusiastic and powerful singing and sometimes held a note on for a minute much to the amazement of the group, and his neighbours!

As much as we missed meeting in person it became evident that some people felt much more confident to share a song with us from the comfort of their own bedroom. If people didn’t want to be seen but listen, they could simply turn off their camera.

One wonderful moment was a young woman named Samantha who regularly came to the sessions but did not want to be seen. Over the months she grew hugely in confidence to the point where one week she sang a solo. The following week her camera was turned on and we were able at last to see her.

Nelly from Kenya and Tryphina from South Africa would share songs they had composed themselves, often accompanied by dances.

Linda in Skinningrove would recite her beautiful poetry and tell such incredible tales of her adventurous and courageous life.

We had many joyous moments like this that shed some light and hope on the desperate state of the world.

At Christmas huddled Hadi from Iran would often join in whilst sitting in a taxi. Sometimes he would be in a park sitting under a tree and tell us ‘This is where I come to remember my home’ and then sing a beautiful Persian folk song.

So much individual pain and suffering was experienced by many of this group, yet they came to these sessions each week always with a smile on their face and were united in song.

Underneath umbrellas, we had the wonderful opportunity to meet this group in person and sing together for the first time. Some of them we had never met in the flesh and it was a beautiful and surreal moment. Standing in a circle, soaked to the bone we were warmed by the kindness and friendships we had made virtually and at last stood side by side singing our hearts out.

Emily Smith & David Pisaro

You smiled when I came to meet you An asylum seeker

Welcoming new arrivals

We managed to continue our Welcome work for new arrivals, in adapted form, across the whole of this year. There were quiet times, when the flow of new arrivals diminished, but by and large the work was steady across the year. Instead of meeting in drop-ins, we mostly met one-to-one by arrangement, to keep covid risks at a minimum.

We used telephone interpreters more than in previous years, for the same reasons. There are positives to that in terms of the resource used, but there is really no substitute for the animated, detailed conversation that takes place between a new arrival, and an asylum-seeking Welcome volunteer who has walked the same path a year or two ago, and is there to give real lived-experience guidance on the many practical issues that arise. During the year we worked individually with 178 men and 42 women on arrival in the area, providing orientation, signposting to services, and help to meet basic needs.

The 2nd half of the year saw us gradually unlocking… with creativity and many reconnections with friends!

Back on the pitch

Immediately restrictions eased, we resumed our weekly football sessions with Middlesbrough Football Club Foundation.

The first session took place on 31st March, and in those early first weeks there were record attendances, as people were just so pleased to be able to meet and play together.

We managed 22 sessions before the year end. There were 43 regular asylum-seeker/refugee attending across the period, with on average 10 per session present. As time has gone on, our group has been greatly augmented by other players from a wide variety of migrant and Middlesbrough backgrounds, who have encountered the sessions through a variety of different routes.

As a result, it is not unusual to see 25 or 30 players at a training session, greatly adding to the footballing and social opportunities for the “MAP” players. As ever, a source of great joy is the smiles on all the faces.

Redcar Drop In Doing Things A Bit Differently!

Zoom served a purpose during Lockdown. However, as the weather improved and the rules about meeting in groups began to relax a little, when the suggestion was made that it might be possible - and more beneficial – for the volunteer group in Redcar to meet our students face to face once again, we put our thinking caps on.

The Stray Café on the Coast Road in Redcar was our first venue at the beginning of June. Living close by, Tony secured tables and chairs ready for our 10.30a.m. get-togethers. Coffee, conversation, camaraderie for an hour and a half each week lifted everyone's spirits - and then the weather changed! Throughout July, though, we were able to meet in Joan's garden - if fine, outside in two groups; in the dining room and the garden house if not - which meant that we could resume some formal teaching too.

Garden games, an amazing chocolate cake courtesy of Pauline, baklava and 'tres leches' cake made by the children's mum were the highlights of the occasion. Throughout the summer, even during the holidays, we kept in touch with our students individually as time allowed - walks along the prom, Pauline's trips to the beach with the children, Fran's cliff walks and bird watching, Tony's practical help when needed, a visit to Whitby by bus and even York as a birthday treat. Tony, Fran, Pauline and Joan, Redcar volunteers

We also managed to arrange a party to celebrate the First Holy Communion of the three children of one of our clients, to which all of our students were invited, together with other friends.

Park Life

Albert Park is one of the beauties of central Middlesbrough, and it provided a great place to start meeting up with the Friday English class group over the summer.

We had no idea what to expect on the first day, but as ever the creative MAP volunteers came along with their resources of energy, enthusiasm and folding chairs (and even a whiteboard, on occasion).

We were never rained off! Even on the day when many of the volunteers living outside Middlesbrough set off from home in drenching rain, sure that the session would be cancelled…and we stood waiting under umbrellas at the park gate, agreeing that clearly no students would come, and we would go home….and at 10.15 am, unbelievably, the sun came out, and students started walking in! Amazing determination, from volunteers and from students.

Thirsk and Northallerton circuit

MAP are deeply grateful to everyone who contribute the finance that enables us to do our work. Many people and groups have given generously for years (mahadsanid), but one organisation who will be raising money over the next year is the Thirsk and Northallerton circuit of the Methodist church, Sahha. They have chosen us to be their mission project for the Methodist year that began in September, shukran.

To “kick off” the project I was invited to preach at their circuit service at the beginning of the month, Salamat. It gave me a wonderful opportunity to tell them a little about us, when we began, what our aims & objectives are and what we do. I explained how we were impacted by Covid and how we have tried to continue to operate as best we could but were pleased that “real” meetings were beginning to replace “virtual” ones.

The welcome was warm and the feedback afterward was wonderful (as were the refreshments!), Eseao si. They are keen to help in as many ways as possible and will be discussing with Ailsa other ways that they may be able to support us, uyanamok.

They already offer help to refugees from Syria and Afghanistan who have been located in their area (rah-gck-met) and so have a good appreciation of what MAP is trying to do.

My closing slide had one sentiment expressed in over 20 languages that cover the 30 plus nationalities of folk that have engaged with MAP over the last year – that sentiment was “Thank you”…. I have scattered a few examples throughout this article. The only thing left to say to our friends in the Thirsk and Northallerton circuit is “We wish you well with your fundraising”!

John Hinton

Going forwards…

At the date of writing, we are easing back into something much more like the old MAP.

No large parties or excursions as yet, but we are managing a return to most regular activities face to face, meeting many new people as they arrive in the area, and looking forward to developing new initiatives as needs emerge during the coming year.

Ailsa Adamson Project Manager

“I have kept those things you know, all that you gave me. They remind me of where I have come from, what milestones I have passed.

When you go through something like this, you always remember the people who were there with you. Thank you so much.”

A refugee, helped some years ago with practical items on setting up home, remembering the difference it made

MAP Finance Report

Initial Cash in Bank Final Cash in Bank £106,047 £127,974 at 31/08/20 at 31/08/21

Total Expenditure £106,231

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Staffing Costs
£43,923
Office Expenses
£37,340
Accommodation
£7,604
Catering & Activities
£17,364
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The charts below give an indicative breakdown of these figures, whilst the Trustees Annual Report and detailed Annual

Accounts will be published on our Website and the Charity Commission Website before the end of June 2022.

Bankers: Barclays Bank Accountants / Auditors: Leonard Bye, Chartered Accountants,

Total Income £128,158

including Grants, Donations, and Big Lottery Funding for the Ariadne Project

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DonaBons
£8,887
Grants
£119,271
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Our Team

Mr Ali Awad Ali Mohammed

Trustees

The Members of the Board of Trustees at 31st August 2021 are:

Mrs Pat Martin - Chair

Mr John Hinton - Secretary

Mr Brian Glover - Treasurer

Mr Ali Awad Ali Mohammed

Mr Reg Bellerby

Mr Brian Dummigan Rev David Godfrey

Mr John Hinman

Project Manager:

Ms Ailsa Adamson

Assistant Project Manager:

Mr Hamid Yazdanfar

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David Godfrey

“As an asylum-seeker MAP did a lot for me. They really made me feel like a human being and I really found peace and received respect. Everyone seemed concerned about me just like a family, which I miss. So literally, I joined as Trustee to help others to get what I got. Also as a repayment for this gorgeous charity.”

Ali Awad Ali Mohammed, MAP Trustee

Funders & Supporters

We express our grateful thanks on behalf of our service users, to all those who support us with donations, and particularly to our major funders this year:

Thank you to all those other individuals and organisations which have supported us financially or delivered activities and services in collaboration with MAP Middlesbrough and in particular:

Get In Touch

If you would like to know more about MAP or its work please just get in touch.

Ailsa Adamson, Project Manager

t 07970 192841 e MAPMbro@gmail.com w https://mapmiddlesbrough.org.uk

About MAP

MAP became a registered charity in 2009, and converted to CIO status in 2016.

We have 1 full and 1 part time member of staff and around 90 volunteers, from a wide variety of backgrounds.

METIIODI.ST IISI'LIIM PROJECT MIDDLESBROIIC.H FINAN ".IAL STATEMFNTS 1ST AUGUST202

METHODIST ASI'LiIM PROJECT MIDDLLSBROIIGII TRUSTEES REPORT AS AT 31, AIIGI"ST 2021 Methodist Asylum Project . Middlesbrough Trustees Anllual Report For the Period 1st September 2020- 315t August 2021 INTRODUC'I'ION The Trustees present their reJx)rt and the financial siaiemenis of the charity for the year ended 3 1st March 2021. The trust¢¢5 have adopted th¢ provisions of the Statetnent of Recomrnended Practice150RP) -Accouniing and Reportin¥ by Chariti¢s" {FRS 1021 in pr¢paring the annual report and financial 5tat¢Tn¢nts of the charity. Th¢ finanrial statements have b¢¢n prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the not¢5 io the accounts and comply with the charity'5 ¥overnin8 docutnent. the Charities Act 2011 and Accountin¥ and Reporting by C.hariti¢5'. Stat¢m¢nt of R¢comm¢nded Practic¢ applicable io chariiies Preparing ih¢ir accounis In a¢coTdance with the FiThanrial Reportin￿ Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published in October 2019). REFERENCE & ADMINISTRATION DETAILS Charity Narne: M¢thodist Asylum Project.. Middlesbrough Registered Charity Number: 1167625 Ch*rtty's Principal Address: LINTHORPE ROAD METHODISTCHURCH & RESOURCE CENTRE. 54 BOROUGH ROAD MIDDLESBROUGH TSI 2JH Tel.. 07970192841 Email.. mapmbro@.gmail.com Website.. https.'Ilmapmiddlesbrough.org.uk Bxnkers: Barclays Bank Octagon House, Gadbrook Park, Northwich, Cheshire. CW9 7RB Actountgnts l Audtton: Leonard Bye, Chart¢r¢d Accountants, 80 BoTou¥h Road, Middlebrou8h, TSI 2JN

METHODIST ASYLIIM PROJECT MIDDLESBROIIGH TRIISTF.Tr.S Rb.PORI' AS A T 31 .4IIC.I.'ST 2021 STRIIC.TIIRE. GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMEf+iT The Methodist Asylum Project, Middlesbrough IM.A.Pl was initially established as Avenue Refu8ee Project in 2002. In 2005 li became a project ofihe Middlesbrough & Esion Methodist Circuit and in 2009 it becarne M.A.P. Middlesbrough and adopted iis own consiitution. and regi5t¢r¢d as a charity with th¢ Charity Commission. lrt 2016 it beeame a Charitable IrtCOTporaied Or¥anisation. Ih¢ Trust¢¢s of the Charity tn¢¢t regularly, at least 4 tirne5 each y¢ar. The Charity employg a full-time Project Manager, and a part time Assistant. They deliver the work of the Chariiy. supported by a team of about 90 volunieers The Trustees Annual Repon, the detailed Annual Accounts and the Auditors Report will be published on our Website and the Charity Commissions Website before the end of June 2022. An illu5trat¢d version of the Annual Report and a finanrial 5Urntnary will also be availabl¢ ¢aTli¢r in 2022. The Members of the Board of Trustees at 3 1st August 2021 are.- MTS Pat Martin Cha2T Mr John Hiniott- Secrethry Mr Brian (iloveT- TTeasur¢T Mr Ali Awad Ali Muharnmad Mr Reg BellLrb)' M.- Brian Dum￿l￿a Re￿ David Godfrey Ir John Hinm Observer. Ms Ailsa Adam50n- PTOj¢¢t Martager Stattment of Trusttes, Responsibilities The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disc105e Wlth reasonable aceuracy ihe financial position of the Methodist Asylum ProjeLI and whiLh will enable them io ensure thai the fiThaneial staiemenis comply wtih the Charities Act 1993. They are also responsible for takin8 reasonable sieps to safeguard the assets of the charity and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. Risk M*n¥g¢m¢nt The Risk Managernent aTrangern¢nt5 of the ChaTity aTe id¢ntifi¢d in the MAP Risk Re¥i51er and are divided irtio 4 main risk groups, namely Govemance. Operational. Financial and External Risks. The key Tj5ks consid¢r¢d iDclud¢'. Risks associaied with working with children and vulnerable adults. This is addrtss¢d by th¢ Charities 'Saf¢guarding' Policy. FinanLial Loss. which is addressed through appropriate finiincial controls and procedures. Uncertainty over obtaining suffjcieni Donations and Grant5 for continuation of the Charity Changes in Government poliiy regarding disp¢r5al nf a5yliim seekers and r¢fug¢¢5 to Middlesbrough. The Project Manager keeps abreast of changes in policy and their implications for the work of the Charity.

METHODI8T ASYI.IIM PROJE MIDDLESBROIIGH TRUSTEES REPORT AT31 All bST2 Source5 offund5 Fund5 ar¢ obtained through donations and submitting applications to grant-making Trusts and FoundatlOll5. Reserves Policy It is th¢ current policy of the TTUSt¢e5 to maintain a basic balance in the reserv¢ of £40.000. ie approximately six months Turtning costs. RelAted Party Tr#nsAttions Charities preparing accruals {SORPI accounts musi disclose.. tTUSte¢5 remuneration aDd benefits trusiees 'expenses transactions wilh ihose persons and entitie$ that are ¢losely ¢onne¢ted to the ¢harity or its trustees, referred to as related parties There have been no transactions of each type. in the relevant financial year. The Mdhodist Asylum Project, Middle5bTough Tnaintains ¢los¢ links with th¢ Midd1¢5bTough & Eston Methodist Circuii (Regisiered charity no.. 1133911 l although it has its own board of trustees and is financially independeni of the Meihodisi Circuii. However, the Project Manager ofM.A.P. has her ¢mploym¢nt coniract through the Middl¢sbrough & Esion Methodist Circuit. OWECTIVES & ACTIVITIES Ch#rit#ble objeets: The Charity's objects are'.- To proinoie for the benefit of thos¢ s¢¢king asylum and thos¢ grortted ref￿get status ottd theiy dependents by.. al The provision of facilities for recreaiion or other leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfar¢ with the object of improving their conditlOll5 of life: bl The advancement of educatjon and training including advancing them in life and assisting them to adapt within a new comJT)unity', ¢1 The relief of sickness and th¢ preservation and PTOtediort of their physical and mental health: dl The relief of financial hardship Our AiTh5: IAP Middlesbrough offers practical support and social opportuntiies to those seeking asylum aiid to r¢fug¢¢5 In the Middle5bTough and Rdcar area. W¢ have bcen working M'ith asylum-5¢¢k¢r5 and r¢fv¥¢es locally since 2002. We aim to Lreaie weltoming spaces, where there is an instant sense of community. h4AP developed out of a proiect of tlie Middle5broogh and Eston c.ircuit of the.M¢thodist c.hurch. and first r¢¥ist¢r¢d &s a charity in 2009. We offer a varied PTOgTatnm¢ of seTvi¢es including 2nd hand clothing and household goods distribution. a regular weekly activities progrdmme, and one-ofyclasses. collaborations, ouiittgs and activities. which are often delivered in partnership with oiliers.

METHOD15T A%YI.IIM PROJF MIDDLLSBROIIGH TRllS'fLTr:s Rfr.PORT AS.4T31 AIIGLST2021 REVIEW OF THE YEAR'S ACTIVITIES ChAif's Report: During the past very different year MAP has continued in wthatever way possible to support OUT service users particularly those new to this area. W¢ have offeTed phones, Sims and wifi io enable the zoom rlass¢5 io coniinue and also as a way of keeping in touch with family abroad helping everyone's wellbeing in these difficult times. We continued 10 offer food ai Avenue Drop-in along with basic clothes and household essentials. As lockdown eased in 2021 th¢T¢ Was th¢ opportunity to expand this serwice serving refreshments and giving an oprK)rtunity to socialise a little rnOTe, always adhering io govemment guidelines keeping ¢veryone a5 safe as possible. As summer approached the Come & c.hat gTOUP moved to face to fate classes in Albert Park. This proved i'ery popular. We continued working in th¢ R¢d¢2r area where Ailsa visiied people in their homes with food and Clothing and helping to sort out any problems while alw&ys keeping a safe distance for everyone's 5af¢ty. To Ailsa Hamid and all the volunteers who have gone the extra mil¢ during these monihs we say a very big thank you. The Trust¢e5 Cotilirtued 10 meet regularly by zoom looking at further services we could offer within our budget constraints. The Rev. David Godfrey joined us in September as ihe new Circuit Sup¢rint¢nd¢nt, PastOT and Tru5t¢e of MAP. David has been 10 many of the Wednesday momings ses5)OP5 helping with Pa￿rWOrk. teas, receiving donations and gL4tting to know our volunteers and 5¢rvi¢¢ users. We are also pleased to welcome Mr. Ali Awad Ali Muhammed a5 a Tru5t¢e. Ali w35 an asylum seeker and now has his papers to live and work in the UK. A well known figure in ihe community. he brings a very different and rnuch appreciated expertise 10 the board. We hope ihai David and Ali iK)th enjoy their work within the family of MAP. Vicki Ilone, our fundraiser, was very su¢¢es$ful in securin% funding for our varioiJ5 new PToject5 and we hope that new funders will be found to help us continue our work in the coming years. We are ￿￿allY indebted to all our Tegular funders foT their supp)rt in ihe work we are doing. It was with great sadn¢s5 that we learned of th¢ Sudden dedth of Naomt Haigh who had successfully run our Sparkles sessions. Our thoughts are with her family and friends ai this difficult time. We have many plans in the pipeline to resume more of OUT fac¢ to fa¢e work as that is where our great¢5t strength lies. However that is dependant on Tnany factor5 Qvei which we have Tho control but we shall Work towaTds'notmal service 'beinx resumed as soon as Possible. I hop¢ you enjoy readin8 the report and I thank you for your continued support for NIAP- we cannot do this without you. Pat Martin Chatr of Trustees

METHODIST ASYLUM PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH TR ISTkES REPORI. ASAT31. AUGL"ST2021 Proiect Manager's Report: A ye9r of nimble footsteps TheTe was t time when talk about quick and tlexible footsteps at MAP probably meant thai M'e had rerently had a party. and the dancing had been intense. Thi5 year we have bcen taking two 5t¢P5 forward. and one st¢p back all year. bul with a bit l¢ss fun involv¢d. A5 covid TestriLliotts loosened. then tighned again. w¢ worked hard to keep as many of our services running as compleiely as possible. Clothing #nd food at the Wednesdy Avenue dro*1 We 5p¢nt our surnrner of 2020 planning for a covid-Eaf¢ re-opening of our popular Avenue clothing dro in. Normal operations pr¢-covid had se¢n us offering a big 50¢ial indoor space with pool tables, coffee and snacks enjoyed at tables throughout. and r¢asonably high numb¢r5 of p¢opl¢ chatting and playing they waited their tum. Covid had ¢l¢arly nJl¢d thi5 Out, 2nd we took seriously the need io minimise the number5 in the room ai any one time. Ii was easy enough to instal hand sanitisers. and a on¢-way syst¢tn. We reali5ed that we could not allow people to wait indoors, and 10 minimise ouidoor queuein8 in the winter we developed an appointment system. Gating the news out 10 serviLe-users io explain what was on offer wa5 aided massively by having many users on our Slack messaging app. but there was still a lot of indtvidual texting. and word of mouth needed. We also cut the volunteer team Tight down, and separated th¢ sortirtg pro¢¢ss from disiribuiion day, to keep risk5 as low a5 p055ible. We nianagcd about 4 weeks open in this way, in Octobcr 2020. The good news is that the Carefully d¢v¢loped 5y5tern worked well. and we were able to distribute some essential items to a reasonably wide pool of people including newly-arriv¢d a5ylurn-se¢keT5. Fru5tratirtgly, by November government gutdance T¢quired that only ¢55¢ntial Shops stay¢d op¢n, and so rouline clothing distrtbution had io close. In the first lockdown we had noticed how much harder it was for p¢opl¢ to make their rnoney stretch, M'hen they W¢T¢ no longer shoppinbl around as much, there were no free meals available ai charity ouilets. and communal cooking between households not possible. For that reason, in November 2020 w¢ 5tart¢d disiribution of esseniial groceries via the Avenu¢ drop-in. We wcre greatly helped t>y funding from Jill Franklin Trust. and by Middlesbrough F(￿tball Club Foundation which donated food staples to us, and ¢v¢n h¢lp¢d with distribution on occasions. The dropin was staffed by a ieam of very locally-based wolunteers, 10 avoid unnecessary travel. In practice (his meant that the service wa5 run by a volunte¢r team who were almost exclusively asylum-5¢ek¢rs. We retnain¢d open all the way through ihe winier, save for Chrisimas week. lrt the period November 20?0 io March 2021 we distributed 536 bags of essential groceries 10 175 different individuals. Virtual Singing Real Feeling5 As strange artd unfamiliar as li felt when we started using Zoom for our MAP singing session5, this w¢¢kly group became an ab501ute highlight of our week (write5 Etnily Smith. co-leader of the MAP singing group). lrt the confines of our individual windows M'e sang and danced. shared songs and stori¢5. SOm¢times poeiry and there was 8 great sense of camaraderie and togetheme55. As much a5 we Jrsi55ed rn¢¢ting in p¢rson it became evident that some people feli Jnuch mor¢ confjdent to 5haT¢ a song with us frotn th¢ coinfort of their own bedrth)m. If people didn't want to be seen but listen, they could simply tuni off their ramera. On¢ wgnderful moment was a young woinan named Samantha who re￿larlY came itt the sessions bui did noi want io be seen. Over ihe months 5h¢ grew hugely irt confidence to the point where one week she Sang a 5010. The following week her camera was turned on and we were able at last to see her.

METHODIST ASYI.IIM PROJE MIDDI.b.%BROIIGH TRUSTEES REPORT AS AT 31. ALIGIIST 2021 We had many joyou5 fnoTn¢nt5 lik¢ thi5 that shed some light 2nd hope on the desperate state of th¢ world. Behnam's son and wife joined u5 for a 5¢ssion from Iratt. His son played the violin for u5 all. It wa5 wonderful io see how Proud his father wa5 of IiiTn thousands of miles away. Abdul from Kurdistan wa5 noiorious for his enthu5ia5tir and poweTful singing and sometimes held a note on for a rninute much io the atnazement of the group, and his neighboursl Nelly from Kenya and Tryphina from Sguth Afriea would share songs they had cornposed thern5¢1ves, often accompanied by dances. Linda in Skinningrove wguld r¢rite her beautiful poetry and iell such incredible ta1¢5 of her adNen¢urous and eourageous life. Hadi from Iran would often join in whilst sitting ITh a iaxi. Sornetim¢5 h¢ would be itt a park sitting under a tree and tell us 'This is where I come 10 remember my home and then Sing a beautiful P¢￿lan folk song. So much individual pain and 5ufferin¥ was experienced by many of this group. yet they carn¢ to these s¢ssiorts each week always with a smile on their face and w¢r¢ united in sort¥. At Christmas huddled undern¢ath urnbr¢ll3s, we had the wonderful opportunity to me¢t this group in person and Sing tog¢th¢T for the first time. Some of them we had never rnet in th¢ flesh and il was a beautiful and surreal moment. Standing 2n a circle. soaked to Ihe bon¢ w¢ were wamed by the kindness and triendships we liad made virtually and at last stood side by side singing our h¢arts out. Ernily Srnith & David Pisaro Wtltoming new arrivals We managed to continu¢ our W¢ltome work for new arrivals. in adapted fortn. acr055 th¢ whole of this year. Th¢Te were quiet times. when the flow of new arriva15 ditninish¢d. but by and large the work was steady across the year. Instead of meeting in drop-in5. we MO￿llY met one-to-one by arrangement. to keep covid risks at a rninimutn. We used ielephone inierpreters more than in previou5 years, foT the same reasorts. There are positives io that in iemis of the re50urLe used, bui there is really no subsiiiute for the animated, detailed conversation that takes plac¢ b¢lwe¢n a new arrival, and an asylum-seeking Welcome volunteer who has walked the sam¢ path a year or iwo ago, and is there to give real liv¢d-¢xperience guidaDc¢ on th¢ man>. practical issues that arise. During th¥ year we worked individually with 178 men and 42 women on arrival in the arca, providing orienthtion, 5LgnposttnB to 5¢TVI¢¢& 3rtd help io meet basic needs. The 2nd half of the year saw lls gradually unlocking... with creativity and rnany re¢onrte¢tions with friends! Back on the pitch Imrn¢diat¢ly ￿$triCtl0nS eased. we resumed our weekly football session5 W)th MiddlesbTOU8h Football Club Foundation. Th¢ fiT5t S¢S5ion took platt on 31 si March. and in those early first weeks there were record attendance5. a5 p¢opl¢ were just so pleased to be able to meet and play tog¢th¢r. We managed 22 sessions before the year end. There were 43 regular asylurn-s¢¢kerliefu¥ee atiending across the period. with on average 10 per session p￿S¢nt. As time has gone on, our group has been greatly augmented by other players from a wide i'ariety of migrant and MiddlesbrougTh back¥rnunds, who hai'e encountered tht sessions through a variety of different route5. A5 a Te5uIt, it is not unusual to see 25 or 30 players at a training session. grcaily adding to the footballing and s￿la1 opportuniiies for iht'"MAP" players. A5 ¢v¢r, a source of greatjoy is the smiles on all the faces. Redtar Drop In - Doing Thing5 A Bit Differently. Zoom served a purpose during Lockdown. However. as the Mtrather improved and the rule5 about m¢¢ting in groups beu2n to relax a liiile. when the suggestion was tnade that it mi¥hi be possible- and more benefjcial - for tlje volunte¢r group in Redcar to rn¢¢t our studenis face to face otice again, w¢ put our thinkin8 caps on.

METHODIST ASYLiIM PROJECT MIDDLESBROIIC.H TRUSTEES REPORT ASAT31 A 21 The Stray Café on the Coast Road in R¢dcar wa5 our first venue ai th¢ begit)ning of June. Living c105e by, Tony secured tsbles and chairs ready for our 10..IOa.m. get-togethers. Coffee, conversaiion. catnaraderie for an hour and a half ¢arh w¢ek lifted everyone's spirits- and then the weather chang¢dt ThToughoul July, though, we were able 10 meet in Joan's garden- if fine. outsid¢ in two groups.. in the dining room and the gard¢n house if not- which meant that we could resume some fomial teaching too. We also managed to arrange a party to celebraie the Firsi Holy Comrnunion of the three children of on¢ of our clients, io which all of our students were invit¢d, to¥¢ther with other friends. Garden games, a amazing chocolaie cake court¢sy of Pauline. b3klava and 'tres leches, cake made by the children's mum w¢r¢ the highlights of the o¢¢a5ion. Throughout the summer, even during the holiday5, we kept in touch with our students individually a5 tim¢ allow¢d- walks alon¥ the prom, Pauline's Irips to ihe beach with th¢ childT¢n, Fran's cliff walks and bird watching, Tony's practical help when needed, a visit lo Whiiby by bus and even York as a binhday tr¢at. Tony. Fran, Pauline and Joan. RedraT volunteeT5 Park lif¢ Albert Park is one of the be?uti¢s of ¢erttral Middlesbrough, and it Provided a great plac¢ io start Fneeting up wilh the Friday English class group over the 5UtnTn¢r. W¢ had no idea what 10 expeci on ihe fiTSt day. bui as ever the creative MAP volunteers cam¢ alon¥ with their resources of energy, enihusiasm and folding chairs land even a whiteboard, on orca5i0nl. We were never rained offT. Even on the da> when rnarty of the volunteers living outside MiddlesbTough set off from home in drenching rain, sure that th¢ 5e4yion would k cancell¢d...and we stood wailing under umbrellas at the park gale. agreeing that cl¢arly no Sludenis would come. and we would go home....and at 10.15 arn, unbelievably, Ihe sun came out. and students started walking inT Amazing determination, frotn volunteeTS and from siudents. Going fonv¥rd$... Ai the date of writing, we are easing back into 50methin¥ much more like the old MAP. No large parties or excursions as yet, but we are managing a return to most regular activities face to fac¢. rneetin￿ tnany new p¢opl¢ a5 they arTive in the area, and looking forward lo developing new initiative5 as needs emerge during the eoming year. Ailsa Adamson Project Manager Funders and Supporters We express our grateful thank5 on behalf of our s¢rvi¢e users to all those who support U5 Wlih grants and donaiions and particulaTly to our majuT funders this year.. The Methodist Church IDarlingion} Dislri¢t Big Lottery Fund- Ariadne Project Jill Franklin Trust Ami Trust Barrow (:adbury Trust CorniL Relief Royal LiteTary Fund Coop Local c.ommunity Fund

METHOD14T ASYLIIM PROJECT MIDDLESBROLGH TRIISTEES REPORT AS AT 31 ALGIIST 2 Awards for All Community Fund Church Urban Fund l Meditsiio Partnership People's Postcode Trust funded by player5 of People's Posteode Lottery Tees Valley C.otnmunity Trust Courtty Durham Community Foundation The Jack Brunion Charitable Trust The Catherine Cookson Charitabl¢ Trust Redcar & Clevel&nd c.ouncil Sirius Min¢Ta15 Foundatiort with funding from the *NETCoronaViTusAppeal Thank you to all th05¢ Qther individuals and orgattisations which have supported u5 financially or d¢liveTin¥ activilies and services in collaboration with MAP Middl¢sbrough and in particular.. Bob & Bclle Singh + Volunteer5 Vicki Hon¢- Fre¢lanc¢ FundTaiser Middlesbrough Football Club Foundatio Escort c.oaches Terry Doyle Emily gmith & l)avid Pisaro Naomi Haigh Jonathaii Tulloch Th¢ Thirsk Walking Group Hcslington Church Si James Church, Hamsterley Whorlton PCC Peter Flinton Design British Red Cros5 Open Door NE Justice First Si Andrews Pari5h- T¢e5viII¢ Redcar Baptist Church M¢thi)dist ChuTches in the Middlesbrough & Eston c.ircuit

ACCOUNTANTS REPORT METHOI)18T A.STr'LI"M PROJECT I¥IIDDI.ESBROI"GEI PECT OF'I'IIE YEAR TO ST AUGI',S 21 I rep(Yt ort the accounts of the charity for th¢ year ended 3 IY August 2021 which are Set out on page5 1 I to 16. Respective responsibilities of the Circuit Mteting and indeptndent examitters The chaTity"'S trustees aT¢ responsibl¢ for the prep&ration of the accounts. The charity's twstees Lonsider that an audii is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Chariiies Act 2011 (the 201 l Act} and that an independent ¢xaminaiion is ne¢dd. It is my res]x)nsibility to.. examine the accounts under 5eclion 145 of the 2011 Act., follow the procedLires laid down in the general Direction$ given by the Charity Commission under 5¢¢tion 14.f(5Kb) of the 2011 Act: and state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of Examirter's report My examination wa5 fjarried out in )¢COTdance with the General Directions given by the C.hariiy Regulators. Thi5 ¢xamin2tion includ¢s a review of th¢ accounting ￿¢0[dS kept by th¢ Circiiit Treasurer and a comparison of the accounts with those records. li also includes consid¢ratiott of any unusual item5 QT disclosur¢s irt the account5, and seeking ¢xpl2naiions from you as trust¢¢s eoncerning any such matt¢ts. The procedures undertaken do not proi'ide all the ¢videiice that would be required in an audit, and onsequeiitly no opinion is given as to whether the accounts pres¢nt a'lrue and fair i'iew" and the report 15 limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Indepe￿dent Exgminer'5 Staterntnt 14 ¢onneciion with my examiiiation, no inatier has come io my att¢rttion.' whi¢h gives us rea5oiiable cause to believe that in any trtaterial r¢spe¢t the requirem¢nts to keep accounting record5 in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act: and to prepare accounts which zLcord witli the accounlipg tecords and to comply with the accouniing requirements ofthe 201 l Act have not been met. OT to which. in rn) opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understandtng of th¢ accounLs to b¢ reached Dated: ¥) J. E. Shield BA F.C.A L*tsnard Bye I,inJited Ch&ry¢r¢d Accouniants 80 Borough Road liddlesbrough TSI 2JN 10

METHODIST ASYLIIM PROJECT JDDLESBROIIG STA'fEMENT OF FINANCIAL.4CTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITIIRF AC'C'OI'N TIIF.. YF.AR fr.NI)F.D J I%T AI.'GIIST 2021 2021 2021 20211 Restricted Ilnre5t'e Fun Fun Tot#ls Tot*ls INCOMINC RESOURCES Notes Incoming resources from generating funds Voluntary Incorne Activities ftsT ¥enerating fuods Invesimeni Income Incotnin¥ Tesource5 froEn charitabl¢ adivitl¢s 3 91,034 Other lttcome 8,887 8.887 7.557 28,237 119.271 98.407 TotAI Incoming Re50llrees 91,034 37,124 128,158 105.964 RESOIIRCES EXPENDED Charitable &ctivirie5 61,164 9,077 70,241 72.975 Gowemance eosts 24,372 35.990 13.097 Cost of Generating funds Total ReSoU￿tS Expended 85,536 20,695 106,231 86,072 NET INCOMING KESOURC.ESI (RESOLRCES EXPENDF.D) BEFORE TRAT+4SFERS 5,498 16,429 19,892 TRANs￿F.R BF.TWEF.N FIINDS- Reclassification of funding NET MOVEMENT IN FIINDS 5.498 16.429 21,927 19.892 FUND BALANC.ES WF 11,602 94,445 106,047 86,155 FUND BALANCES CIFORWARD 17,100 110,874 1?7,974 106,047

METHODIST ASI'L1'￿v PROJE MII)DI.FSBROI,'C.H BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31. ' AIIGIIST 2021 2021 2020 Notes FIXED ASSETS Tangible Assets CURRENT ASSETS DebtOTS Cash 31 Bank and in hand 129.324 106,047 129,324 106,047 C.reditor5- amounts fallittg dlle within one year 1,350 NET CURRENT ASSETS 127,974 106,047 NET ASSETS 127,974 106,047 Financed by.. AC.C(IMIII,ATED FUNDS Restricted Funds C.hiirch Urban Fund Peoples Posicode County Durham Community Fund R&('.BC. ARM Trusi 3.760 3.150 5.092 3.360 5.340 i 0,000 17,100 1,602 Uthr¢$tri¢ttd Funds 10,874 94,445 127,974 106,047 Trustee: DAte: 12

METHODI T ASYLIIM PROJE MIDDLESBROI.'C.H NOTES TU TIIE 2021 ACCOUNTS ACCOUNTING POLICIES Gethernl inform#tion b#515 of propar#tion Methudisi Asylum Project Middlesbrou¥h was regisiered as z charity with the ChaTjIy Commi5si0n on 13 June 2016. The ¢harity r¢gi5tiation nutnb¢r 15 1167625. Th¢ chaTity's principle address is Litjihorpe Road Methodisi Church & Resource Cenire, 54 Borough Road. Middlesbrough, TSI 2JH. The charity consiitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommertded Pradice applicabl¢ to rhaTlti¢s pr¢paring th¢ir ac¢ounts in accoTdÈnLe with the Financial Reporttn8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 in October 2019, the Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in Ihe Llniied Kingdom and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021. the Charities Act 2011. and UK Generally Accepted Practice a5 It applies from I January 2015. Thes¢ accounts have be¢n prepaTed on th¢ hasis of historiral ¢o5t (¢x¢ept that investments are showt) ai market value} in accordance with Statements of Recommetjded Practice {SORP 20191 and the Charities Aci ?01 l. The format of the SOFA and balance sheet takes advantagt of the small charity concession5 Set out in the SORP. The financi81 sthtemettis are prepared on a going concern basis under the historical cost conveniion. The finanLial staiements are PTesented in sterlin¥ which is the futtctional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £. The significant accounting policies applied in the preparation of these financial statements are set out below. These polici¢5 have been consist¢ntly applied to all yeaT5 pr¢5¢llted un1¢5S Otherwise stated. Fund5 Unr¢strict¢d fund5 are available for u5¢ at the discretion of the trust¢e5 in furtheTan¢e of the g¢n¢ral obj¢ctjV¢5 of the charity and which hav¢ not been designat￿ for oth¢T purposes. Resiricied funds arise when the company Tecei%'es granis and other significant donations and the use of these funds may b¢ restricted by the donoT to a particulai aTea of the eompany's work. A ddailed record is mainiained by the compans of all Iransaciions relating io income. Unexpended funds at the end of the year are shown s¢paTately on the Balance Sheet as r¢stTiCt¢d fund5. Income Rerognition These are irtcluded in the Statement of Financial Acttwities (SOFA) when the Circuit becomes eniitled to the resources; the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the Tesourc¢s', and the monetary K'alue catt be measured with Sa￿l¢len( reliability. Rtsour¢e$ kxpettd¢d ResouT¢¢S ¢xp¢nd¢d are allocated to the parti¢ular a¢tlVlty where the ¢08t re.lates dire¢tly to that activity. 13

METHODIST ASYLI'.M PROJECT MIDDLESBROIIGH NOTES TO THL 2021 AC.'C.'OUNTS ._ c.ontinued VOLUNTARY INCOME 2021 2020 Sale of Rags Sundry Dottaiions Stdndin¥ Orders Misc Income Just Giving Photography Fund MBC 1.266 1.327 2,508 2,130 1,592 2,800 967 .657 1.000 8,887 7,557 INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES- CRANTS Restri. Unnst- tt ricted 2021 2020 Darlington District Jill Franklin Trust ARM TTU5¢ Ariadne I Ariadnc 2 Garfi¢ld Weston Foundation c.hurch Urban Fund Coop Peoples PosiLode TTUSt Tees Valley c.ommunity Trust County Durham Community Foundation Bairow Cadbury c.omic Relief Awards foT AII J Brunion Trust Catherine Cookson Trust 20,000 20,000 13,600 10.000 20.000 6.000 13.600 10,000 30,258 20,000 20,000 10.000 1,850 1.850 2,737 2.737 707 5,092 1.00 4,440 21.000 4.000 8,984 21,000 4.000 8,984 4.000 500 1.600 1.000 4,000 500 R&CBC MFC Foundation Zedra Tnjst Allen l.ane Foundation Royal 14iterary York BGC Lempricre Pringle Terry Doyle 11.600 1.000 2,000 9.000 650 480 -3.780 91,034 28,237 119.271 98.407 14

METHODIST ASYI,UM PROJECT MIDDLESBROUGH NOTE TO THE 21 ACC NTS-CO ued RESOURCES EXPENDED Total 2021 Ttst¥l 2020 Starrtng Costs: Project Manager Salary & Pension Project Manager expenses Ariadne Coordinator Salary & Pension Ariadne Coordinaior exp¢nses Iobil¢ Phone Costs Funding Advice Worker Volunteers Expenses Actommodgtion Costs: Avenu¢ Room Rent LRRC Rooin Rent Caf¢lKitchert LRRC Rent St Andrews Room Rent Offjce Costs: Office Equipment & SetNi¢irhg Oftice S¢rvices LRRC. Insiiratjce Telephone & Broadband Mtscellaneous expenses Payroll expenses Translaiitsn Services Accountancy Catering & A¢tivities'. Retreshments & Catering Come & Chat Catering Outings & Activities Foutball Traitjirtg Bike Maintenanc¢ Meditation Sessions Wellbeing Sessions Singing on Line Sparkl¢s- Mother & Toddler GTOIIP MAP Food Bank Photo¥raphy Fund- MBC Streawise Opera & Transport Clothing TTanp¢)rt Food Parcels 32,227 31,362 522 10.160 147 10.462 183 1,052 53 7.604 4.711 4,877 235 725 3,159 846 -19 632 8,979 635 29.409 2,551 235 200 720 ,350 491 2.560 2,542 7.010 53 3,040 50 3.280 1.400 4,320 1.600 2,967 654 2,120 560 1.980 550 600 499 106,231 86.072

METHODIST ASYLI.IM PROJECT MIDDI.F.SBROIIGII NOTES TOTHE 2021 ACCOUNTS_Continutd NET INCOMING RESOURCES This is stated after charging.. 21121 2020 Independent Examiner5 Fees (including VATI 1.350 PAID EMPLOYEES Staff cost5 ￿ld duTing th¢ y¢aT Wert 5plit'. 2021 2020 Gross wages. salaries and benefits in kind Employer's National Insurance costs Pension c05t5 38.628 2,902 37.606 2.788 Total staff costs 42,689 41.522 Average number of full tiTn¢ equivalent einploy¢e5 No member ofthe management committee received any reniuneration in the year for serYir¢s as a ¢rustee. No employecs received remun¢ration in excess of £60.000. 7. CREDITORS- AMOUNTS FALLING DIIE WITHIN of4E YEAR 2021 2020 Trade creditors Other Creditors and accruals tirants Teceived in advance 1.350 1,350 8. RELATED PARTY TK4iISACTIONS There w¢r¢ Do r¢lai¢d p3rty tran5aclion5 idetltitied its the year. 16