## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/01/2020 Period start date To 31/12/2020 Period end date** ## **Charity name: REFUGEES WELCOME** ## **Charity registration number:1169909** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 1. To advance the education and
of the charity as set out training, in the area of Cheshire
in its governing East, of those granted Refugee
document Status and their dependents in
need thereof, so as to advance
them in life and assist them to
adapt within a new community.
2. To provide relief from financial
hardship and unemployment
amongst those who have been
granted refugee status and their
dependents within the area of
benefit.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The main activities we have
1.19
activities in relation to undertaken in this period have been to
those purposes for the contract with Cheshire East council to
public benefit, in provide volunteers to support the
particular, the activities, delivery of the VPRS scheme, as laid
projects or services out by the Home Office and to contract
identified in the directly with the Home Office to
accounts. provide Community Sponsorship to a
refugee family in the Nantwich area of
Cheshire East. We are also supporting
the continuing preparations through a
Community Sponsorship scheme to
welcome a Syrian family to the Alsager
area of Cheshire East.
We work with CVS to recruit, select and
manage 25 volunteers, who work with
our families. The roles of the
volunteers and the scope of their work
are defined in role profiles and are one
of three roles – Family Support
Volunteer, Task Volunteer or English
Practice Volunteer.
All the volunteers go through
safeguarding training in addition to
training to become volunteers on the
programme.
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Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees have had regard to
whether the trustees guidance issued by the Charity
have had regard to the commission on public benefit
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
Volunteers are assigned to individual
Para 1.38 families to carry out roles detailed
Contribution made by above
volunteers
Other
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
VPRS Cheshire East – Macclesfield and
Congleton.
Summary of the main We have continued to support 5
Para 1.20
achievements of the families. Until the first lockdown in
charity, identifying the March 2020 the children attended
difference the charity’s school, and the adults attended
work has made to the courses at the local FE college to
circumstances of its improve English and IT skills. Most of
beneficiaries and any the adults volunteered for a variety of
wider benefits to society projects. However, lockdowns and
as a whole. other Covid-19 restrictions severely
curtailed these activities.
A grant of £2254 was secured from the
Cheshire Community Foundation to
enable us to purchase either a lap top
or desk top computer for each family.
The computers were of huge benefit in
supporting the children to complete
schoolwork at home as well as
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enabling the volunteers to continue their contact with the families via Zoom CS (VPRS) Cheshire East – Nantwich The family in Nantwich continues to be supported through Community Sponsorship in contract with the Home Office. CS (VPRS) Cheshire East – Alsager A Community Sponsorship scheme is continuing to make progress in Alsager. Covid – 19 restrictions have limited the rate of progress. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
See above – computer purchase.
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At the end of the year, the charity had
financial position at the a surplus of £1340
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Our policy is to hold 6 months running
policy for holding costs in reserve, but our main funding
reserves stating why they stream is through a contract with the
are held council, this is currently deemed low
risk
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 None
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 None
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The principal sources of funds are
grants received through our contract
The charity’s principal with Cheshire East.
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 Refugees Welcome is a Charitable
constituted? Incorporated Organisation
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Appointed by interview and vote of
methods including details members of the board.
of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to
post or name of any
person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
This section was completed in the
Other 2018 report and the only change has
been that Alsager has now started the
journey towards Community
Sponsorship.
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Refugees welcome
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1169909
number
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Charity’s principal c/o Macclesfield Methodist church,
address Westminster Road, Macclesfield,
SK101BX
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Nicola Campbell Chair Whole year
Dr Gillian Trustee Whole year
2
Appleton
3 Mrs Judith Mayer Trustee Whole year
Dr Barbara Trustee Whole year
4
Phillips
6 Mrs Anne Towers Trustee Whole year
Mrs Katherine Trustee From September 2021
7
Edwards
Mr Anthony From September 2021
8
Smith
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Anne Towers **Full name(s)** Nicola Ann Campbell **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** **REFUGEES WELCOME** _**Westminster Road Macclesfield SK10 1BX**_ ## **REFUGEES WELCOME** ## **Receipts and Payments Account** Year Ended 31 December 2020 |RECEIPTS
Grants
Gift Aided Donations
Other Donations
Fund Raising
Virgin Money Giving
PAYMENTS
Insurance
CVS
Travel
Printing, Stationery & Computer
Translation
Expenses
NET RECEIPTS LESS PAYMENTS
TRANSFER BETWEEN FUNDS
BANK BALANCE at 1 January 2020
BANK BALANCE at 31 December 2020|Total
£
£
£
10,000
2,254
12,254
399
399
1,616
1,616
3,822
3,822
375
375
General
Fund
Restricted
Fund| |---|---| ||16,212
2,254
18,466| ||3,810
3,810
7,533
7,533
276
276
70
70
84
84
2,206
3,147
5,353| ||13,979
3,147
17,126| ||2,233
(893)
1,340
(893)
893
23,669
0
23,669| ||25,009
0
25,009| The Restricted Fund was obtained from the Cheshire Community Foundation to provide computer equipment for the children of the refugee families to enable them to receive on-line schooling. ## **Adopted by the Trustees on 31 March 2021** _Refugees Welcome Registered Charity No. 1169909_