## HUMMINGBIRD Refugee PROJECT ANNUAL REPORT 2021
The Hummingbird Refugee Project | Registered Charity No.1174970 | 1[st] Oct 2020 – 31[st ] Sept 2021
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## Contents
Welcome from Percy - Page 1 A Message from our Chair - Page 2 Message from our Founder - Page 3 The Hummingbird Story - Page 5 Our Team - Page 6 Our Anti-Racism Work - Page 8 Immigration Law Changes - Page 10 Services Overview: GSC - Page 14 Be Well, Be Heard - Page 15 Young Leaders - Page 16 Young Leaders Graduation Day - Page 17 Learning Space - Page 18 Learning Space Case Study - Page 19 Young Women’s Group - Page 20 Treasurer’s Report - Page 21 Trustees Report - Page 22 Accounts - Page 24 onwards
The Hummingbird Refugee Project | Registered Charity No.1174970 | 1[st] Oct 2020 – 31[st ] Sept 2021
## WELCOME!
Hello everyone, my name is Percival Tussmaba.
I am a Hummingbird Young Leader Graduate.
This year I’ve had the most exciting privilege to be a part of the Young Leaders and to take part in a number of campaigns, events and activities.
Young Leaders is all about giving young people a voice and so, instead writing a long letter for you to muddle through, this year I wanted to really tell you what being a Young Leader has meant to me.
Here’s a link to a video message from me, which I would love for you to a spend a few minutes watching.
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## A message
## from our Chair
It’s been another very exciting but challenging year for the Hummingbird Project.
We have worked very hard as a team and as a charity to respond to the ever changing needs of refugees nationally and within Sussex.
The team has grown exponentially during this period and hiring and looking after our staff has been one of our biggest priorities throughout this period. Adapting our services around the ongoing challenges that COVID-19 has presented us with.
Much of this has involved figuring out how we can bring face-to-face experiences and services back for our young people whilst maintaining social distancing and appropriate protective measures.
Also during this period we have also begun to understand the well-being, social and human impact that COVID-19 has had on our young people and our community. And beyond the obvious health risks of the virus itself, we’ve had to look closely at the impact of isolation and loneliness on young people, and how we can adapt our services to meet these needs.
This has been a steep learning curve as we have had to react and adapt quickly in order to meet very fast changing needs. I am really proud of all of our team and volunteers, who have stepped up to very difficult challenges during this pandemic in order to support the well-being and livelihoods of young refugees living in across Sussex.
Fundraising has of course played a big part in this year’s work and we are very proud
of how much additional funding we have managed to raise, and the strong bonds and relationships we have formed with our funders.
Looking ahead from this year, our focus will be on growing and supporting our amazing team of staff and volunteers, creating more robust HR policies and becoming and even more compelling employer in Brighton and Hove, so that we may attract the very best staff to support young people in the city.
And then looking to my own future and my place in Hummingbird, I am sad to report that this will be my final year as Chair. It was always my plan to spend no more than three years in this position, and to make way for new ideas, thinking and leadership. So, whilst I am saddened to be stepping down, I am delighted to say that the greatly skilled and passionate Fabia Bates shall be stepping up into the Chair position for 2022.
Finally, I want to thank everyone who has supported us in our work. From volunteering, donating and spreading the word. We never stop valuing your love and support.
Regards, Chas Walker, Chair
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## A message from our Founder - DIRECTOR
It's been a year of significant growth for the Hummingbird Project with our team doubling in size. This has been set against the backdrop of growing tension and hostility as the government announced their intentions to reform the immigration system, which includes cruel attacks on refugees and the systems that are meant to protect them.
The government's immigration plans are built around the idea that refugees should claim asylum in the first country they enter, thus burdening the neighbouring countries who are already hosting 74% of the world's refugees. It has been made clear through the ‘New Immigration Plans’ set out that refugees coming over informally are not welcome here and this comes shortly after the removal of safe and legal routes for child refugees who have family here in the UK.
With the new plans, refugees will be divided into two categories, those who are worthy of protection and those who are not. Most of the young people we support fall into the latter category.
Why? Because they were not able to access the (barely existent) safe and legal routes to this country. So instead, they often come over through smuggling routes, where they are at a high risk of exploitation and child abuse.
Although we would class these young people as being even more in need of protection, the government is trying to categorise them into a group classed as illegal.
The UK government stated that one of the intentions is to ‘break the business model of people smuggling’.
It is difficult to see how removing legal routes _breaks_ this business model.
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## A message from our Founder, DIRECTOR
In fact, our time in Calais only showed us that without safe and legal routes, children are in fact at a higher risk of trafficking and smuggling.
But where there is oppression, there is always resistance, which can be seen in the solidarity and kindness shown through the collective actions of many.
We have really seen that this year. Refugee organisations and groups across the country have now formed one of the biggest coalitions seen in our sector, led by the Asylum Reform Initiative. The coalition is standing strongly together to push back against these draconian measures.
We have been overwhelmed by the kindness and willingness of our young people, volunteers, staff, donors and our funders who have stepped up during this critical time. We’ve grown significantly in this time due an to increased investment from individual donors, previous funders and news ones too.
I want to say a huge heartfelt thank you to everyone who has made our work possible.
This next year will be significant as we come together as a much larger team. We will focus our efforts on strengthening ourselves first in areas that are key to social change. Internally, this means developing practices in wellbeing to keep the team well whilst working in this challenging context. It also means developing reflective practice, so that we are continuing to learn and develop as a team.
We are also deepening our work in anti racist practice, so each of us are able to see and challenge the systems that are currently harming young refugees. We will continue our commitment to working in collaboration with young people and centre our services around the ideas and feedback of young people from refugee backgrounds.
And finally, our last focus and intention for the following year is to make sure the diversity of our team and trustees better represents the lived experiences of the young people we work alongside.
We hope that you can continue to join us on our mission.
With love always. Elaine Ortiz, Founder-Director
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## The Hummingbird And the forest fire
## Our work is inspired by a simple story…
There was once a beautiful forest full of animals
But one day, the forest caught fire, and all the animals fled to escape the flames.
However, one of the animals, a tiny little hummingbird…
…decided to fly to the river, pick as much water as it could carry in its . beak, then fly back to the forest and drop the water on the fire
It did this again, again and again.
Eventually, some of the other animals saw what the hummingbird was doing. And they shouted:
_“What are you doing? That is a huge fire… …and you’re just a tiny hummingbird”_
But the Hummingbird didn’t stop.
It just turned and replied,
“I am doing all I can”
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OUR TEAM
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Founder -
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Amber
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Support Worker
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Young Leaders
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Service Manager
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Otis
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Support Worker
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Youth Consultant
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GSC Lead
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Svetlana
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Support Worker
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Phati
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Engagement Lead
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Learning Space Lead
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Finance
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Administrator
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OUR TRUSTEES
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Chas Walker,
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May Beveridge,
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Elisa Sandri
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Fabia Bates
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Damien Roberts
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Richard Williams
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Jayne Grier
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Tom Hipwood
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Mark Doidge
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Katie Tong
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Racist organisation
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The Young People we support are continually subjected to racism, in the media, by the public, in politics and within the systems designed to support them, such as schools, the home office and the law.
This has led us to starting a journey to become an anti-racist organisation. This has and will continue to evolve through reflections, learning, developing frameworks, training and new ways of working, which will enable our young people, volunteers and team to feel safe, welcome and heard.
We do not see this as a simple training project that is delivered to staff in a classroom then considered as done. Instead, it’s a highly organic, on-going but focused body of work, that is always happening, and is open to nuance, exploration and learning.
To begin this process we initially held an internal and informal consultation with our team. We invited everyone to share points of view, visions for the future, concerns and experiences.
We have now created and committed to four core goals, which we are working on as an organisation, which are:
1. To take real action, and to not limit ourselves at discussion and learning.
2. To highlight and call out racism in the UK immigration and asylum system.
3. To make clear and accountable commitments to anti-racist practice.
4. To create a clear, bold, practical statement on anti-racism.
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_“I am incredibly proud to be heading up an anti-racism initiative, it is a project that I feel deeply passionate about._
_I want to see our work not just as changing and improving our internal practices around how racism is seen, understood and challenged. But to also take strong steps forward in reducing and removing racism from the systems that often deeply harm the young people that we work with._
_We have already carried out a number of collaborative activities across the whole team, to better understand how racism shows up in our own lives, experiences, work and interactions with young people. Our next steps are to put in place formal projects and budgeted activities that will work towards putting anti-racism practices at the heart of who we are and what we do._
_A large part of this will also be developing a long-term strategy for our antiracism work. This will mean setting out clear objectives, timelines and statements of our beliefs. And then of course, we will want and need to closely collaborate with young people on all of the work that we do._
_I feel very aware that this will be difficult and challenging work, and will involve overcoming tension and complexity. However, I am certain that the impact this work could have on the everyday lives of young people who experience racism in this country, will make this unquestionably worthwhile.”_
_Joshua Samuels, Service Manager and Anti-Racism Lead_
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Immigration
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In March 2020 the Government put forward their initial concepts for a new immigration bill, and set their intentions to totally reform the UK immigration system.
By January 2021, these changes were put into law, thus removing safe and legal routes for children trying to reunite with their families here in the UK.
This law includes the continuation of the highly controversial and harmful act of detaining people indefinitely. It also allows the government to deport refugees from the UK.
Then, by April 2021 the UK Home Secretary had a announced the governments ‘New Immigrations Plans.’ These plans proposed putting refugees into two categories; those who came through legal routes (who may claim asylum in the UK). And then those who came through irregular entry (such as smuggling routes), who will no longer be able to claim asylum in the UK, and their human rights restricted. The government’s intention would then be to actively remove these people from the UK. This is unfortunately the category that most of our young people would fall under.
People, politicians, organisations and activists came together to fight back against these proposed changes to the law. And we have worked to raise awareness, campaign, educate the public and challenge the government.
We were very proud to work with our partners Safe Passage and KRAN (Kent Refugee Action Network) on a campaign to challenge the new laws and policies being put forward, which would significantly and negatively effect the lives of both the young people within our services, and countless other young people trying to reach the UK, who are otherwise at risk of being pushed into the hands of smugglers and traffickers.
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As a result, young people from Safe Passage, KRAN and Hummingbird Project wrote and published a youth-led report that expressed their journeys, views and lived experiences of having lack of safe and legal routes. You can read more about this report on the next page.
For many years now, all our respective organisations have been calling on the government to expand Safe and Legal routes for young people and their families trying to reach loved ones in the UK.
Not just because it is the right and fair thing to do. But because we know this to be a really important strategy for reducing the amount of life-risking journeys people end up taking to get here, such as on small boats and in lorries.
We know first-hand, that having no safe and legal routes only drives people to smugglers and traffickers who exploit them offering an alternative route at a significant cost, including life. However, the UK government has consistently dismissed this idea; all whilst not consulting the people who are the experts by lived experience, young unaccompanied refugees.
As a result the legal routes available to people fleeing conflict and oppression have significantly decreased, and the amount of people taking traumatising and life threatening journeys (such as boat crossings) has significantly increased.
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The perspectives of young PEOPLE
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This year young people from Safe Passage, KRAN and Hummingbird came together in response to the New Immigration Plans, in order to produce a youth-led report on safe and legal routes for refugees. It was of vital importance that this report came from the voices of young refugees as their participation and influence has been blocked from policy and law making.
As a result of numerous workshops, meetings and collaborative writing sessions, young people were able to produce an in-depth and detailed report sharing the perspectives, experiences and wishes of young people who have had to face the difficulties of reaching the UK both with and without safe and legal routes available to them.
The report offers insights into the stories of young people. In addition to this it also offers a range of well thought out and realistic recommendations that the government could follow, in order to viably provide routes for people trying to reach safe countries, when fleeing war, conflict and oppression.
> You can download the report here , or by visiting: _hummingbirdproject.org.uk/refugee-action-campaign-uk.html_
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SERVICES Overview
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The Hummingbird Project are proud to take a youth-centred approach to the way we run, design and grow our services. This means working in collaboration with young people to develop and shape our work around what will support and benefit them the most.
Throughout 2021 we have been running five core services which include Global Social Club , Learning Space , Young Leaders, our newly launched Young Women’s Group and our one-to-one Be Well, Be Heard support and advocacy service.
LEARNING GSC SPACE YOUNG YOUNG WOMEN’S LEADERS GROUP BE WELL BE HEARD
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## GLOBAL SOCIAL CLUB GLOBAL SOCIAL CLUB
This year, Global Social Club has hosted over 40 sessions with a total of 81 young people in attendance.
We’ve supported 54 males and 27 females which included 61 under18s and 20 over-18s.
> GSC is an awarding-winning youth service. We started this new group in August 2017 in response to hearing requests from young people to meet more local people their age. Since then, we have welcomed over 200 young people and become recognised as the UK’s first Youth Club of Sanctuary! A youth club for all young people.
We have fun, celebrate diversity, build friendships and share culture & creativity. Each week we do different activities, socialise and share food together . It’s a space to nurture connection and solidarity between young people of different backgrounds.
Through the beginning stages of the pandemic GSC ran online sessions and organised a number of outdoor, socially distanced activities such country walks.
In May 2021 we were delighted to re-open in our in-person sessions, within our new premises at the BMECP in Brighton.
Every in-person session features games, a meal and lots of opportunities to make friends. GSC is also always attended by someone from our Be Well Be Heard service, a member staff from the Refugee Council and Pathways to Independence which means young people always have someone to talk to if they want help with issues such as housing, mental health or their asylum claims.
This year we have also been able to organise a number of trips including ice skating, the circus and bowling!
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## BE WELL BE HEARD GLOBAL SOCIAL CLUB
This year, ‘Be Well Be Heard’ has worked long-term with over 15 young people supporting them via over 160 one-to-one sessions and meetings.
Our Be Well Be Heard team also supported many other young people within our youth groups who need someone to talk to. This is additional to the young people above.
The young people we supported included 10 males, 4 females and 1 non-binary person.
‘Be Well Be Heard’ is a service for young people from a refugee background, who are looking for support and connection in any of the following areas;
- Health and wellbeing
- Accessing community networks
- Finding friendship groups and activities
- The asylum process
- Education
- Advocacy
Our team are available during the week to meet in-person at the Hummingbird offices, or a place of their choice – at a cafe, or on the beach perhaps.
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## YOUNG LEADERS GLOBAL SOCIAL CLUB
_"I am proud to be a Hummingbird Young Leader. I now see things differently. I now know what to do"_
_“Before I joined I was shy and not confident and now I am different. Since I joined I can speak to someone I didn't know before...before Young Leaders, I couldn't speak to someone I didn't know.”_
_“We make a change in society for refugees and people from minority or disadvantaged backgrounds”_
This year, Young Leaders has welcomed 22 young people across 30+ events and sessions. We’ve supported 18 males and 4 females, 15 of which were under 18 and 7 were over 18.
We’ve carried out a total of 25 online and 5 in-person sessions and 8 of Young Leaders have graduated from the programme.
Young Leaders is a group for young people from any refugee background, who want to use their voices to push for change.
We meet weekly (online and in-person) to learn new skills such as public speaking, communication, teamwork, politics, law and change-making.
Young Leaders had to shift to online sessions during lockdown periods, which, although challenging for work such as public speaking training, did enable much more collaboration with other Young Leaders groups across the country with other charities, such as Safe Passage and KRAN. Working more closely with other groups enabled Young Leaders to work together on several projects and campaigns, including the Safe and Legal Routes Young-Led Report.
Young Leaders also did a lot of work to contribute to their own communities and nationally. Some Young Leaders were interviewed and featured in National Press, and others met with MPs and Peers to share their ideas and experiences.
One of the key areas of development we see in Young Leaders is confidence, and how they use the power of their voice for positive change. 100% of Young Leaders who graduated in 2021 reported that they had developed confidence, communication and public speaking skills. Many of our Graduates also then came back to help deliver sessions for new young people.
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On the 14[th] August, we came together to celebrate the 2021 Young Leaders Graduation Day.
It was an amazing day full of pride, reflection and of course, great speeches!
Attendees included partners from other charities, local politicians, members of the Hummingbird board of trustees and other young people.
Young Leaders gave thoughtful and inspiring speeches about working together through the programme. They talked about the friendships they have made, the impact their work has had and the voice they have been able to offer to other young refugees across politics, the media and in the community.
7 Young Leaders received Graduation certificates in recognition of their hard work, dedication and talent.
2 previous graduates, Naqeeb and Mo, received special certificates of Outstanding Achievement, in view of all the work they have done to support other Young Leaders through the year.
Being in the midst of the pandemic, a number of people also sent in their congratulations and praise virtually, including video messages from our funders at Act for Change and ExSpeaker of the House, John Bercow, who had hand picked them for a Parliamentary Award in 2019.
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## LEARNING SPACE GLOBAL SOCIAL CLUB
_“It was a fun, amazing and challenging experience that improved my grades for the better.”_ - Young Person from Learning Space
This year, Learning Space has hosted over 40 sessions with 72 young people in attendance.
We’ve supported 44 males and 28 females, 58 of which were under 18 and 14 of which were over 18.
Learning Space is a weekly drop-in educational and language support session led by qualified teachers.
Whatever subject or level, young people are offered one-to-one support or work in small groups with teachers. We also offer support with university or college applications and can help with job applications and CVs.
As a result of COVID, we have also developed online one-to-one support sessions which we are continuing at the moment.
Our relaxed space gives young people a chance to bring their homework, prepare for exams and learn in addition to the regular education they receive at school or college.
If young people have a specific learning interest they want to take further, our educational team can support them to find ways to do this.
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LEARNING SPACE CASE STUDY:
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In 2021 Percy began studying at university by undertaking a Science and Engineering Foundation at Queen Mary University with the goal of moving on to study for a Biomedical Engineering Degree in 2022.
Percy has a fantastic mind for maths and science. He loves learning and creating educational content for others.
However, the high levels of maths needed on his course were starting to overwhelm him.
Percy is a Hummingbird Young Leader Graduate, and through this connection he asked about getting access to some additional support with his maths work through Learning Space.
Percy was paired with our Learning Space Lead who has a PhD in mathematics and taught maths at university level. Through weekly one-to-one private tutoring sessions, Percy has been able to raise his confidence and ability and is now on track to complete his foundation course and successfully move onto his chosen degree.
_“The first semester at Uni was hard to settle into._
_Everything was new to me, especially the environment and the method of teaching, which had a big effect on my performance in exams._
_So, I got in touch with the Hummingbird Learning Space team to see if they could help me with my maths._
_I had the chance and pleasure of working with Dr. Mick as my 1-2-1 tutor for around 5 months._
_He helped me so much and helped me to understand concepts of maths that my lecturer wouldn't really bother to go over._
_He's so patient and encouraging. With his support and teaching tips, I went from 40% on my grades to 60% and then 90%._
_I don't think I would be able to achieve that on my own.”_
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## Young Women’s Group Young Women’s Group
“I feel like a massive stone has been lifted off my back” - Young Women’s Group Member
This year, Young Women’s Group has supported 10 young women, 4 of which were under 18 and 6 of which were over 18.
Our Young Women's Group provides a safe online space for young women aged 14 to 25 to come together, celebrate womanhood, and bring out the best in each other.
It provides a safe space to talk about and share about life experiences, life stories and focus on the vision you can create for yourself and those around.
This year, The Young Women’s Group mostly met via zoom sessions. The purpose was to provide a space to celebrate womanhood, bring out the best in each other and to be empowered by their own stories- becoming the change they want to see in the world.
The emphasis was on focusing on the present, creating inspiring visions for themselves and those they can make a difference to, drawing from their past experiences. This included mindset work around confidence-building, self-care activities and visualisation skills; giving them the ability to look at how they can find their message in their stories.
The young people were encouraged to speak, use their voice and to stand up for what they believe in.
For International Women’s Day this year, we also collaborated with our friends at Safe Passage and KRAN to make a beautiful video, where young women from across all three organisations recorded messages of hope, love and change.
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Treasurer’s Report
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This has been the most significant year yet for funding and we have been able to invest more than ever before into the lives of young people and into the growing our teams and services.
Our total income in the year ended 30 September 2021 was £229,320. Of this, almost £200,000 was in the form of grants, with the balance made up of donations and Gift Aid.
Our total income in the year ended 30 September 2020 was £126,110, meaning that in 12 months our income has increased by 80%.
This increase in income has enabled us to increase our activities across the board; more trips for young people coming to Global Social Club. More dedicated and focused support for those in our 1-2-1 services. And more energy and creative resource into our campaigns and change-making efforts.
Having several funders and diverse funding steams helps to keep our organisation sustainable. It also created new challenges from a finance perspective .
It has meant our financial systems have had to become more robust. And with the help of our bookkeeper, we produced a detailed financial business plan from 2021 until 2024.
Given the increasing financial complexity, they have become an invaluable addition to the team.
We became an employing organisation in December 2020. This meant we were able to place any new Hummingbird staff on the payroll immediately. Staff who joined prior to December on a consultancy basis, were moved to employed positions, offering them far better job security, holiday/leave entitlement and pension contributions.
This is the fourth year that I appeal to anyone who has read this far, to make a commitment to help the Hummingbird Project. It is the regular donations from committed supporters that we rely on to help us plan for the future.
So if you are not already a regular donor, I encourage you to visit our website and sign up to a small monthly donation. Just a few pounds a month can make a huge difference to our ability to sustain our work.
In August 2021 we also invested in a full-time Finance Administrator.
May Beveridge, Treasurer
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Trustees Report
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The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 30 September 2021.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in-line with the financial statements and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019).
Structure, Governance and Management The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered 04 October 2017.
The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
Objectives and Activities The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
## Achievements and Performance
_Financial review - reserves policy_ It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure. The trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the charity’s current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. This level of reserves has been maintained throughout the year.
F M Bates J Grier K L Tong T G Hipwood M Beveridge R M Williams D Robert E Sandri M Doidge (Resigned 8 September 2021) C Walker (Resigned 21 January 2022)
Trustees are recruited based on required skills & experience (including lived experience) for the running of the Charity.
All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefit from the charity. Recruitment considerations are based from a skills audit which looks at the broad needs of the charity. Recruitment is publicly advertised, taking into account a need to increase a diversity of applicants.
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Trustees Report
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Short-listing and interviews take place against an agreed criteria. Interviews are carried out by a small panel which is made up of the Founder-Director, Chair of the Board, and a Hummingbird Young Leader.
Each candidate is asked the same questions to ensure a fair and objective approach. Appointments of trustees are then made by a formal vote at a board meeting. All trustees go through a formal induction and are offered formal training if necessary (such as for the board Safeguarding Lead).
None of the trustees has any beneficial interest in the company. All of the trustees are members of the company and guarantee to contribute £1 in the event of a winding up.
The trustees delegate the day-to-day operations to the senior leadership team comprising of the Founder-Director and Service Manager.
The senior leadership team are supported by the Service Leads, Support Workers, and Administrative staff.
Risk Management & Safeguarding The trustees have identified risks which could impact the charity and have taken steps to mitigate those risks.
All trustees and staff adhere to our Safeguarding policy and Behaviour Code, intended to ensure the protection of children and young people who access our services. All Hummingbird policies are annually reviewed. We have a dedicated Safeguarding Officer (Joshua Samuels), Safeguarding Lead (Elaine Ortiz), and a Trustee Safeguarding Lead (Fabia Bates) who are all formally trained in these roles and have professional backgrounds in safeguarding.
> Signed :…………..…………………..
Date: 30/07/22
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## **THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**Notes**
**£**
**£**
**Income from:**
Donations and legacies
**3**
72,100
157,220
Charitable activities
**4**
-
-
**Total income**
72,100
157,220
**Expenditure on:**
Raising funds
**5**
3,390
1,697
Charitable activities
**6**
74,015
126,184
**Total expenditure**
77,405
127,881
**Net (expenditure)/income**
**for the year/**
**Net movement in funds**
(5,305)
29,339
Fund balances at 1 October
2020
41,959
12,800
**Fund balances at 30**
**September 2021**
36,654
42,139|**Total Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**2020**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
**£**
229,320
82,371
42,500
-
1,239
-
229,320
83,610
42,500
5,087
1,036
-
200,199
57,581
29,700
205,286
58,617
29,700
24,034
24,993
12,800
54,759
-
16,966
78,793
24,993
29,766|**Total**
**2020**
**£**
124,871
1,239
126,110
1,036
87,281
88,317
37,793
16,966
54,759|
|---|---|---|
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.
All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
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## **THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **BALANCE SHEET**
## _**AS AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
|**Notes**
**Current assets**
Debtors
**10**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year**
**11**
Net current assets
**Income funds**
Restricted funds
**13**
Unrestricted funds|**2021**
**£**
493
114,005
114,498
(35,705)|**£**
78,793
42,139
36,654
78,793|**2020**
**£**
-
84,759
84,759
(30,000)|**£**
54,759
29,766
24,993
54,759|
|---|---|---|---|---|
The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 30 July 2022
M Beveridge **Trustee**
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## **THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Charity information**
The Hummingbird Refugee Project is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation registered on 4 October 2017 .
## **1.1 Accounting convention**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 “The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland” (“FRS 102”) and the Charities SORP "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effective 1 January 2019). The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The charity has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a Statement of Cash Flows.
The financial statements have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a true and fair view. This departure has involved following the Statement of Recommended Practice for charities applying FRS 102 rather than the version of the Statement of Recommended Practice which is referred to in the Regulations but which has since been withdrawn.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling , which is the functional currency of the charity . Monetary a mounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, [modified to include the revaluation of freehold properties and to include investment properties and certain financial instruments at fair value]. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
## **1.2 Going concern**
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
## **1.3 Charitable funds**
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Endowment funds are subject to specific conditions by donors that the capital must be maintained by the charity.
## **1.4 Income**
Income is recognised when the charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
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**THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
**(Continued)**
Legacies are recognised on receipt or otherwise if the charity has been notified of an impending distribution, the amount is known, and receipt is expected. If the amount is not known, the legacy is treated as a contingent asset.
## **1.5 Expenditure**
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement, and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably.
Expenditure is classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and shared costs, including support costs involved in undertaking each activity. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs which contribute to more than one activity and support costs which are not attributable to a single activity are apportioned between those activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges are allocated on the portion of the asset’s use.
## **1.6 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents include cash in hand, deposits held at call with banks, other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities.
## **1.7 Financial instruments**
The charity has elected to apply the provisions of Section 11 ‘Basic Financial Instruments’ and Section 12 ‘Other Financial Instruments Issues’ of FRS 102 to all of its financial instruments.
Financial instruments are recognised in the charity 's balance sheet when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument.
Financial assets and liabilities are offset, with the net amounts presented in the financial statements, when there is a legally enforceable right to set off the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
## _**Basic financial assets**_
Basic financial assets, which include debtors and cash and bank balances, are initially measured at transaction price including transaction costs and are subsequently carried at amortised cost using the effective interest method unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the transaction is measured at the present value of the future receipts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial assets classified as receivable within one year are not amortised.
## _**Basic financial liabilities**_
Basic financial liabilities, including creditors and bank loans are initially recognised at transaction price unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction, where the debt instrument is measured at the present value of the future p aymen ts discounted at a market rate of interest. Financial liabilities classified as payable within one year are not amortised.
Debt instruments are subsequently carried at amortised cost, using the effective interest rate method.
Trade creditors are obligations to pay for goods or services that have been acquired in the ordinary course of operations from suppliers. Amounts payable are classified as current liabilities if payment is due within one year or less. If not, they are presented as non-current liabilities. Trade creditors are recognised initially at transaction price and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method.
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**THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **(Continued)**
## _**Derecognition of financial liabilities**_
Financial liabilities are derecognised when the charity ’s contractual obligations expire or are discharged or cancelled.
## **1.8 Employee benefits**
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in the period in which the employee’s services are received.
Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is demonstrably committed to terminate the employment of an employee or to provide termination benefits.
## **1.9 Retirement benefits**
Payments to defined contribution retirement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as they fall due.
## **2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements**
In the application of the charity’s accounting policies, the trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised where the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods where the revision affects both current and future periods.
## **3 Donations and legacies**
|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
Donations and gifts
30,600
-
Grants
41,500
157,220
72,100
157,220|**Total**Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
**2021**
2020
2020
**£**
£
£
30,600
27,425
-
198,720
54,946
42,500
229,320
82,371
42,500|Total
2020
£
27,425
97,446
124,871|
|---|---|---|
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## **THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
## **4 Charitable activities**
|Other income
**Raising funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
Fundraising and publicity
Advertising
425
697
Other fundraising costs
2,965
1,000
Fundraising and publicity
3,390
1,697
3,390
1,697|**2020**
**£**
**2020**
**£**
1,239
**Total**Unrestricted
funds
**2021**
2020
**£**
£
1,122
990
3,965
46
5,087
1,036
5,087
1,036|
|---|---|
## **5 Raising funds**
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## **THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
## **6 Charitable activities**
||**Charitable**|
**Charitable**|
|---|---|---|
||**Expenditure**|
**Expenditure**|
||**2021**|
**2020**|
||**£**|
**£**|
|Staff costs|109,035|
-|
|Contractors|37,171|
71,283|
|Staff and Volunteer Training|1,598|
539|
|Volunteer E xpenses|175|
290|
|Travel & Subsistence|8,081|
4,607|
|Beneficiary S upport|6,525|
3,320|
|Youth Consultancy|12,225|
2,380|
|Single P rojects/Pilot Projects|2,190|
-|
|Film M aker|1,025|
-|
|Learning/ E valuation|-|
190|
||178,025|
82,609|
|Share of support costs (see note 7)|20,734|
3,673|
|Share of governance costs (see note 7)|1,440|
999|
||200,199|
87,281|
|**Analysis by fund**|||
|Unrestricted funds|74,015|
57,581|
|Restricted funds|126,184|
29,700|
||200,199|
87,281|
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## **THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
## **7 Support costs**
|**Support**
**costs**
**Governance**
**costs**
**£**
**£**
Office costs
6,685
-
Rent
8,846
-
Telephone and internet
1,422
-
Repairs and
maintenance
521
-
Other costs
3,260
-
Audit & accountancy
-
1,440
20,734
1,440
Analysed between
Charitable activities
20,734
1,440|**2021**
**£**
6,685
8,846
1,422
521
3,260
1,440
22,174
22,174|Support
costs
Governance
costs
£
£
725
-
2,229
-
719
-
-
-
-
-
-
999
3,673
999
3,673
999|2020
£
725
2,229
719
-
-
999
4,672
4,672|
|---|---|---|---|
## **8 Trustees**
None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year.
## **9 Employees**
The average monthly number of employees during the year was:
|Total
**Employment costs**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Other pension costs|**2021**
**Number**
6
**2021**
**£**
105,661
1,547
1,827
109,035|**2020**
**Number**
-
**2020**
**£**
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|
There were no employees whose annual remuneration was more than £60,000.
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## **THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
|**10**
**Debtors**
**Amounts falling due within one year:**
Prepayments and accrued income
**11**
**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
**Notes**
Other taxation and social security
Deferred income
**12**
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
**12**
**Deferred income**
Other deferred income
Deferred income is included in the financial statements as follows:
Deferred income is included within:
Current liabilities
Movements in the year:
Deferred income at 1 October 2020
Released from previous periods
Resources deferred in the year
Deferred income at 30 September 2021|**2021**
**£**
493
**2021**
**£**
1,614
31,200
826
2,065
35,705
**2021**
**£**
31,200
**2021**
**£**
31,200
30,000
(30,000)
31,200
31,200|**2020**
**£**
-
**2020**
**£**
-
30,000
-
-
30,000
**2020**
**£**
30,000
**2020**
**£**
30,000
-
-
30,000
30,000|
|---|---|---|
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**THE HUMMINGBIRD REFUGEE PROJECT**
## **NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)** _**FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2021**_
## **13 Restricted funds**
The income funds of the charity include restricted funds comprising the following unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust for specific purposes:
||**Movement in funds**|**Movement in funds**|||**Movement in funds**|**Movement in funds**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Incoming**|**Resources**||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Resources**|**Balance at**|
||**resources**|**expended**|
**1**|**October 2020**|**resources**|**expended**|**30 September**|
||||||||**2021**|
||**£**|**£**||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|Act for Change (AFC)|42,500|(29,700)||
12,800|60,250|(30,911)|
42,139|
|Salaries|-|-||-|76,808|(76,808)|
-|
|Core costs|-|-||-|20,162|(20,162)|
-|
||42,500|(29,700)||
12,800|157,220|(127,881)|
42,139|
**Act for Change** : grant received from the Act for Change Fund for running costs of the Young Leaders programme.
**Salaries** : multiple grants received for staff salaries. £33,400 from Tudor Trust for management of services, £13,408 from Postcode Lottery towards the Young Women’s Group, and £30,000 from Enjoolata foundation towards the Be Well, Be Heard service.
**Core costs** : grants received from various funders to cover project-related costs across all services, as well as overheads and salaries.
## **14 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**2021**
**2021**
**£**
**£**
Fund balances at 30
September 2021 are
represented by:
Current assets/
(liabilities)
36,654
42,139
36,654
42,139|**Total**Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
**2021**
2020
2020
**£**
£
£
78,793
41,959
12,800
78,793
41,959
12,800|Total
2020
£
54,759
54,759|
|---|---|---|
## **15 Related party transactions**
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2020 - none) .
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