Charity registration number: 1176934
## ASHA North Staffordshire
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 August 2024
## **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 19|
## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Reference and Administrative Details**
**Trustees** Kevin Sauntry, Chair Jenny Dennis, Honorary Treasurer Michelle Holland, Director Sally Aldridge, Vice Chair Nelam Nosheen Ahmed, Director Adelin Kalisa, Director Russell Clark, Director **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
## **Trustees**
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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 2024.
## **Trustees and officers**
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Trustees: Kevin Sauntry, Chair Jenny Dennis, Honorary Treasurer Michelle Holland, Director Sally Aldridge, Vice Chair Nelam Nosheen Ahmed, Director Adelin Kalisa, Director Russell Clark, Director (appointed 26 November 2024)
## **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.The service will be responsive to requests from surrounding counties that are bereft of organisational support to meet the needs of asylum seekers and refugees.
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 for newly arrived Asylum Seekers / refugees
• 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 with people from over 58 different nationalities who speak 31 different languages and who have very diverse faiths or no faith. 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 so that asylum seekers can 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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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report (continued)**
## **Achievements and performance**
Over the year we made significant progress in advocating for the rights of asylum seekers and refugees. Our mission is to foster a society that recognises and actively supports the dignity and rights of these individuals. Over the past year, we have focused on increasing public empathy, combating discrimination and prejudice, reducing poverty, and enhancing the mental health, wellbeing, integration, and inclusion of asylum seekers and refugees providing early interventions to newly arrived in the area and those who have been experiencing conflicting social and health needs that are key barriers of integration.
This has been achieved by a series of targeted initiatives such as, assisting the local community with a garden project in one of the local parks; strengthening our links with the NHS Immunisation Outreach Team; having a social inclusion programme of events and activities; further expanding our network of supporting and helping agencies.
However, our journey has not been without its challenges. We have faced significant obstacles, including far-right wing disorder and social media campaigns that spread misinformation and hostility towards asylum seekers and refugees. These challenges have underscored the importance of our work and the need for continued advocacy and support.
Far-right wing disorder has manifested in violent attacks on asylum-seeker shelters and public demonstrations against our cause. These incidents have not only threatened the safety of those we aim to protect but have also highlighted the pervasive prejudice and xenophobia that still exist in our society.
Additionally, social media has been a double-edged sword. While it has allowed us to reach a broader audience and garner support, it has also become a platform for spreading disinformation and inciting hatred. False narratives and inflammatory rhetoric have made our work more challenging, as we strive to counteract these negative influences and promote a message of empathy and inclusion.
Despite these challenges, we remain steadfast in our commitment to our mission. This report highlights our key achievements, the obstacles we have encountered, and the lessons we have learned. It also outlines our strategic plans, as we continue to advocate for a more inclusive and compassionate society. We are proud of the progress we have made and with support from our partners we remain dedicated to supporting asylum seekers and refugees in their journey towards a better future.
## **Financial review**
Charities and grant giving organisations that have supported service delivery:
- The Big Lottery Reaching Communities
- National Lottery Cost-of-living Fund
- Stanley Thomas Foundation
- BBC Children in Need
- Know Your Neighbourhood Fund
- Community Foundation
- AB Charitable Trust,
- Good Things Foundation
- National Lottery Awards for All
Annual income for the accounting period 01/09/23 to 31/08/24 was £452,622 At the end of the review period, expenditure was £425,504
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Trustees' Report (continued)**
## _**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 £183,998 (2023 £222,212) 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. An amendment to the charity objects, to extend the scope of activity to surrounding counties that are bereft of organisational support to meet the needs of asylum seekers and refugees, was approved by the Charity Commission in July 2024.
21/05/25
The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on .................... 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 2024.
## **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
27/05/25 Date:.............................
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 August 2024**
|**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Total income
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
13
**Note**
**Income and Endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
2
Investment income
3
Total income
**Expenditure on:**
Charitable activities
4
Total expenditure
Net income/(expenditure)
Gross transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
**Reconciliation of funds**
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
13|**Unrestricted**
**£**
59,519
812
60,331
(98,545)
(98,545)
(38,214)
222,212
183,998
**Unrestricted**
**£**
100,026
279
100,305
(28,225)
(28,225)
72,080
49,610
121,690
100,522
222,212|**Restricted**
**£**
392,291
-
392,291
(326,959)
(326,959)
65,332
14,219
79,551
**Restricted**
**£**
150,615
-
150,615
(290,479)
(290,479)
(139,864)
(49,610)
(189,474)
203,693
14,219|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
451,810
812|
|---|---|---|---|
||||452,622|
||||(425,504)|
||||(425,504)|
||||27,118
236,431|
||||263,549|
||||**Total**
**2023**
**£**
250,641
279|
||||250,920|
||||(318,704)|
||||(318,704)|
||||(67,784)
-|
||||(67,784)
304,215|
||||236,431|
All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods. The funds breakdown for 2023 is shown in note 13.
The notes on pages 8 to 19 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 6
## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **(Registration number: 1176934) Balance Sheet as at 31 August 2024**
|**Note**
**Current assets**
Debtors
10
Cash at bank and in hand
11
**Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year**
12
**Net assets**
**Funds of the charity:**
**Restricted income funds**
Restricted funds
13
**Unrestricted income funds**
Unrestricted funds
**Total funds**
13|**2024**
**£**
-
264,383
264,383
(834)
263,549
79,551
183,998
263,549|**2023**
**£**
1,500
235,725|
|---|---|---|
|||237,225
(794)|
|||236,431|
|||14,219
222,212|
|||236,431|
The financial statements on pages 6 to 19 were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on .................... and signed on their behalf by:21/05/25
......................................... Kevin Sauntry Trustee
The notes on pages 8 to 19 form an integral part of these financial statements. Page 7
## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024**
## **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 2024 (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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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (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**
|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|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
36,519
1,000
22,000
59,519
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
18,811
-
81,215
100,026|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
236,185
156,106
392,291
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
-
90,485
60,130
150,615|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
36,519
237,185
178,106|
|---|---|---|---|
||||451,810|
||||**Total**
**2023**
**£**
18,811
90,485
141,345|
||||250,641|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
## **3 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**
**£**
812
812
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
279
279|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
812|
|---|---|---|
|||812|
|||**Total**
**2023**
**£**
279|
|||279|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
## **4 Expenditure on charitable activities**
|Staff Costs
Staff/volunteer expenses
Travel expenses
Training and development
Professional and legal
Rent, utilities & office costs
Maintenance
Equipment
Activities, trips and groups
Bus passes, emergency food and accomodation
Staff Costs
Staff/volunteer expenses
Travel expenses
Training and development
Professional and legal
Rent, utilities & office costs
Maintenance
Equipment
Activities, trips and groups
Bus passes, emergency food and accomodation
Misc|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
24,093
345
-
-
26,374
16,372
14,699
2,745
5,301
7,784
97,713
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
20,358
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
7,073
27,431|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
203,135
11,441
1,751
517
20,830
36,301
-
5,981
26,144
20,859
326,959
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
157,962
10,602
1,723
950
13,211
41,715
8,389
3,328
22,355
27,377
2,867
290,479|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
227,228
11,786
1,751
517
47,204
52,673
14,699
8,726
31,445
28,643|
|---|---|---|---|
||||424,672|
||||**Total**
**2023**
**£**
178,320
10,602
1,723
950
13,211
41,715
8,389
3,328
22,355
27,377
9,940|
||||317,910|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
## **5 Analysis of governance and support costs**
## **Governance costs**
|Independent examiner fees
Examination of the financial statements
Independent examiner fees
Examination of the financial statements|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
832
832
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
794
794|**Total**
**2024**
**£**
832|
|---|---|---|
|||832|
|||**Total**
**2023**
**£**
794|
|||794|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
## **6 Government grants**
The National Lottery Reaching Communities gave £121,306 (2023:£62,892) for work with asylum seekers. Stoke on Trent City Council gave £1,000 (2023: £11,943) towards running costs.
National Lottery Know your Neighbourhood gave £22,500 (2023 £11,250) for working with asylum seekers. DWP Winter Food and Essentials Fund gave nil (2023 £4,400) for working with asylum seekers. Stoke on Trent City Council gave £3,700 towards Winter Emergency Supplies National Lottery Awards 4 All gave £19,996 towards Mens Wellbeing Support. National Lottery Cost of Living gave £68,683 towards vulnerable families. The amount of grants recognised in the financial statements was £237,185 (2023 - £90,485). There are no unfulfilled conditions at the year end.
## **7 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.
## **8 Staff costs**
The aggregate payroll costs were as follows:
|**Staff costs during the year were:**
Wages and salaries
Social security costs
Pension costs|**2024**
**£**
200,100
12,384
6,003
218,487|**2023**
**£**
154,001
7,105
5,196|
|---|---|---|
|||166,302|
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
|**2024**||**2023**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**No**||**No**||
||7||7|
In addition to this payments of £8,741 (2023: £12,018) were made to sub contractors.
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year
## **9 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 2024 (continued)**
|**10 Debtors**
Prepayments
**11 Cash and cash equivalents**
Cash on hand
Cash at bank
**12 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Accruals|**2024**
**£**
-
**2024**
**£**
455
263,928
264,383
**2024**
**£**
834|**2023**
**£**
1,500|
|---|---|---|
|||**2023**
**£**
175
235,550|
|||235,725|
|||**2023**
**£**
794|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
## **13 Funds**
|**Unrestricted funds**
**_General_**
General
**Restricted funds**
Nat Lottery Reaching
Communities
Refugee Action
SOT City Council
Community Foundation
AB Charitable Trust
Nat Lottery Know your
neighbourhood
Good Things Foundation
BBC Children in Need
National Grid
Stanley Thomas Foundation Fund
National Lottery Cost of living
Community Foundation Mental
Health Digital
National Lottery Awards for All
SOT CC Winter Emergency
Supplies
**Total restricted funds**
**Total funds**|**Balance at 1**
**September**
**2023**
**£**
222,212
428
2,240
9,961
1,590
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
14,219
236,431|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
60,331
121,306
-
-
17,992
4,000
22,500
3,000
33,280
9,952
67,994
68,683
19,888
19,996
3,700
392,291
452,622|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(98,545)
(121,306)
-
-
(16,896)
(439)
(22,500)
(785)
(33,280)
(9,772)
(32,985)
(63,254)
(12,764)
(9,278)
(3,700)
(326,959)
(425,504)|**Balance at 31**
**August 2024**
**£**
183,998
428
2,240
9,961
2,686
3,561
-
2,215
-
180
35,009
5,429
7,124
10,718
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||79,551|
|||||263,549|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
|**Unrestricted funds**
**_General_**
General
**Restricted**
Tudor Trust
Nat Lottery Reaching
Communities
Lloyds Bank Foundation
Refugee Action
DWP Winter Food
Julia and Hans Rausing
Trust
SOT City Council
Community Foundation
AB Charitable Trust
Nat Lottery Know your
neighbourhood
BBC Children in Need
Comic Relief Asylum Guide
**Total restricted funds**
**Total funds**|**Balance at 1**
**September**
**2022**
**£**
100,522
1,090
136,612
8,818
7,650
-
-
-
-
3,019
-
46,504
-
203,693
304,215|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
100,305
-
62,892
-
18,076
4,400
15,000
11,943
3,181
-
11,250
14,976
8,897
150,615
250,920|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(28,225)
(1,090)
(149,466)
(8,818)
(23,486)
(4,400)
(15,000)
(1,982)
(1,591)
(3,019)
(11,250)
(61,480)
(8,897)
(290,479)
(318,704)|**Transfers**
**£**
49,610
-
(49,610)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
(49,610)
-|**Balance at**
**31 August**
**2023**
**£**
222,212
-
428
-
2,240
-
-
9,961
1,590
-
-
-
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||14,219|
||||||236,431|
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
The specific purposes for which the funds are to be applied are as follows:
National Lottery-for the Reaching Communities England project.
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.
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.
AB Charitable Trust-funds toward responding to widespread violence across the UK in August 2024.
Good Things Foundation-funding to run a "Learn my way" project.
National Grid- grant to support local communities.
Stanley Thomas Foundation Fund- funding for "Hope after Trauma" project.
National Lottery Awards for all-funding for a wellbeing project for 80 vulnerable male asylum seekers and refugees.
Stoke -on -Trent CC- funding for winter emergency supplies
Community Foundation- funding for adult community mental health services.
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## **ASHA North Staffordshire**
## **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2024 (continued)**
## **14 Analysis of net assets between funds**
|**14 Analysis of net assets between funds**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets
Current assets
Current liabilities
Total net assets|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
184,832
(834)
183,998
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**General**
**£**
223,006
(794)
222,212|**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
79,551
-
79,551
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
14,219
-
14,219|**Total funds at**
**31 August**
**2024**
**£**
264,383
(834)|
||||263,549|
||||**Total funds at**
**31 August**
**2023**
**£**
237,225
(794)|
||||236,431|
## **15 Related party transactions**
There were no related party transactions in the year.
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