## **Trustees' Annual Report** _F or the period From: 01 July 2023 - To: 30 June 2024_ ## **Section A: Reference and Administration Details** Charity name: Refugee Aid Network UK Other names charity is known by: RAN Registered charity number (if any): 1170613 Charity's principal address: 17 Ratcliffe Road Haydon Bridge Northumberland Postcode: NE47 6ER Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity: |**Trustee name**|**Office -Roles are rotated on a needs basis. 100% volunteers – no**| |---|---| ||**salaries, gift payments or expenses paid to any trustee or volunteer.**| |Michael Nixon|Chair| |Caitlin Cowan|Treasurer| |Dan Dowling|Secretary| |Muslima Miah|Trustee| |Thasab Maqsood|Trustee| |Sarah Fenby Dixon|Trustee| |Lana Faidulla|Trustee| ## **Section B: Structure, Governance and Management** Governing document type: Constitution document Constitution type: Charity Trustee selection method: Trustees are annually reviewed and re-appointed as per our governing document. Trustee operation – daily discussions online, online meetings and attendance at events and refugee support network activity. ________________________________________________________ ## **Section C: Objectives and Activities** Objects of the charity (from governing document): For the public benefit to relieve and assist refugees, victims of war, conflict or natural disaster, in particular by the provision of volunteers, funds, food, medical aid, shelter, access to water and sanitation, and other humanitarian assistance. ________________________________________________________ _**Main activities for public benefit**_ : Fundraising and delivery of humanitarian support through due diligence-verified partners abroad. ________________________________________________________ _**Public benefit declaration:**_ The trustees confirm they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. ________________________________________________________ ## **Section D: Achievements and Performance** During the reporting year, Refugee Aid Network (RAN) successfully sustained its operations through a combination of individual donations and regular support from dedicated contributors. The charity focused its efforts on supporting displaced individuals and vulnerable children through established partner organisations. ## _**Key achievements include:**_ Continued Self Funded Support Trips: to French refugee camps. Online Fundraising via JustGiving, CAF and direct payments, with notable peaks in: December 2023 (£1,592) April 2024 (£5,979) ## _**Targeted Humanitarian Support:**_ A total of £17,200 was granted across four separate payments to our Uk Charity partners, Ihsan for Children, supporting their humanitarian programmes in Palestine. - £5,000 in December 2023 - £3,500 in February 2024 - £2,500 in March 2024 - £6,200 in April 2024 In November 2023, RAN donated £2,797 to Eurorelief Hella, providing emergency support in line with our charitable objectives. We supported their work with victims of the Turkish earthquake. Continued voluntary casework support for Afghan refugees with asylum status. The trustees unanimously voted to give a smaller grant of £100 an Afghan refugee in January 2024, contributing to alleviation of his crisis situation. ## _**Income Growth & Fund Distribution:**_ Overall income for the year totalled approximately £15,005, and total charitable expenditure reached £20,594, reflecting RAN’s commitment to quickly deploying funds where they are most needed. These activities demonstrate the charity’s responsiveness, its ability to maintain public engagement through fundraising, and its commitment to directly supporting organisations working with vulnerable populations. Despite ending the year with a deficit, trustees consider this acceptable in the context of delivering maximum impact in a time of humanitarian need. ## **Section E: Financial Review** Reserves policy: Unrestricted donations are held in reserve for future humanitarian interventions and are carried over and spent exclusively on aid in the subsequent year. ________________________________________________________ Funds materially in deficit: None ________________________________________________________ Further financial review: The charity has no liabilities or paid staff. All work is carried out by volunteers and projects are selected after careful due diligence. ________________________________________________________ The Charity remains focused on identifying high-impact interventions through trusted partners in crisis-affected regions. Trustees have decided not to conduct direct interventions on behalf of RAN as they have in the past – but to continue to identify – fundraise and support partners through their project specific activities. We conduct thorough due diligence checks on everyone with whom we work and will continue to operate in this way, unless our presence on site offers added value. ________________________________________________________ ## **Section G: Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signature(s): Full name(s): Dan Dowling Position(s): Secretary Date: April 30, 2025 ## **Refugee Aid Network Account Statement July 23 - June 24** |**Period**|**Money In (£)**|**Money Out (£)**|**Month Net (£)**|**Payee/Payment Details**| |---|---|---|---|---| |11 Mar - 11 Apr
2023|558|0|558|JustGiving £48.85, Walsh S+C £500.00, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Apr - 11 May
2023|323|0|323|JustGiving £58.66, JustGiving £254.66, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 May - 09 Jun
2023|10|0|10|JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |10 Jun - 11 Jul
2023|10|0|10|JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Jul - 11 Aug
2023|10|0|10|JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Aug - 11 Sep
2023|29|0|29|JustGiving £19.42, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Sep - 11 Oct
2023|10|0|10|JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Oct - 10 Nov
2023|10|0|10|JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |11 Nov - 11 Dec
2023|826|2797|-1971|Outgoing: Eurorelief Hella £2797.00; Incoming: M. Macdonald
£816.00, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |11 Feb - 10 Mar
2023|1879|0|1879|JustGiving £1044.36, JustGiving £820.59, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Dec 2023 -
11 Jan 2024|1592|5000|-3407|JustGiving £97.90, JustGiving £19.42, M MacDonald £1,465.00, JT
& Y Lamb £10.00; Paid £5,000 to Ihsan For Children| |12 Jan - 09 Feb|1547|100|1447|JustGiving £63.36, JustGiving £301.50, JustGiving £1172.68, JT &| |2024||||Y Lamb £10.00; Paid £100 to Sarah Fenby Dixon| |---|---|---|---|---| |10 Feb - 11 Mar
2024|838|3500|-2661|JustGiving £539.15, JustGiving £143.41, JustGiving £48.24,
JustGiving £97.90, JT & Y Lamb £10.00; Paid £3,500 to Ihsan For
Children| |12 Mar - 11 Apr
2024|2609|2500|109|JustGiving £867.78, JustGiving £9.61, JustGiving £1722.59, JT & Y
Lamb £10.00; Paid £2,500 to Ihsan For Children| |12 Apr - 10 May
2024|5979|6200|-220|CAF £400.00, JustGiving £5030.14, JustGiving £539.15, JT & Y
Lamb £10.00; Paid £6,200 to Ihsan For Children| |11 May - 11 Jun
2024|49|0|49|JustGiving £39.04, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Jun - 11 Jul
2024|558|0|558|JustGiving £548.76, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |12 Jul - 09 Aug
2024|402|0|402|N Hussain £373.37, JustGiving £19.42, JT & Y Lamb £10.00| |**The annual profit/loss annual balance this financial year was -£2,855**|||||