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| Charity Information | ||
| Report ofthe Trustees | ||
| Independent Examiner's |
Report to the Trustees | |
| Receipts snd Payments | Accounts | |
| Statement ofAssets and | Liabilities |
| To prevent or relieve poverty amongst asylum seekers and Ihose granted refugee status, and their |
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| dependents, living (Iemporergy or permanenUy) In St Helens and the surrounding area, by providing, |
| but not limited to, Information, advice, and language skills. |
| To advance the education and training of asylum seekers and those granted refugee status, end their |
| dependents, living (lemporargy or permanently) ln St Helens and Ihe surrounding area, so es to |
| advance them In life and assist them to adapt within s new community. |
| The provision ofservices / facilities for recreation or other leisure Ume occupation for asylum seekers |
| and those granted refugee status, snd their dependents, living (temperer gy or permsnenUy) In St Helens |
| and Ihe surrounding eras with the ob)ed ofImproving the conditions of life ofthose persons who have |
| need ofsuch fadglles by reason of their financial hardship or social snd economic circumstances. |
| The advancement of human rights/promotion of racial harmony and diversity for Ihs pubgc benefit by |
| education snd raising awareness In equality and diversity, end promoUng acdvtges to foster |
| understanding between peopfe from diverse backgrounds. |
| The regef of flnanclal hardship or other disadvantage amongst asylum seekers and those granted |
| refugee status, snd their dependents, Uvlng (temporsrgy or permanently) in St Helens end the |
| surrounding eras, by providing financial support end / or guidance. |
| Governance snd Trustees |
| The Chergy is nol e company, but registered ess Charitable incorporated OrgenlseUon (CIO) and |
| governed by a model constitution adopted on 21st September 2017. |
| The Trustees named on page 1 form a committee who are responsible for the management ofthe |
| Charity snd Its activities. |
| New Trustees can be appointed by a resolution of Ihe existing Trustees. |
| Training snd Induction ls provided verbally by existing Trustees. |
| Details of activities snd achievements for the year |
| Our Warm Welcome St Helens continued to opemte from the Parish Church hell ln Ihe tovm centre here ln |
| St Helens and It must be added that the partnership hes been benegrfal lo ag. The premises have been fully |
| utlllssd with the drop In caffr downstairs and the English lessons and partner sessions upstairs. |
| Numbers have Increased slgngicangy, and ws now suppoA over 360asylum seekers In houses and local |
| hotels snd we have been advised that this Ugure wgl Increase to over 600 In Ihe neer future. |
| Partnership ls the key word end whgsl sll agencies are stretched at this difficult Ume support continues |
| to be offsred. These partners induded ths British Rsd Cross ss well as e variety ofother partners |
| Including Housing Assoctegons, Health Professionals, Refugee Women Connect. Perish Nurse, |
| St Marks with Tango and SNAP. |
| Over Ihe year funding has been received for operaUonsl costs indudlng IranspoA and food supplies |
| from Ths National Lottery, Tesco end St Helens Councg. We are pleased to report that we have re-opened |
| Ihe Bike Shed and over 50blkes have been refurbished end issued over the period thanks to a grant from |
| ihe Big Bike Revival —Cycgng end local donations. |
| The Trustees have considered Ihs Charity Commission guidance regarding |
pubgc benefit | pubgc benefit | ||
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| and are sagsfled that ihe acUvgles ofIhs Charity, as descdbed above, meet the necessary | ||||
| criteria. | ||||
| Risk analysis | ||||
| The Trustees have Identified, es required, Ihe maJor risks to which the Charity ls exposed. |
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| The Trustees consider that they have taken such acgon and put In place pogcles, procedures | ||||
| end controls which wgl mfflgate the IdenUfled risks end assist In maintaining |
Ihs future | |||
| flnendal vlabglty of Ihe Charity. |
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| Remuneration ofTrustees |
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| During the year none ofthe Trustees ofthe Charily received remuneration | for the provision | |||
| oftheir position as trustee to Ihe Chsrffy. | ||||
| Transacffons and financial position |
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| The results for ihe period ended 30th September 2021 are shown on the appended pages. |
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| Accounts have been prepared on s receipts and paymenls basis rather than an accrusls |
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| permitted under the Charity SORP 2015relating to smaller chargles. |
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| Statement ofTrustees' responslbfflffss |
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| The Trustees ere required to prepare Financial Statements for each financial year which |
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| give a true end fair view of the slate of affairs of the Charity end of Its results for that period(based | on | |||
| Receipts end Payments In preparing those Flnendal Slatemenls the Trustees sre required |
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| a. Select suitable accounting pogcles snd apply them consistently; |
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| b. Make Judgemenls and esgmates lhat are reasonable and prudent'I |
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| c. Prepare the Financial Statements on a going concern basis unless it Is |
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| assume that the Charity wgl continue in business. |
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| The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper sccounUng records, which |
disclose wffh | |||
| reasonable accuracy and sl any Ume, ths financial posglon ofthe Charity. |
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| responsible for safeguarding ths assets of the Chergy and hence for taking |
reasonable slaps |
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| for Ihe prevention snd detection offraud and other Irregularities. |
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| Reserves Poffcy | ||||
| The Chergy has completed It's fourth year and has achieved a reserves balance of634,204 |
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| dosing bank balances. k17,720 of this ls for restricted purposes, leaving an unrestricted, |
free-fund | of | ||
| 216464. This ls s reasonable balance to help fund dsy today scUvllles es we move Into our fNh year. |
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| As acgvffles are more established and the Chargy grows, we wgl be able to determine s regular cost base |
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| upon which we can set our target reserves level In order to ensure ongoing |
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| Investment Poffcy |
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| The Trustees are responsible for Ihe Investment of any surplus funds ofthe Charity. As |
such | |||
| funds may be required for immediate use, the Trustees congnue to review |
various | |||
| Interest bearing, Instant access deposit accounts in which to place such monies. |
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| This repen was approved by the Tmstees on ...........,. . ....,$..........and signed |
on Its behalf by. | |||
| 6J Pe Inglon |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
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| Funds | Funds | 2021 | 2020 | |
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| Donations | 1,987 | 1,987 | 4,062 | |
| Grants Total receipts |
1,440 7,680 48» 080 |
9,120 11107 |
15,840 0 |
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| ~es | ||||
| Qbadgtbt60ttgthlt!06 | ||||
| Room Hire/ Rent | 264 | |||
| Training Resources and Equlpmsnt | 2,362 | 7,680 | 10,042 | 4,073 |
| Events | 226 | |||
| Covld tests | 420 | 420 | ||
| TravellMileage | 2,314 | 2,314 | ||
| Insurance | 303 | |||
| Bike Shed Profecl | 4,500 | |||
| Independent Examiner Fee |
450 | 450 | 450 | |
| Bank charges | 72 | 72 | 72 | |
| Total payments | 0 | 10 | 0080 | |
| Net ofreceipts and payments | (2,191) | f2,191& | 10,914 | |
| Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
18,675 40 |
17,720 36,395 17,04 4 |
25,481 0 |
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| Fund | Fund | Fund | Fund | |||||||
| Total | Total | Total | Total | |||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||||
| gg~hB | I)L(ggde | |||||||||
| General | account | 16,484 | 17,720 | 34,204 | 25,481 | |||||
| 16464 | 112 | 34204 | 13420 | |||||||
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| Independent | examination | (Including | VAT | (450) 450 |
(450) ~45 |
(450) ~4 |