Charity registration number: 1176934
ASHA North Staffordshire
Annual Report and Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
ASHA North Staffordshire
Contents
| Reference and Administrative Details | 1 |
|---|---|
| Trustees' Report | 2 to 4 |
| Independent Examiner's Report | 5 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 6 |
| Balance Sheet | 7 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 8 to 17 |
ASHA North Staffordshire
Reference and Administrative Details
Chair Kevin Sauntry Trustees Jenny Dennis Michelle Holland Sally Aldridge Nelam Nosheen Ahmed Adelin Kalisa Charity Registration Number 1176934 Principal Office Unit 7 Hanley Business Park Cooper 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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Trustees' Report
The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2023.
Trustees and officers
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Jenny Dennis Catherine Ralph (resigned 23 November 2022) Michelle Holland Sally Aldridge Nelam Nosheen Ahmed (appointed 21 November 2022) Adelin Kalisa (appointed 6 June 2023)
Chair: Kevin Sauntry
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. This includes digital support and referrals to external services. Asha works people from over 58 different nationalities who speak 31 different languages and have very diverse faiths and none. As a secular organisation, we support people based on who they are, not what they believe. 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 and Volunteering opportunities.
Social inclusion activities and training asylum seekers to become volunteers and peer champions in their local community Asylum seeker children’s club and unaccompanied minors. Drop in service and weekly community lunch.
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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Trustees' Report (continued)
Achievements and performance
Social Impact
The lasting impact of COVID-19-induced social isolation remains and has continued to be a serious issue for our service users, while the cost-of-living crisis has further restricted beneficiaries socially as well as economically and limited the support donors are able to provide. Despite the current situation, Asha’s work has had a demonstrable positive impact on the wellbeing of our service users as seen through user assessments and surveys.
This year has been exceptionally busy due to the resumption of services at the Asha centre post-pandemic and the opening of two hotels in November 2022, located just a 10-minute walk from our centre. We have increased new dispersal in the area due to the influx of Asylum seekers crossing the channel combined with the existing Asylum seekers supported from the year before. These new arrivals increased our service demands by 135% and doubled the number of beneficiaries we have supported this period compared to the previous year. We have also reached out in hotels in the Stafford area and East Cheshire and local hotels to those unable to travel to our centre. The main achievement of the year has been the continuation of the high quality and wide range of support we have offered to asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs). We have maintained our standards of professionalism, compassion, and responsiveness despite the challenging circumstances. The new unit will be further utilised to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all service users and ease the delivery of classes and services.
Contributions made by Volunteers
We recruit asylum seekers to become volunteers for the charity and peer supporters. In addition to those who were already volunteering this year, we recruited 19 new asylum seekers to become volunteers and asylum guides for others. This is to give them valuable work experience, increase their confidence and self-esteem, and make them work-ready for when their application is granted. It also challenges people’s misconceptions of asylum seekers and refugees while building stronger relationships within the community. It is an opportunity for service users to feel part of and contribute to the charity’s work. Together with volunteers from the local community, volunteers contributed 4500 hours of work worth £59, 760 in monetary terms. Service users also volunteered in local hospitals and care homes.
During the year Asha supported 1458 adults and 409 children and young people. Of these 978 (67%) of adults and 243 (40%) of children registered with Asha for the first time this year. Asha therefore supported 18079 people this year.
Formal and Informal Partnerships
During this year Asha has been supported by a wide range of organisations which are listed below:
B-Art, Care Homes (Volunteering schemes) Citizens Advice Bureau, Faith Groups ( Methodist Church), Family Support Services, Food Banks, Good Things Foundation, Hanley Park Charity, Hospitals (volunteering scheme), Joining Communities Together, Keele University TESOL programme, Keele University - Medical school for community placements, Local asylum seekers community groups, Local Social Services, NHS Clinical Commissioning Group, Lichfield, Peak District Mosaic, Refugee Action, Refugee health Project - NHS, SERCO (Housing provider for asylum seekers), Sporting Communities, and Stoke on Trent City Council.to name a few
Charities and grant giving organisations who have supported service delivery AB Charitable Trust, BBC Children in Need, The Big Lottery Reaching Communities, Lloyds; Peak District Mosaic; AB Charitable Trust.
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Trustees' Report (continued)
Financial review
Annual income for the accounting period 01/09/22 to 31/08/23 was £250,920. (2022: £271,274) At the end of the review period, expenditure was greater than expected - £318,704 compared to £238,109 in 2021-22.which reflects a 135% increase in service demand due to increased new dispersal in the areas (including the opening of two hotels housing Asylum Seekers in November 2022), coupled with the impact of the cost of living crisis. To meet the additional need it has been necessary to rent additional premises, which has resulted in an 87.5% increase in rental costs. Similarly we have seen a 114% increase in expenditure on emergency food due to the high level of demand.
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 risk and contingencies that may arise from time to time.. The current level of free reserves available to the charity is £222,212 (2022 £100,522) 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.).
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
Asha has recruited two new Trustees during the period under review. There remain two vacant places and Asha is seeking to fill these through the open recruitment process with the help of VAST (Stoke on Trent CVS).
24 June 2
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... and signed on its behalf by:
......................................... Kevin Sauntry Chair
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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 2023.
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:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of ASHA North Staffordshire as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records; or
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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
25/06/24
Date:.............................
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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
| Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2023 | ||||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Income and Endowments from: | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | 2 | 100,026 | 150,615 | 250,641 | ||
| Investment income | 3 | 279 | - | 279 | ||
| Total income | 100,305 | 150,615 | 250,920 | |||
| Expenditure on: | ||||||
| Charitable activities | (28,225) | (290,479) | (318,704) | |||
| Total expenditure | (28,225) | (290,479) | (318,704) | |||
| Net income/(expenditure) | 72,080 | (139,864) | (67,784) | |||
| Gross transfers between funds | 49,610 | (49,610) | - | |||
| Net movement in funds | 121,690 | (189,474) | (67,784) | |||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 100,522 | 203,693 | 304,215 | |||
| Total funds carried forward | 12 | 222,212 | 14,219 | 236,431 | ||
| Total | ||||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2022 | ||||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Income and Endowments from: | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | 2 | 39,755 | 231,482 | 271,237 | ||
| Investment income | 3 | 37 | - | 37 | ||
| Total income | 39,792 | 231,482 | 271,274 | |||
| Expenditure on: | ||||||
| Charitable activities | (49,056) | (189,053) | (238,109) | |||
| Total expenditure | (49,056) | (189,053) | (238,109) | |||
| Net movement in funds | (9,264) | 42,429 | 33,165 | |||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||||
| Total funds brought forward | 109,786 | 161,264 | 271,050 | |||
| Total funds carried forward | 12 | 100,522 | 203,693 | 304,215 |
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2022 is shown in note 12.
The notes on pages 8 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 6
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(Registration number: 1176934) Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2023
| 2023 | 2022 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | ||
| Current assets | ||||
| Debtors | 9 | 1,500 | 8,963 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 10 | 235,725 | 296,906 | |
| 237,225 | 305,869 | |||
| Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year | 11 | (794) | (1,654) | |
| Net assets | 236,431 | 304,215 | ||
| Funds of the charity: | ||||
| Restricted income funds | ||||
| Restricted funds | 12 | 14,219 | 203,693 | |
| Unrestricted income funds | ||||
| Unrestricted funds | 222,212 | 100,522 | ||
| Total funds | 12 | 236,431 | 304,215 |
The financial statements on pages 6 to 17 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 24 June 2 .................... and signed on their behalf by:
......................................... Kevin Sauntry Chair
The notes on pages 8 to 17 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 7
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023
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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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
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 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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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
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
| Unrestricted | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| funds | Restricted | Total | ||||||
| General | funds | 2023 | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| Donations and legacies; | ||||||||
| Donations from individuals | 18,811 | - | 18,811 | |||||
| Grants, including capital grants; | ||||||||
| Government grants | - | 90,485 | 90,485 | |||||
| Grants from other charities | 81,215 | 60,130 | 141,345 | |||||
| 100,026 | 150,615 | 250,641 | ||||||
| Unrestricted | ||||||||
| funds | Restricted | Total | ||||||
| General | funds | 2022 | ||||||
| £ | £ | £ | ||||||
| Donations and legacies; | ||||||||
| Donations from individuals | 34,763 | - | 34,763 | |||||
| Grants, including capital grants; | ||||||||
| Government grants | 4,992 | 122,848 | 127,840 | |||||
| Grants from other charities | - | 108,634 | 108,634 | |||||
| 39,755 | 231,482 | 271,237 | ||||||
| 3 | Investment income | |||||||
| Unrestricted | ||||||||
| funds | Total | |||||||
| General | 2023 | |||||||
| £ | £ | |||||||
| Interest receivable and similar income; | ||||||||
| Interest receivable on bank deposits | 279 | 279 | ||||||
| 279 | 279 | |||||||
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
| Unrestricted | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| funds | Total | ||
| General | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Interest receivable and similar income; | |||
| Interest receivable on bank deposits | 37 | 37 | |
| 37 | 37 | ||
| 4 | Analysis of governance and support costs | ||
| Governance costs | |||
| Unrestricted | |||
| funds | Total | ||
| General | 2023 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Independent examiner fees | |||
| Examination of the financial statements | 794 | 794 | |
| 794 | 794 | ||
| Unrestricted | |||
| funds | Total | ||
| General | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Independent examiner fees | |||
| Examination of the financial statements | 756 | 756 | |
| 756 | 756 | ||
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
5 Government grants
The National Lottery Reaching Communities gave £62,892 (2022:£122,848) for work with asylum seekers. Stoke on Trent City Council gave £11,943 (2022: £4,992l) towards running costs.
National Lottery Know your Neighbourhood gave £11,250 (2022:nil) for working with asylum seekers. DWP Winter Food and Essentials Fund gave £4,400 (2022:nil) for working with asylum seekers. The amount of grants recognised in the financial statements was £90,485 (2022 - £127,840). There are no unfulfilled conditions at the year end.
6 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.
7 Staff costs
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
| The aggregate payroll costs were as follows: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Staff costs during the year were: | |||
| Wages and salaries | 154,001 | 140,104 | |
| Social security costs | 7,105 | 6,318 | |
| Pension costs | 5,196 | 4,883 | |
| 166,302 | 151,305 |
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:
| 2023 | 2022 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | No | |||||
| Support Worker | 7 | 7 | ||||
| In addition to this payments of £12,018 (2022: £17.254) were made to sub contractors. |
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year
8 Taxation
The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
9 Debtors
| 9 Debtors |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Prepayments | 1,500 | 8,963 | |||
| 10 Cash and cash equivalents | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Cash on hand | 175 | 310 | |||
| Cash at bank | 235,550 | 296,596 | |||
| 235,725 | 296,906 | ||||
| 11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | |||||
| 2023 | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Other taxation and social security | - | 898 | |||
| Accruals | 794 | 756 | |||
| 794 | 1,654 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
12 Funds
| 12 Funds | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance at 1 | Balance at | ||||||||
| September | Incoming | Resources | 31 August | ||||||
| 2022 | resources | expended | Transfers | 2023 | |||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | |||||||||
| General | |||||||||
| General | 100,522 | 100,305 | (28,225) | 49,610 | 222,212 | ||||
| Restricted funds | |||||||||
| BBC Children in Need | 46,504 | 14,976 | (61,480) | - | - | ||||
| Tudor Trust | 1,090 | - | (1,090) | - | - | ||||
| Reaching Communities | 136,612 | 62,892 | (149,466) | (49,610) | 428 | ||||
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | 8,818 | - | (8,818) | - | - | ||||
| AB Charitable Trust | 3,019 | - | (3,019) | - | - | ||||
| Refugee Action | 7,650 | 18,076 | (23,486) | - | 2,240 | ||||
| DWP Winter Food | - | 4,400 | (4,400) | - | - | ||||
| Nat Lottery Know your | |||||||||
| neighbourhood | - | 11,250 | (11,250) | - | - | ||||
| Julia and Hans Rausing | |||||||||
| Trust | - | 15,000 | (15,000) | - | - | ||||
| Community Foundation | - | 3,181 | (1,591) | - | 1,590 | ||||
| SOT City Council | - | 11,943 | (1,982) | - | 9,961 | ||||
| Comic Relief Asylum Guide | - | 8,897 | (8,897) | - | - | ||||
| Total restricted funds | 203,693 | 150,615 | (290,479) | (49,610) | 14,219 | ||||
| Total funds | 304,215 | 250,920 | (318,704) | - | 236,431 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
| Balance at 1 | ||||||||
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| September | Incoming | Resources | Balance | at 31 | ||||
| 2021 | resources | expended | August | 2022 | ||||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |||||
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||||
| General | ||||||||
| General | 109,786 | 39,792 | (49,056) | 100,522 | ||||
| Restricted | ||||||||
| BBC Children in Need | 19,936 | 42,665 | (16,097) | 46,504 | ||||
| Tudor Trust | 2,805 | - | (1,715) | 1,090 | ||||
| Reaching Communities | 108,557 | 122,848 | (94,793) | 136,612 | ||||
| Lloyds Bank Foundation | - | 25,000 | (16,182) | 8,818 | ||||
| AB Charitable Trust | 2,735 | 20,000 | (19,716) | 3,019 | ||||
| Refugee Action | 1,172 | 20,969 | (14,491) | 7,650 | ||||
| BBC Children in Need | 11,368 | - | (11,368) | - | ||||
| Response and Adapt | 14,691 | - | (14,691) | - | ||||
| Total restricted funds | 161,264 | 231,482 | (189,053) | 203,693 | ||||
| Total funds | 271,050 | 271,274 | (238,109) | 304,215 |
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
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.
Tudor Trust- To develop a volunteer programme accessible to asylum seekers within their local communities.
AB Charitable Trust.-To provde outreach support for new arrival single parent asylum seekers and to manage a befriending scheme.
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.
National Lottery Know your Neighbourhood, To improve wellbeing through volunteering and community initiatives.
Julia and Hans Rausing Trust. Funding to purchase foodbank items and to cover the increase in staffing, rent and utlilties due to the cost of living crisis.
Community Foundation. Funding for the volunteering programme.
Stoke on Trent CC. Funding towards the cost of the Mayor's Community Weekend.
Comic Relief Asylum Guide. Funding to pilot the Asylum Guide programme.
£49,610 has been transferred from restricted funds to unrestricted funds. This is in respect of a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund which was originally allocated as a restricted fund but was actually an unrestricted fund to be used in response to Covid 19.
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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2023 (continued)
13 Analysis of net assets between funds
| 13 Analysis of net assets between funds | |||||
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| Unrestricted | Total funds at | ||||
| funds | Restricted | 31 August | |||
| General | funds | 2023 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Current assets | 173,396 | 63,829 | 237,225 | ||
| Current liabilities | (794) | - | (794) | ||
| Total net assets | 172,602 | 63,829 | 236,431 | ||
| Unrestricted | Total funds at | ||||
| funds | Restricted | 31 August | |||
| General | funds | 2022 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | |||
| Current assets | 102,176 | 203,693 | 305,869 | ||
| Current liabilities | (1,654) | - | (1,654) | ||
| Total net assets | 100,522 | 203,693 | 304,215 |
14 Related party transactions
There were no related party transactions in the year.
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