2021-03-31-accounts

Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary CIO

Charity number 1169883

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary CIO

Annual Report and Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Contents	Page
Trustees' report	2 to 4
Receipts and payments account	5
Statement of assets and liabilities	6
Notes to the accounts	7 to 8

Prepared by West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service

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Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary CIO

Trustees' report for the year ended 31 March 2021

Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trustees and advisors

The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were: Name Position Dates

Mrs Rose McCarthy Ms Joanna Spooner Treasurer Mrs Valerie Winder Secretary Resigned 2 Sep 2021 Charlotte Hagerty Appointed 21 Jun 2019

Charity number

The charity was registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales, number 1169883, on 25 October 2016.

Principal address Bankers PO Box 384 The Co-operative bank Leeds PO Box 101 LS26 1GJ 1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP

Accountants

West Yorkshire Community Accounting Service

Stringer House 34 Lupton Street Leeds LS10 2QW

Structure, governance and management

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) formed on 25 Oct 2016 with the constitution amended on 28 November 2016.

Method of recruitment and appointment of trustees

The trustees of the charity are appointed by the members at the AGM.

The charity's objects

1. To promote, protect and improve the health of childbearing and pregnant asylum seekers and refugees by (A) contributing to the training and awareness of midwives, nurses, health workers, social workers and lecturers. (B) improving communication between health workers and childbearing and pregnant asylum seekers and refugees or vice versa. (C) contributing to improvements in maternity services in order to make them more welcoming and inclusive for pregnant asylum seekers and refugees.

2. To promote culturally sensitive ante and post natal information and support for asylum seekers and refugees.

3. To preserve and protect the health of childbearing and pregnant asylum seekers and refugees by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and support services not normally provided by the statutory authorities.

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Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of

Sanctuary CIO

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2021

Objectives and activities

The charity's main activities

Raising awareness through attendance and talks at conferences and events, as well as delivering awareness raising sessions to a range of audiences about the experiences of asylum seeking women, particularly around maternity care.

Encouraging cohesion in provision of maternity services for asylum seeking and refugee women through organising multi-disciplinary meetings and supporting asylum seeking and refugee women to share their stories, as well as involvement in research projects and attendance at meetings and Liaison Committees.

Confidence building and enabling volunteers through training and workshops.

Developing and sharing resources including exhibitions, awareness raising films, learning resources, leaflets and social media.

Raising awareness about accessing health and maternity services for migrant women.

Public benefit statement

In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education, the advancement of health or the saving of lives, the advancement of human rights and the promotion of religious or racial harmony / equality and diversity.

Achievements and performance

Our work during this period was supported by a grant for core funding from the Brelms Foundation. We also received several Covid-19 related grants.

The Covid-19 pandemic impacted the way in which we were able to work. Instead of monthly face-to-face meetings, we moved to weekly meetings over Zoom which were popular with participants, particularly as a way to combat isolation during lockdown.

Guests were invited to speak at the meetings on a variety of topics, including mental health, sexual health, visiting hospital during the pandemic, vaccinations, dental health and prescriptions.

A Whatsapp group was used to share information among the group, particularly around Covid-19restrictions and to combat misinformation.

One to one telephone befriending was supported as part of the project by matching long-standingvolunteers with new arrivals.

Financial review

The net receipts for the year were £1,263, including net receipts of £301 on unrestricted funds and net receipts of £962 on restricted funds.

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Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of

Sanctuary CIO

Trustees' report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2021

Reserves policy

The charity's free reserves, excluding fixed assets, at the year end were £1,260.

The minimum level of reserves to be held by the charity is £1,000 for basic operating costs and 2 months Project Manager payment, for winding down in case funding for this role comes to an end without continuation funding in place.

The maximum level of reserves to be held by the charity is £2,000. Any unrestricted funds over this level must be designated.

At the time of signing these accounts the charity has been impacted by the global Covid-19 virus. The trustees have reassessed the charity’s ability to continue for at least 12 months from the date that the accounts are approved and conclude that no material uncertainties exist that cast significant doubt on the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern

Signed on behalf of the board of trustees on 03/11/2021

Joanna Spooner (Trustee)

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Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of

Sanctuary CIO

Receipts and payments account for the year ended 31 March 2021

Notes 2021 Unrestricted funds £ Receipts Donations (2) 301 Grants - Total receipts 301 Payments Project Manager payment - Worker travel / expenses - Trips - Volunteer expenses - Meeting costs - Trustee expenses - Insurance - Accountancy - Training - Total payments - 301 Fund balances brought forward 958 Fund balances carried forward (3) 1,260 Net receipts	2021 Restricted funds £ - 10,140 10,140 7,339 - - 1,629 - - - 210 - 9,178 962 5,229 6,190	2021 Total funds £ 301 10,140 10,441 7,339 - - 1,629 - - - 210 - 9,178 1,263 6,187 7,450	2020 Total funds £ 595 5,000 5,595 3,270 302 338 70 12 7 279 210 60 4,548 1,047 5,140 6,187

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Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary CIO

Statement of assets and liabilities

as at 31 March 2021 2021 Unrestricted £ Cash funds Cash at bank 1,260 Total cash funds 1,260 Liabilities Accountants Preparation	2021 Restricted £ 6,190 6,190	2021 Total £ 7,450 7,450 £ 210 210	2020 Total £ 6,187 6,187

Approval of the accounts

The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 03/11/2021

Joanna Spooner (Trustee)

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Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of Sanctuary CIO

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2021

1 Accounting policies

Basis of accounting

The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.

There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.

No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.

Taxation

As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

2 Grants and donations Brelms Trust Donations for trips Leeds City Council Yorkshire Building Society National Lottery Covid 19 National Lottery Joint Fund	2021 Unrestricted funds £ - 301 - - - - 301	2021 Restricted funds £ 5,000 - 400 1,024 1,716 2,000 10,140	2021 Total funds £ 5,000 301 400 1,024 1,716 2,000 10,440	2020 Total funds £ 5,000 595 - - - - 5,595

3 Restricted funds Lush Donations for trips Brelms Trust Leeds City Council Yorkshire Building Society National Lottery Covid 19 National Lottery joint fund	Balance b/f £ 79 843 4,308 - - - 5,230	Incoming £ - - 5,000 400 1,024 1,716 2,000 10,140	Outgoing £ - - 4,038 400 1,024 1,716 2,000 9,178	Transfers £ - - - - - - - -	Balance c/f £ 79 843 5,268 - - - - 6,190

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Yorkshire and Humberside Maternity Stream of the City of

Sanctuary CIO

Notes to the accounts continued

for the year ended 31 March 2021

Fund name Purpose of restriction Lush To cover volunteers expenses to attend meetings and awareness raising events Donations for trips Towards trips for volunteers and their families Brelms Trust Towards salary costs of a self-employed project manager Leeds City Council Towards the costs for digital inclusion. Yorkshire Building Society Towards support for Covid 19 response National Lottery Covid 19 Towards support for Covid 19 response National Lottery joint fund Towards project manager costs

4 Related party transactions

Trustee expenses

No trustee was paid any expenses during the year (2020: 1 trustee was paid £7 in respect of travel).

Trustee remuneration and benefits

No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

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