## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] April 2020 Period start date To 31[st] March 2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: Bradford Refugee Forum**
**Charity registration number: 1171078**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To support refugees and asylum
of the charity as set out seekers, and promote equality and
in its governing diversity in Bradford
document
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and BRF have run a befriending
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activities in relation to scheme to provide support for
those purposes for the refugees and asylum seekers,
public benefit, in especially those who are new to
particular, the activities, Bradford. BRF have also arranged
projects or services events and activities to aid and
identified in the benefit refugees and asylum
accounts. seekers.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The BRF trustees can confirm that
whether the trustees they are conscious of the need to
have had regard to the make decisions to ensure the best
guidance issued by the public benefit possible, in line with
Charity Commission on guidance issued by the Charity
public benefit Commission.
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
The lockdowns due to the
pandemic have had a great impact
on the work BRF were able to do in
Summary of the main this period – however there has
Para 1.20
achievements of the been some positive work despite
charity, identifying the of this. BRF were able to support
difference the charity’s refugee groups and communities
work has made to the by providing PPE, phone top up
circumstances of its vouchers, and producing
beneficiaries and any Wellbeing resources, which were
wider benefits to society distributed to over 200
as a whole. individuals.
BRF established some valuable
partnerships in this period. BRF
began working with six different
sports organisations in this period,
focusing on listening to their
needs and providing for them. BRF
also hosted a sports panel event
to enable refugees’ views to be
heard. The style of this project
received high praise from Sports
England.
BRF has initiated work with Hive
Shipley to run art sessions for a
group of refugees and asylum
seekers, making provision so that
people can participate online.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
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agai nst objectives
other
## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 BRF’s surplus income for this
financial position at the period is £9916.57.
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 BRF has no policy on reserves at
policy for holding this time.
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £2388.93 non-restricted reserves
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s principal 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
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 In selecting individuals for
methods including details appointment as charity
of any constitutional trustees, the charity trustees
provisions e.g. election to
must have regard to the skills,
post or name of any
knowledge and experience
person or body entitled
needed for the effective
to appoint one or more
administration of the CIO.
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
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Bradford Refugee Forum
Other name the charity BRF
uses
Registered charity 1171078
number
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Charity’s principal Refugee Action
address 40 Piccadilly
Bradford
BD1 3NN
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Carl White Chair
2 Julia Leech Treasurer
3 Wellington Moyo
4 Alex Chipatiko
Ghazwan Al
5
Saedi
6 Afsheen Kahn
7 Furaha Mussanzi 1/4/20 – 9/8/20
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9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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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
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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
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## **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**
## **Bradford Refugee Forum Income and Expenditure April 2020 - March 2021**
|_Balance brought forward_
**INCOME**
**_Description_**
Grants
Regular Givers
Donations
HMRC Furlough scheme
**_Total_**
**EXPENDITURE**
**_Description_**
Salary and admin
Activities
Resources
Covid support (PPE and Phone vouchers)
Training
Virgin Money Giving sign up fee
Donation for Roben Mutwira
**_Total_**
SURPLUS|4759.03
**_Total_**
18100
1080
1000
2668.25|
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||**22848.25**
**_Total_**
8259.31
3451.46
315
625.91
50
180
50|
||**12931.68**
9916.57|