Charity registration number: 1176934
## ASHA North Staffordshire
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021
## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Contents**
|Reference and Administrative Details|1|
|---|---|
|Trustees' Report|2 to 7|
|Independent Examiner's Report|8|
|Statement of Financial Activities|9|
|Balance Sheet|10|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|11 to 22|
## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
**Trustees** Kevin Sauntry Jenny Dennis Catherine Ralph Angela Glendenning (resigned 21 December 2021) John Walsh (resigned 7 July 2021) Michelle Holland (appointed 15 January 2021) Sally Aldridge (appointed March 2021) **Charity Registration Number** 1176934 **Principal Office** Unit 7 Hanley Business Park Copper Street Hanley Stoke -on-Trent Staffs ST1 4DW **Independent Examiner** Daryl Denson ACMA VAST The Dudson Centre Stoke on Trent ST1 5DD **Company Registration Number** CE013097
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report**
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2021.
## **Trustees and officers**
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Kevin Sauntry Jenny Dennis Catherine Ralph Angela Glendenning (resigned 21 December 2021) John Walsh (resigned 7 July 2021) Michelle Holland (appointed 15 January 2021) Sally Aldridge (appointed March 2021)
## **Objectives and activities**
## _**Objects and aims**_
1) To relieve the needs of asylum seekers and refugees in Staffordshire in particular but not exclusively by providing and assisting in the provision of goods and items to relieve poverty, such as food and clothing and by providing support and practical advice.
2) The promotion of social inclusion among people who are refugees and asylum seekers who are socially excluded on the grounds of their social and economic position, by providing:
a) education and training in the English language and in vocational skills;
b) social and recreational facilities and events involving the local community.
## _**Public benefit**_
Outreach Service
Provide a holistic pathway service at the centre that supports asylum seekers from arrival right through to decision and beyond.
A Welcome Pack for new asylum seekers and refugees, and Asylum Guides Programme English Classes for non-English speaking newly arrived asylum seekers and refugees Women’s Club and Men’s Club
Emotional and General Wellbeing Support
Social inclusion activities and training asylum seekers to become volunteers and peer champions in their local community
The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report**
## **Achievements and performance**
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on our services and services users during the reporting period , we continue to monitor our performance and focus in terms of social impact and these are some differences we have made in the period:
To increase the capacity of the charity to provide early interventions and reach 95% of newly arrived in the area and other vulnerable AS/R without support.
In last 12 months we reached 1442 including 353 newly arrived through the year. 1198 adults and 244 children and young people, which represent over 98% of asylum seekers and refugees living in North Staffordshire. All asylum seekers with social health or immigration issues were referred within 3 days of first contact and newly arrived asylum seeker children in the area were helped to get a place a school within our target of 3 weeks (Admission process started within 3 days of first contact).
To refer 100 asylum seekers to Refugee Action and British Red cross for destitution and crisis support.
This year 84 service users have been referred to British Red Cross and Refugee Action for destitution support and professional immigration advice. 87 were referred to other services such as GPs and the Mental Health Service
That 90% of Newly arrived ASR would feel less isolated by attending support groups at our centre (Women’s club, Men’s club, sport activities); and 50 most vulnerable and socially isolated will benefit from a mutual befriending scheme with Local community members:
This year was impossible to organise face to face or Women’s club activities, we provided online women social club during the lockdown, where women will first meet for social activities online and then in the last 15 minutes, they will participate physical activities such as yoga online. All ASR women who attended the women’s club online and other support activities over 3 months reported feeling less isolated, have made friends and connections with other ASR online.
The men’s club resumed after the lifting the lockdown in July 2021 by playing football every Saturday at YMCA football. All men and ASR young unaccompanied minors reported feeling less isolated. In addition, all young unaccompanied asylum seeker males reported feeling much less stressed after playing football and having made friends
It was difficult to organise befriending scheme as we used to do because of the COVID-19 restrictions however we linked ASR to other ASR to become friends and support each other during lockdown.
Overall ASR men, women and young people questioned reported increased confidence in managing their issues, improved general wellbeing, and felt able to cope with trauma after 3 months involved with our early intervention project.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report**
To support 1000 Asylum seekers through every aspect of their journey through the process.
Beside the lockdown, this year we supported 1442 ASR by providing early information and support in different aspects of their journey e.g :
English classes,
Destitution support (4119 Food distributed at the centre and home delivered), clothes (42 people received clothes), 97 bicycles donated.
19 ASR received cash relief fund
129 supported to understand the asylum process,
84 referred to special immigration advice, ASR provided 272 hours of volunteering at the centre,
170 ASR were supported in digital 280 case work were provided including immigration support and others (mainly by telephone) 464 emotional support were provided through telephone, home visit, walking group, etc.
244 children and young unaccompanied minors were supported through the year (school admission, children club activities online, in parks, youth active pilot project was delivered in partnership with sporting communities (28 young people involved in the project)
To reduce the delay in accessing support / treatment to newly arrived asylum seekers who have suffered past trauma by accessing to accessing to specialist services within 2 weeks
All users who reported having past trauma were assessed by our team within 3 days of first notice and referred to special mental health services straight after their assessment to access to our counselling services and emotional support within a week.
To support 90 newly arrived ASR through early access to English classes, resulting in less isolation and improved English speaking and writing, and 90% progress to next level of English after 12 education sessions.
We were unable to provide English classes as we used to. The English classes were provided remotely with support from our digital support worker.
28 were involved in very challenging online English classes, some use their mobile phone, tablets with slow internet, etc.,…
All ASR reported improved English speaking as result online English classes during lockdown, also reported felt less isolated as they were able to be online with teachers and digital support worker. Among others some teachers reported that:
Teacher1: I have been running weekly class for the Asha students over summer and have mainly been working with Z and H (these two are around intermediate level and have made great progress) Teacher 2: I've been working with D, A, E, J,A students.
They are gaining confidence and their English is improving - but it's hard for me to assess progress with any accuracy. Zoom is ok but they are accessing the classes on their phones so it's not easy.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report**
To provide counselling to newly arrived ASR equivalent to 294 hours (in 12 months), to improve their mental health and general wellbeing.
Because of the language barrier, it was impossible to organise face to face counselling, so instead we provided it online, by telephone and sometimes wellbeing walks. Over the year we provided 464 emotional support interventions and all women and men supported reported feeling better, less stressed, happier, and confident to manage their emotional needs.
To reach 90 children and young people.
In the last 12 months we have worked with 244 children:
81% have made significant progress in engagement with school and developed self-esteem and confidence. 5% in progress in engagement with school,
Only 14 % have not yet made any progress because they have just arrived in the area, or have other additional social health issues, as a result more additional support is being provided.
Was difficult to assess social isolation of children during lockdown as the lockdown affected more asylum seeker children as they did not have friends, the charity club was closed, their families do not have internet, TV or computer. To combat this, we managed to distribute tablets and internet and provide online children clubs. The children involved reported being happy, feel less isolated as they could see other children online club. However, this was temporary improvement as after the online club, they did not have any contacts with others and were feeling isolated.
When the lockdown was lifted the young unaccompanied minor asylum seekers who got involved in football reported feel less isolated and as they could meet other on Saturday in football sessions.
To recruit 25 AS/R to connect with local community through volunteering work and peer support at the charity base. And contribute 7800 hours volunteering work in the community in 12 months.
As result for COVID-19 lockdown we were unable to recruit the total number of asylum seekers to do volunteering and complete 7800 hours over 12 months. However, we recruited 9 volunteers and peer supporters and were able to complete 278 hours for 1 day a week were open in outside, and since the lockdown was lifted the number of asylum volunteers is constantly increasing and hopefully if there are no more restrictions, we will be able to complete the 7800 hours by year three.
To train 10 members of Asha staff and volunteers.
All staff and some volunteers have been trained to improve skills and knowledge to support asylum seekers and refugees.
OISC (Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner) Level 1 Asylum and Protection training was also provided to understand the asylum seeking process and human right protection so that staff and volunteers can effectively support and advise asylum seekers, especially the newly arrived.
To design and distribute a local asylum seekers Welcome Pack
The welcome was designed and distributed from year 1, this year we should have updated it, especially the new local services for asylum, however we did not update it as the lockdown services provisions were not predictable to provide accurate information, so we regularly provided ad hoc COVID-19 information and local services provision changes.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report**
Formal and Informal Partnerships
B-Art’s, Canal and River Trust, Citizens Advice, NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, various faith groups, Lichfield, Newcastle, Stoke, Cheadle and Leek food banks, Barnardo’s, South West Peak Mosaic, Keele University Medical School, Hanley Heritage Park, Period Poverty, NorScarf, Keele Medical School, local voluntary services, and community groups, TUC You Learn, and NHS Breast Cancer Screening nurses, to name a few
Charities and grant giving organisations who have supported service delivery:
BBC Children in Need, The Souter Trust, The Henry Smith Charity, , Evans Cornish Foundation,, The Big Lottery Awards for All and Reaching Communities, Good Things Foundation, Wave Makers
Churches and other faith based groups who have supported service delivery:
Trinity Church Leek, Staffordshire Moorlands Methodist Circuit, Cheadle and Boundary Methodist Church, St Wulstan’s Newcastle, St Dominic’s Convent Stone, Tunstall Methodist, Holy Trinity Church Newcastle-under-Lyme, St Filomena’s Caverswall, Our Lady of All Angels
## **Financial review**
The financial results are shown on pages 10 to 23 of this report.
During 2020-21 the charity has continued to achieve a positive financial outcome with a net increase in funds of just over £25,000. Funding from grants has accounted for 84% of income during this period, the most significant being the highly valued contribution from the National Lottery Reaching Communities Fund.
## _**Policy on reserves**_
Asha holds a Reserves Policy to maintain a sufficient level of reserves to enable normal operating activities to continue over a period of up to three months should a shortfall in income occur, and to take account of potential risks and contingencies that may arise from time to time. The current level of reserves available to the charity is £109,786 (2020:£82,615) which is sufficient to meet the costs of staff and volunteers, property costs (rent, council tax and utilities) and running costs (phones, mobiles, insurance etc.)
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report**
## **Structure, governance and management**
## _**Nature of governing document**_
The charity was registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on 1 February 2018 and commenced to operate on 1 May 2018 when the assets, liabilites and operations of an unincorporated charity, ASHA North Staffordshire were transfered to the CIO.
The Charity is governed by a constitution that sets out the objectives and states the framework for directing the organisation. ASHA is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation regulated therefore dually by both the Charity Commission and Companies House.
## _**Recruitment and appointment of trustees**_
There are currently vacant places on the Board and the Trustees are currently developing a process that identifies skills and expertise gaps, develops a brief for new Trustees and engages in an open recruitment process with support from VAST (Stoke on Trent CVS).
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 7 June 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Kevin Sauntry Trustee
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of ASHA North Staffordshire**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of ASHA North Staffordshire for the year ended 31 August 2021.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity trustees of ASHA North Staffordshire you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the ASHA North Staffordshire 's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
Since ASHA North Staffordshire 's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of CIMA, which is one of the listed bodies.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of ASHA North Staffordshire as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
...................................... Daryl Denson ACMA CIMA
VAST The Dudson Centre Stoke on Trent ST1 5DD
24/06/2022 Date:.............................
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
|**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
4
Total income
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
14
**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Charitable activities
3
Investment income
4
Total income
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
5
Total expenditure
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
14|**Unrestricted**
**£**
45,967
4
45,971
(18,800)
(18,800)
27,171
82,615
109,786
**Unrestricted**
**£**
40,945
7,613
45
48,603
(20,874)
(20,874)
27,729
54,886
82,615|**Restricted**
**£**
228,345
-
228,345
(230,510)
(230,510)
(2,165)
163,429
161,264
**Restricted**
**£**
252,920
-
-
252,920
(213,456)
(213,456)
39,464
123,965
163,429|**Total**
**2021**
**£**
274,312
4|
|---|---|---|---|
||||274,316|
||||(249,310)|
||||(249,310)|
||||25,006
246,044|
||||271,050|
||||**Total**
**2020**
**£**
293,865
7,613
45|
||||301,523|
||||(234,330)|
||||(234,330)|
||||67,193
178,851|
||||246,044|
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.
The funds breakdown for 2020 is shown in note 14.
The notes on pages 11 to 22 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 9
## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **(Registration number: 1176934) Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2021**
|**Note**
**Current assets**
Debtors
11
Cash at bank and in hand
12
**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
13
**Net assets**
**Funds of the charity:**
**Restricted income funds**
Restricted funds
14
**Unrestricted income funds**
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**
14||**2021**
**£**
9,580
262,991
272,571
(1,521)
271,050
161,264
109,786
271,050||**2020**
**£**
-
246,734|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||246,734
(690)|
|||||246,044|
|||||163,429
82,615|
|||||246,044|
The financial statements on pages 9 to 22 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on ..24/06/2022........... and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Kevin Sauntry Trustee
The notes on pages 11 to 22 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 10
## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## **1 Accounting policies**
## **Statement of compliance**
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with 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) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
## **Basis of preparation**
ASHA North Staffordshire meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
## **Going concern**
The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
## **Income and endowments**
Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.
## _**Donations and legacies**_
Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.
## _**Grants receivable**_
Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions linked to the grants have been met. Where performance conditions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met, the income is recognised as a liability and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.
## _**Investment income**_
Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due.
## **Expenditure**
All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## _**Charitable activities**_
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.
## **Support costs**
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, for example, allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
## **Governance costs**
These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees’s meetings and reimbursed expenses.
## **Government grants**
Government grants are recognised based on the accrual model and are measured at the fair value of the asset received or receivable. Grants are classified as relating either to revenue or to assets. Grants relating to revenue are recognised in income over the period in which the related costs are recognised. Grants relating to assets are recognised over the expected useful life of the asset. Where part of a grant relating to an asset is deferred, it is recognised as deferred income.
## **Taxation**
The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
## **Trade debtors**
Trade debtors are amounts due from customers for merchandise sold or services performed in the ordinary course of business.
Trade debtors are recognised initially at the transaction price. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest method, less provision for impairment. A provision for the impairment of trade debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the charity will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the original terms of the receivables.
## **Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.
## **Fund structure**
Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustee's discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.
Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## **Pensions and other post retirement obligations**
The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme which is a pension plan under which fixed contributions are paid into a pension fund and the charity has no legal or constructive obligation to pay further contributions even if the fund does not hold sufficient assets to pay all employees the benefits relating to employee service in the current and prior periods.
Contributions to defined contribution plans are recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities when they are due. If contribution payments exceed the contribution due for service, the excess is recognised as a prepayment.
## **2 Income from donations and legacies**
|Donations and legacies;
Donations from individuals
Grants, including capital grants;
Government grants
Grants from other charities
Donations and legacies;
Donations from individuals
Grants, including capital grants;
Government grants
Grants from other charities
**3 Income from charitable activities**
**Total for 2020**||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
43,467
2,500
-
45,967
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
40,945
-
-
40,945||**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
113,773
114,572
228,345
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
163,532
89,388
252,920
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
7,613||**Total**
**2021**
**£**
43,467
116,273
114,572|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||274,312|
|||||||
**Total**
**2020**
**£**
40,945
163,532
89,388|
|||||||293,865|
|||||||
**Total**
**funds**
**£**
7,613|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## **4 Investment income**
|Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits
Interest receivable and similar income;
Interest receivable on bank deposits||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
4
4
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
45
45||**Total**
**2021**
**£**
4|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||4|
|||||**Total**
**2020**
**£**
45|
|||||45|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## **5 Expenditure on charitable activities**
|Activity undertaken directly
Activity undertaken directly
Staff Costs
Staff/volunteer expenses
Travel Expenses
Training and Development
Other
Professional and Legal
Rent, Utilities & Office Costs
Maintenance
Equipment
Activities, Trips and Groups
Bus passes and Emergency Food
Independent Examination|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
18,800
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
20,874|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
230,510
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
213,456
**Activity**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
137,446
600
761
703
18
25,196
46,620
615
18,501
3,240
14,890
720
249,310|**Total**
**2021**
**£**
249,310|
|---|---|---|---|
||||
**Total**
**2020**
**£**
234,330|
||||
**2021**
**£**
137,446
600
761
703
18
25,196
46,620
615
18,501
3,240
14,890
720
249,310|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
|Staff Costs
Staff/volunteer expenses
Travel Expenses
Training and Development
Other
Professional and Legal
Rent, Utilities & Office Costs
Maintenance
Equipment
Activities, Trips and Groups
Workshop, Social events & Refreshments
Bus passes and Emergency Food
**6 Analysis of governance and support costs**
**Governance costs**
Independent examiner fees
Examination of the financial statements
Independent examiner fees
Examination of the financial statements|**Activity**
**undertaken**
**directly**
**£**
138,415
4,023
1,848
1,110
1,405
4,125
47,972
2,880
11,705
8,142
4,392
8,313
234,330
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
720
720
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
690
690|**2020**
**£**
138,415
4,023
1,848
1,110
1,405
4,125
47,972
2,880
11,705
8,142
4,392
8,313
234,330
**Total**
**2021**
**£**
720
720|
|---|---|---|
|||**Total**
**2020**
**£**
690
690|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## **7 Government grants**
Stoke on Trent CC and The Community Foundation gave £2,500 (2020: £nil) towards running costs. The National Lottery Community Fund gave £nil (2020: £ 49,610) to assist in coninuing the service during lockdown.
Reaching Communities gave £113,733 (2020:£113,922) for work with asylum seekers.
The amount of grants recognised in the financial statements was £116,273 (2020 - £163,532). There are no unfulfilled conditions at the year end.
## **8 Trustees remuneration and expenses**
No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.
No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses from the charity during the year.
## **9 Staff costs**
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
|**Staff costs during the year were:**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs||**2021**
**£**
120,360
5,142
3,441
128,943||**2020**
**£**
52,120
1,888
2,075|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||56,083|
The monthly average number of persons (including senior management / leadership team) employed by the charity during the year expressed as full time equivalents was as follows:
|Support Worker|**2021**
**No**
6|**2020**
**No**
2|
|---|---|---|
In addition to this payments of £8,503 (2020: £82,400) were made to sub contractors.
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year
## **10 Taxation**
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## **11 Debtors**
|**11 Debtors**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|Prepayments
**12 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash on hand
Cash at bank
**13 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Other taxation and social security
Accruals||**2021**
**£**
283
262,708
262,991
**2021**
**£**
801
720
1,521||**2021**
**£**
9,580|
|||||**2020**
**£**
145
246,589|
|||||246,734|
|||||**2020**
**£**
-
690|
|||||690|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
|**14 Funds**
**Unrestricted funds**
**_General_**
General
**Restricted funds**
BBC Children in Need
The Allen Lane Foundation
Tudor Trust
Eddie Byers Fund
Reaching Communities
Garfield Weston
Swan Mountain
AB Charitable Trust
National Lottery Community
Fund
Refugee Action
BBC Children in Need
Response and Adapt
**Total restricted funds**
**Total funds**||**Balance at 1**
**September**
**2020**
**£**
82,615
7,332
816
18,017
1,446
77,408
2,731
333
5,736
49,610
-
-
-
163,429
246,044||**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
45,971
29,204
-
2,000
-
113,773
-
-
-
-
4,648
48,720
30,000
228,345
274,316|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(18,800)
(16,600)
(816)
(17,212)
(1,446)
(82,624)
(2,731)
(333)
(3,001)
(49,610)
(3,476)
(37,352)
(15,309)
(230,510)
(249,310)||**Balance at 31**
**August 2021**
**£**
109,786
19,936
-
2,805
-
108,557
-
-
2,735
-
1,172
11,368
14,691|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||161,264|
||||||||271,050|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
|**Unrestricted funds**
**_General_**
General
**Restricted**
BBC Children in Need
The Allen Lane Foundation
The Henry Smith Charity
Tudor Trust
Eddie Byers Fund
Reaching Communities
Sporting Communities
NHS Digital Inclusion
Garfield Weston
Good Things Foundation
Lloyds Bank Foundation
South West Peak
Swan Mountain
AB Charitable Trust
National Lottery Community
Fund
**Total restricted funds**
**Total funds**||**Balance at 1**
**September**
**2019**
**£**
54,886
5,590
3,686
15,910
8,792
1,641
59,217
(1,224)
7,904
4,167
4,657
14,363
(738)
-
-
-
123,965
178,851||**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
48,603
28,711
-
-
23,000
-
113,922
3,870
-
-
12,500
-
2,307
4,000
15,000
49,610
252,920
301,523|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(20,874)
(26,969)
(2,870)
(15,910)
(13,775)
(195)
(95,731)
(2,646)
(7,904)
(1,436)
(17,157)
(14,363)
(1,569)
(3,667)
(9,264)
-
(213,456)
(234,330)||**Balance at 31**
**August 2020**
**£**
82,615
7,332
816
-
18,017
1,446
77,408
-
-
2,731
-
-
-
333
5,736
49,610|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||||163,429|
||||||||246,044|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
BBC Children in Need-To provide asylum seeker children and their families with regular support through homework clubs, group activities, day trips and school enrolment.
The Allen Lane Foundation-Supporting new arrivals and integrating into the community by volunteering.
The Henry Smith Charity-To provide outreach services and befriending to the most vulnerable male, female and child asylum seekers.
Tudor Trust- To develop a volunteer programme accessible to asylum seekers within their local communities.
Eddie Byers Fund-Providing support for English tuition.
Reaching Communities- To enable early connections are made with new arrival asylum seekers so that we can provide support through outreach, signposting, education and emotional support.
Sporting Communities-Football activities project & employability programme.
NHS Digital Inclusion.- To promote digital inclusion of asylum seekers and enable access to NHS.
Garfield Weston-Tackling loneliness project (befriending).
GoodThings Foundation-To deliver digital inclusion activities to improve the health and wellbeing of socially excluded groups in the community.
Lloyds Bank Foundation.- To provide complementary therapies for women with post traumatic experience with no recourse to public fund.
South West Peak-Nature based integration project for families.
Swan Mountain-Supporting children's work.
AB Charitable Trust.-To provde outreach support for new arrival single parent asylum seekers and to manage a befriending scheme.
National Lottery Community Fund.-To provide emergency support duting Covid 19 to vulnerable families/individuals.
Refugee Action :The Asylum Guides National Programme aims to support organisations to embed and deliver their own unique Asylum Guides programmes and become part of a national network.
BBC Children in Need: Providing additional funding to support our organisation through the Covid 19 pandemic.
Respond and Adapt. Providing targeted support to help respond and adapt to the needs of people in the immigration system during COVID-19 and work together to build a foundation for long term recovery.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2021**
## **15 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**15 Analysis of net assets between funds**|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
111,307
(1,521)
109,786
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
83,215
(600)
82,615||**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
161,264
-
161,264
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
163,429
-
163,429||**Total funds at**
**31 August**
**2021**
**£**
272,571
(1,521)|
|||||||271,050
**Total funds at**
**31 August**
**2020**
**£**
246,644
(600)|
|||||||246,044|
## **16 Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions in the year.
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